Nai Yang beach is right next to Phuket airport, and a fine place to do a bit of plane spotting.

Air traffic is back to normal in Thailand. There are many international flights direct to Phuket, for those who want to avoid changing planes in Bangkok. With tourist arrivals lower than usual, now is a great time to visit Phuket.

While people stuck in Bangkok was news around the world, yours truly was stuck in Europe.

CAT offers a new EV-DO rev A modem called the Novatel Ovation MC727. It’s EV-DO specs are identical to the CCU-680 previously offered. The only extra feature is a built-in micro SD slot allowing the modem to double as a card reader or USB memory stick.

With all the political nonsense going on in Thailand, and the world economy having another bad hangover, some might forget that the sun still rises and sets as always. If you need a break from watching too much late night news bulletins, take a vacation.
Some countries have issued travel warnings for Thailand. I’d [...]

Summary of my recent series of articles about the various options you have to connect to the Internet in Phuket.

Detailed explanation of the difference between advertised and actual ADSL speeds.

Overview of the three ADSL providers in Phuket.

DTAC announces they’ll deploy HSDPA in Phuket about 12 months for now. That’s great news, but they should tone down their corporate spin about having the lead in 3G internet. Phuket has EV-DO coverage right now, which is a different flavor of 3G.

Sunday morning I was at the beach in Chalong Bay, when I saw a whole bunch of sailboats pass by. They were having a competition. I don’t know anything about sailing, but it was a good opportunity to give my new tele lens a workout.

Photos inside.

This blog has a new name: Phuket.ME

Cradlepoint says about the MBR1000: We are working on load balancing but it will not be for awhile as programming it is a major undertaking. It is an active project though so hopefully it’ll be in the near future.