This truly is ‘hearts and minds’ time in Phuket. The second phase of the government’s island wide beach clean up started in Rawai today, 27 July, with little fanfare. No local press was around to see a battalion of Royal Thai Army soldiers start assembling around 08:00. And after a few short speeches by local officials and a couple PR photos the boys in green ... Read More »
Who wants to eat Thai food in a tree house? This fork reckons most everyone, especially families with children. That must be why Tamachart Restaurant in Phuket Town is still doing a brisk businesses selling reasonably priced Thai food. All from a restaurant build in and around a tree packed with kitsch décor. Once the darling of hipster backpackers, Thais ... Read More »
Patong Beach is so beautiful and lovely now, it makes birds sing. Done and dusted, let the celebration and back slapping begin. Hooray for the ‘super moon‘ high tides for washing most of the evil scum away. Now it is quickly coming back home to roost. Could someone please urgently come back and take away all the rubbish left behind? After tearing ... Read More »
Pak Bang Seafood by Rawai’s seashore is history. But the rumour about super moon destroying seaside table seating is a forking lie. Individual shop owners, not the super moon, tore it down. However the Rawai seawall (and another big tree) took another super hit with the remaining seaside restaurants to the north getting damaged. A digger was working overtime trying to rebuild Rawai’s seawall that fails to prove it ... Read More »
Chiang Mai Craft Beer (CMCB) is now supplying high quality craft beer to thirsty Northern Thailand. The company recently opened and started importing an exceptional line up of quality craft beers, shipped all the way from America, Japan and Norway This in itself is no easy task. Craft beer is not pasteurised, so it all natural and loaded with heaps of ... Read More »
Pak Bang Food Center is this fork’s top seaside dining destination in Phuket. I take almost all family and friends visiting Phuket here. It is very family friendly and loved for its location right on water and stunning views of Rawai beach. It helps that most of the time the seafood vendors at Pak Bang delivered solid meals. Years ago I ... Read More »
Aroon Rai Restaurant serves Chiang Mai’s best Khao Soi noodles. This is a highly subjective, personal point of view to say the least. It is also one of this fork’s all time favourite Thai noodle dishes from any region of the country. It might even come out top compared to noodle dishes from any other Asian country (except maybe this ... Read More »
Rico Resort Chiang Kham is truly off the beaten track by any measure. How many people have heard of Chiang Kham, Thailand anyway? That’s ok, this fork had to check Google Earth first too. And I haven’t found it on many bucket lists either. Most importantly, good hotels in Chiang Kham are hard to find. If you are looking to discover ... Read More »
Rum Jungle Cafe – Rawai, Phuket does surprise the casual diner. Tucked into a loud corner of Rawai’s very busy Sai Yuan Road, the restaurant is the surrounded by a small cluster of nocturnal establishments unique to Thailand’s entertainment industry. Seaside it is not. Yet Rum Jungle Cafe’s funky ambiance and excellent Italian-Mediterranean food earned it a Trip Advisor’s top 20 ... Read More »
Thai train food is edible if you eat early and keep it simple. The Bangkok to Surat Thani train remains popular with travellers to Koh Samui, and chowing down while riding the rails is always fun. Read More »
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