May 23

Desperate times for tourism on Koh Chang and in Thailand in general. I think it’s safe to say that the High Season is officially over and the Rainy Green Season has begun.  With daily rain showers and thunderstorms and the forecast for the next week being more of the same, …

May 10

Koh Mak Villa,  is under new management. And that’s as good of an excuse as I need to post this photo as I never get tired of  seeing the view from the terrace, which is undoubtedly is one of the best from any resort or guesthouse in this corner …

April 25

Same same Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but different.
A bit of a belated update as I decided to wait until after ‘ Songrkan 2′ to update the site, in the optimistic hope that this would provide me with more content – and sure enough it did.  This was the first Songkran …

April 11

A quick pre-Songkran ( Thai New Year ) update.  Songkran festivities will be centred around Klong Prao temple where there’s the usual temple fair every evening from 11th to 15th April, with all manner of Bingo related games, very loud distorted music, and unrecognisable BBQ meats on sticks for all …

March 29

Job Satisfaction. Give  a man a ‘Tourist Police Volunteer’ reflective jacket and next thing you know there’s a new sheriff in town.

Sea Views. From the roadside White Sand Beach is an unsightly mish-mash of entirely tourist related businesses with no soul and is therefore the most popular beach on the …

March 14

Where’s Ernie? I just added a photo gallery of pictures from Klong Kloi Beach (above), located 1km east of Bangbao.  A few years ago this stretch of sand was deserted, now it is home to several bars, restaurants, massage shops plus a couple of places to stay …

March 2

New coffeeshop in Klong Prao. The ‘Sea of Love’ just opened a few days ago, so too early to say if it will be any good or not – but you can’t miss the roadside marker.

Cambodia School. It’s been all fun and games in ‘Little Phnom Penh’ for the organisers …

February 18

Russian Strippers, Terrorist Training Camps, Death by Drowning, Lady Gaga* and Tennis on Koh Chang. ( And if that doesn’t result in a few more homepage hits I don’t know what will.)
New News. Koh Chang has a new English language ‘mediapaper’ , The Koh Chang Sun, which is like a …

February 5

“Stay Classy Koh Chang!”

Budget Beachfront Beds. The newest resort on Koh Chang will be opening it’s doors in the next couple of months.  Construction has been underway for a month already on the 10 bungalow beachfront resort located in  a prime spot on Klong Prao beach and should be …

January 22

A couple of weeks ago kids across Thailand celebrated ‘Children’s Day’.  Here on Koh Chang there were various events at the local temples where the little darlings were allowed to run wild and overdose on brightly coloured soft drinks.  ( So, not much different from a normal day for most …

January 7

It’s New Year which can only mean one thing for the natives of Salakkok, it’s time for the annual ‘Running of the Pigs’. This age old tradition is rumoured to have been influenced by Pamplona’s event of  a similar name.  However, unlike it’s Spanish counterpart, the act of releasing a …

December 26

Christmas / New year holiday on Koh Chang? Want to do something more worthwhile than lying on the beach all day?
(The school is located in the inland valley opposite Ramayana Resort, Klong Prao. )

It’s around this time of year that I usually stick a Santa hat on the dog and …