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Koh Chang’s Home For Retired Elephants
This is something I found which will appeal to anyone with a sense of humour and whimsy. A home for retired elephants on Koh Chang . . .
“Each Koh Chang Elephant has its own history and is now in retirement on Koh Chang. He/she is specially chosen by Kingphant to join …
The Salakphet Temple Mural – Go & Contribute
I took a couple of our guests on a drive around the island the other day and we passed by Salakphet Temple. The new temple has been under construction for years, slowly being built as donations have come in. Architecturally it’s nothing spectacular, identical to pretty much any small temple …
Loy Krathong Fair 2011
It’s back, one of the highlights of Koh Chang’s social calendar, the Loy Krathong Fair at Klong Prao temple. Five nights of what amounts to a large market plus various live shows in the temple grounds. Some not as popular as others – as the photo above illustrates
Over the years …
Koh Chang Bike Day 2011. Cyclists Rule the Road (for an hour or so)
This afternoon over 300 Koh Chang residents, locals and resort staff, plus a handful of white folks, took part in the Koh Chang eco-friendly, earth saving, CO2 reducing, bike ride for HM the King, in order to promote cycling as the ideal means to get around Koh Chang. Even more …
Wat Buppharam. A temple worth visiting in Trat town.
If you happen to be staying in Trat and happen to rent a bicycle or scooter and also happen to feel like visiting a rather nice temple (a pretty unlikely set of circumstances I know) then a visit to Wat Buppharam is a nice way to kill an hour or …
Nothing to do with Koh Chang . . . but a concert in Hua Hin
Yes that is the original ‘Wonderwoman’ on the big screen . . .
A friend had VIP tickets for a concert at Dusit Thai Hua Hin recently, so I tagged along. The Heineken sponsored ‘Shoot the Music’ was overseen by arty Thai movie director Pen Ek Ratanaruang ( give him a …
Songkran Temple Fair 2011
A few pics of the Songrkran Fair which is ( or was, depending on when you are reading this ) on at Klong Prao temple from 12-15 April 2011. It is basically a fundraiser for the temple. Go a long and buy a roof tile or bowl of sand to …
Northern Life . . . a few holiday photos
After I added a few pics of a holiday in the north of Thailand with my parents in Feb-March 2011 to the homepage, I had a few people email to ask about other photos. So here are a few of the sights that await you if you venture up to …
The Black Sand Beach at Laem Ngop
Got to kick off this piece of insightful travel writing with the admission that I nicked the photo above off Wikipedia. Why? Because although I went to see it, I never took a photo of the actual Black Sand Beach which is having a lot of money spent it by …
Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the ’Battle of Koh Chang’
First, a potted history. January 17, 1941 saw the Battle of Koh Chang take place in the waters around the south and southeast of Koh Chang. The Vichy France navy sailed down from Vietnam, surprised the Thai navy and, despite strong resistance, sank a few Thai ships, without losing …
2010 in Photos
February 2010 – Treading carefully to avoid oil and blood and showing great determination in the face of other people’s adversity, this plucky tourist wasn’t going to let a fatal accident prevent her from getting to the beach.
I had planned to do one of those proper, lengthy ‘Year in Review’ …
Garbage Disposal on Koh Chang – Rubbish?
When we first moved to Koh Chang the garbage disposal facility was in the form of a large hole in the ground. As the island got busier, the hole got bigger. It was obvious that something, other than continually making the hole larger, had to be done.
DASTA, the government …
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