http://www.phuket.me Some geek stuck on an island Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:32:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nai Harn beach is my family's favorite beach in Phuket. It's a nice big stretch of sand and not as crowded as the other west coast beaches. I like to go there in the morning, before the sun is too high in the sky. During the low season, things can be ... http://www.phuket.me/2010/10/nai-harn-beach/ 7.774990360337366 98.30628633499145 In Thailand, Mother's Day is celebrated on 12 August. The date is set to coincide with the Queen's birthday. http://www.phuket.me/2010/08/happy-mothers-day/ This spirit house has been vacant for some time. (Normally there are little statues in Thai spirit houses, but this one and its neighbors are empty.) This blog has been without spirit for over a year. But I'm back now. Not that I've gone anywhere. ... http://www.phuket.me/2010/08/the-spirits-have-been-absent/ April 13 is Songkran Day, which historically marked the start of the year on the Thai calendar. Though the new year now officially starts on January 1st, Songkran is still the most important holiday on the calendar. Government and financial institutions, and many businesses, are closed from April ... http://www.phuket.me/2009/04/a-new-year-and-a-new-color/ It may be a photographic cliche, but I never get tired of watching the sunrise over Chalong bay. http://www.phuket.me/2009/03/never-tired-of-the-sunrise/ I got up early yesterday morning to capture the last sunrise of the year: The tide was very low, leaving much of Chalong bay dry. I was asleep during the first sunrise of 2009. To those still dragging themselves home from the countdown party, it may have looked like this, only ... http://www.phuket.me/2009/01/last-sunrise-of-2008/ Earlier this month, after dropping off a family member at the airport, we drove to Nai Yang beach. That's the beach right next to Phuket airport. During the dry season (November-April), when the northeastern monsoon (wind) prevails, planes land at HKT coming in from the west. If ... http://www.phuket.me/2008/12/plane-spotting-at-phuket-airport/ It's been three weeks since Bangkok's two airports have reopened, and air traffic has returned to normal. The airports had been closed down for a week by yellow-shirted anti-government protesters, seriously disrupting air traffic in Thailand and much of Southeast Asia, stranding about 350,000 passengers. Thailand has a new government ... http://www.phuket.me/2008/12/air-traffic-in-thailand-back-to-normal/