Window on Lifestyle : Feature Stories
Travel & Activities in Phuket and beyond
Airline Feature:
In the 1970s, the insatiable U.S. domestic demand for cheap air travel came up against...
Phuket Guide:
Things to do
in Phuket: 35 issue
Wings, Water and History. Phuket is a world-famous destination where every...
Phuket Guide:
If you’re here on holiday, you’re almost certainly staying on, or near, a beach, but they’re all...
Airline Feature:
Safety First or Costly Blunder?
Last month the authorities took a Draconian decision to close European airspace because of a...
Phuket Guide:
Things to do in Phuket: 34 issue
There‘re so many things to do in Phuket that one’s spoilt for choice; this is especially so for...
Airline Feature:
Despite some questions about the credibility of the ‘underpants’ bomber incident as reported...
Phuket Guide:
Things to do
in Phuket: 33 issue
If you are looking for a change from the beach, why not check out the views from...
Phuket Guide:
Things to do
in Phuket: 32 issue
Phuket. The international resort which has everything. For many people their dream...
Airline Feature:
When it comes to airport quality
The sky’s the limit. Let’s look at how Thailand fares in the overall aviation scheme of things....
Event:
No visitor who has ever been here during the month of April can have avoided coming...
Phuket Guide:
Long before tourism became the mainstay of Phuket’s economy, the island had developed into...
Event:
Phuket International Blues Rock Festival has come and gone
Presented for the first time by THAI Airways International and hosted again by the Hilton...
Airline Feature:
Airports - When Bigger is Better
As more and more travellers choose to beat a path to Thailand, the first pressures manifest...
Phuket Guide:
Phuket may be the ultimate beach holiday destination in the world but there’s a lot more to...
Event:
Phuket International Blues Rock Festival
Get ready for the fifth Phuket International Blues Rock Festival 2010...
Airline Feature:
Thailand’s Airports
– now for the good news
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. Nevertheless, let’s take a short trip backwards in time...
Phuket Guide:
Things to do in Phuket: 30 issue
Phuket has plenty of choices when it comes to places to see and things to do...
Phuket Guide:
Phuket Butterfly Garden and Insect World
This is a captivating place. Apart from being a serene natural paradise just to enjoy...
Airline Feature:
Looks Pretty Good Compared to Some Countries. Okay, from time to time...
Phuket Guide:
Things to do
in Phuket: 29 issue
For those who come to Thailand seeking relaxation, Phuket with its pristine beaches and...
Event: CLEAN UP
I’m haunted that I sacrificed my most productive years on a hopeless cause...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 28 issue
Phuket offers an impressive range of beach locations but the island has much...
Airline Feature: The battle of the Islands
For many years tourist arrivals from Australia have been a key component of Phuket’s...
Phuket Guide: Simon Cabaret
The Folies Bergère, the Crazy Horse Saloon and the Windmill Theatre all became world-famous...
Event: Loy Kratong Festival
This event is one of the most beautiful and popular festivals in Thailand. It’s traditionally...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 27 issue
Maybe you have just come to Phuket to soak up the sun and relax on the island’s legendary...
Airline Feature: What Is Code Sharing?
Made famous by the filming of the James Bond movie “The Man with the Golden Gun”...
Event: Marriage Made in Heaven
Frank Sinatra famously crooned that love and marriage, “go together like a horse and...
Event: Phuket's Vegetarian Festival 2009
Each year, at this time the area around Phuket’s Fresh Market becomes congested with...
Phuket Guide: Racking up Airline Seat Capacity
The seat capacity of airlines flying into Phuket International Airport is increasing so fast...
Airline Feature: Things to do in Phuket: 26 issue
Phuket has plenty to keep you entertained during a visit, even though it's much smaller and...
Airline Feature: Baggage Blues?
You’ve arrived in Phuket for the holiday of a lifetime. You’re waiting to collect your bags off...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 25 issue
Phuket has plenty to keep you entertained during a visit, even though it's much smaller and...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 24 issue
Phuket is a world-famous destination where every year thousands of visitors come to revel in...
Event: Por Tor Festival
Many of the early settlers in Phuket were of Chinese descent. They were Fujian Chinese and...
Event: Check out the toys
A bank doesn’t make steel or cars, or trade in rice, but it plays a crucial supporting role...
Airline Feature: Phuket will Bounce Back
The abrupt decision by two Chinese carriers, one a Star Alliance partner with Thai Airways International...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 23 issue
Maybe you have just come to Phuket to soak up the sun and relax on the island’s legendary beaches...
Phuket Activities: John Gray’s Sea Canoe
We’re uncomfortable about blowing our own horn so, instead of telling you what great trips we run...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 22 issue
Memories you’ll take back home from Phuket. There‘re so many things to do in Phuket that one’s spoilt for choice...
Phuket Activities: Mountain Biking
Phuket is blessed with some of the world’s most beautiful beaches, and many holidaymakers come here...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 21 issue
Phuket has received the international sobriquet 'the pearl of the Andaman Sea'. It has become the premier...
Phuket Activities: Phuket Cable Ski
Learning a new proficiency is never easy. This is very much the case with water sports. Phuket Cable Ski is...
Event: Thailand New Year and Phuket Bike Week
At the beginning of the month we have Bike Week, a raucous, four-day street party for serious bikers...
Shopping: Fragrant thoughts
It’s April again; the time of year when the Monsoon seems undecided on where it’s coming from, or going to...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 20 issue
Phuket. The international resort which has everything. When you’ve run out of suntan lotion or sunshine...
Phuket Activities: Kite Surfing
When you think of extreme sports, an image of improbably dressed teenagers whooping and high-fiving...
Shopping: Keep Your Fingers Cool
You’ve spent hours at the hair salon under that dryer, followed by a small fortune on the latest must-have...
Phuket Guide: Big Buddha
This massive statue of Buddha has already become an iconic symbol of Phuket, and a must-see for tourists...
Phuket Guide: Racha Yai Island
The spectacularly clear waters are like a magnet for the diving community, who make up the majority of the...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 19 issue
Phuket offers an impressive range of beach locations but the island has much more than beaches to offer...
Phuket Guide: Baan Kanan, Thalang Cultural Village
A living, breathing, open-air experience which will teach you more about Thailand’s rich cultural heritage than...
Shopping: Feminine Chic
When you look good, you feel good. Some tips on getting it done...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 18 issue
The words every parent dreads hearing from their siblings on holiday is “I’m bored”. If boredom is a disease...
Phuket Guide: Tattooing: Body Art
A living art form that demands both manual skills and artistic genius; we take a look at the practice of tattooing...
Phuket Guide: Grape Heaven!
Make grape wine in Thailand? “Can’t be done,” the pundits said. “Thailand’s too hot...
Phuket Guide: Khao Rang
If you have been here on holiday for some time you will probably have visited the viewpoints on...
Phuket Guide: Phuket Guide Tourist Attractions
Traditionally, visitors have flocked to Phuket drawn by its pristine beaches, world-class shopping and...
Phuket Activities: River Adventure
For those who come to Thailand seeking relaxation, Phuket with its pristine beaches and fantastic range...
Phuket Guide: Historic Buildings in Phuket
Phuket is now famous worldwide as a premium tourist destination. However the island has a long history...
Phuket Activities: Cricket in Phuket
Chairman ‘Mau’ by PCU Chairman Bill Brown. For those of you not familiar with the language, ‘mau’ is the phonetic...
Phuket Activities: Learning to dive in Thailand
It is the combination of perfect beach and international nightlife that make Patong Beach an irresistible magnet for...
Shopping: Shopping for GUYS
I will confess that I suffer from the not unusual fascination which we women often have – shopping in general...
EVENT: The Phuket Has Been Good To Us Foundation
Providing Practical English Language Education to the Youth of Phuket...
EVENT: The Sponsorship Experts
The origin of the notion of sponsorship in its commercial sense probably lies...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 16 issue
Maybe you have just come to Phuket to soak up the sun and relax on the island’s legendary beaches...
Phuket Guide: High Season Entertainment
Come the high season, which officially starts on the first of November when the monsoon winds change from southwesterly...
Phuket Guide: Tri Trang & Paradise Beaches
It is the combination of perfect beach and international nightlife that make Patong Beach an irresistible magnet for...
Shopping: Shopping during high season
Welcome to Phuket in the high season. The monsoon rains fade into distant memories...
Phuket Guide: Sapan Hin Mining Monument
Visitors to Phuket head straight for the beaches and who can blame them – they are among the most beautiful in...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 14 issue
Phuket has plenty of things to do beyond the obvious sun, sand food and night-time fun. Here’s another set of...
Phuket Guide: Khao Kad, 360° View Point
Chalong Bay, studded with luxury yachts and local fishing boats moored side by side can be seen from one of...
Shopping: Phuket’s Cottage Industry
Phuket’s Cottage Industry - A Treasure Trove For Bargain Hunters. If you are looking for inexpensive gifts...
EVENT: Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival
Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival: a cracking good time. While some local Vegetarian Festival-goers are...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 13 issue
Phuket may be the ultimate beach holiday destination in the world but there’s a lot more to experience than...
Phuket Activities: A Guide to Phuket’s Busy Beaches
If you are looking for the perfect beach, then you've come to the right place!...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 12 issue
Phuket is a world famous destination where every year thousands of visitors come to revel in the beach scene and...
Phuket Activities: Surfing in Phuket
It is not surprising that surfing as an activity has found its way to Phuket’s beautiful shores. You will find here...
Shopping: Malaysia Megasale Carnival
You may remember Bo Derek - a Hollywood legend of the past, blessed with fantastic looks and...
Phuket Guide: Phuket Shrines
Visitors to Phuket invariably head for the beaches and warm seas for which the island is justly renowned...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 11 issue
July heralds the arrival of the wet season that will continue until October. For visitors...
Shopping: Phuket Weekend Market
Phuket might not have a Fifth Avenue or Oxford Street but with supermarkets like Tesco-Lotus, Robinson’s and...
Shopping: Shopping for Sunglasses
If we take this philosophical statement for a walk in Phuket almost any day we can link it to an inescapable fact of...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 10 issue
Phuket offers an impressive range of beach locations but the island has much more than beaches to offer...
Phuket Guide: Tha Pom Klong Song Nam Nature Trail
The canal is a fascinating microcosm of Thailand’s forest areas...
Phuket Activities: Children's Activities Part II
In our May issue we featured activities for children when on holiday in Phuket. There are many other...
Phuket Guide: An Embryonic Tale
I should have known something was wrong as soon as I placed the order. The owner gave me a strange glance and...
Shopping: Shopping for Home Décor
There is no place like home; a refuge from all the pressures of surviving and making a living in today’s world...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 09 issue
Phuket has plenty of choices when it comes to places to see and things to do. This time we would like to...
Phuket Activities: Children's Activities
We have all heard horror stories about taking children on holiday-everything from unfriendly hotels to...
Phuket Guide: Movie Locations
Hollywood probably isn't worried, but maybe it should be. Many of the world's most popular films have used...
Shopping: Shopping for a Digital Camera
In just a few short years the digital camera has gone from being an exotic and highly expensive piece...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 08 issue
Phuket has received the international sobriquet 'The Pearl of the Andaman Sea'. It has become the premier...
Event: Thailand New Year
No visitor who has ever been in Thailand for the month of April can have avoided coming into contact with...
Phuket Guide: Phuket Viewpoints
If you are looking for a change from the beach, why not check out the views from Phuket's hilltop view points...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 07 issue
Phuket has received the international sobriquet 'The Pearl of the Andaman Sea'. It has become the premier...
Phuket Activities: Phang Nga Beat
It may not be the biggest city in Thailand, but Phang Nga Town, a former tin-mining centre offers a rich...
Phuket Guide: Marcy becomes a vegetarian
Although a champion of all organisms possessing flesh, Marcy couldn’t stop eating them. Until one day...
Phuket Guide: Things to do in Phuket: 06 issue
A big island that never deserts visitors, Phuket attracts thousands of tourists every year. When people...
Phuket Guide: Old Phuket Town
From a small tin mining town a century ago, Phuket has become a hub of culture and tourism and is home to...
Shopping: Fashion footwear
Stellaluna is a women’s fashion footwear brand launched in Asia three years ago and in Thailand only...
Phuket Guide: Patong Beat
As a foreign national living in Thailand, do you need to pay tax? And if so, how much? How is it calculated?...
Phuket Activities: The Kids are Flying
As a foreign national living in Thailand, do you need to pay tax? And if so, how much? How is it calculated?...
Shopping: Christmas Shopping
Find the perfect Christmas presents...
Shopping: One Piece or Two
All right, ladies! High season's on the way and the beaches are about to spring back to life...
Shopping: Fighting the Wave
Catching the wave, paddling, lying on the top of board, then standing up and facing the waves are steps...
Shopping: Gracing the feet
“CROCS™” was designed originally as brand of non-slip footwear for boating. But today these outrageous shoes...
