Unusual Thailand

Latest Unusual Thailand Article:

Koh Pan Yee, An Island in the Phang Nga Bay

It is such a perfect day to go on a boat trip. The sky is clear and there are warm breezes coming. We are in Phang Nga Bay and heading for the famous Koh Panyee. Koh Panyee is about 20 minutes by long-tailed boat from Surakul pier in Phang Nga province.
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Past month's Unusual Thailand Article:

Grandpa and Grandma Rocks (Hin ta & Hin yai)

Art often imitates Nature, but less common is Nature imitating Art, especially the Art of the Ribald. But in Thailand anything is possible including, on Koh Samui, the natural geological formations known as Hin Ta and Hin Yai Rocks (the Grandpa and Grandma rocks), which look, respectively, like male and female genitalia.
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A snack with legs

Just call it a 'cultural divide' but strange as it may seem, a favourite snack in Thailand, originally from the northeast of the country but now found everywhere, is a yummy plate of fried insects. The theory is that the northeast is the poorest part of Thailand and that for some time now crops have been hard to grow there.
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Thai Viagra: a Local Aphrodisiac

My full time job is not writing. Yes, I do write a lot, but my full-time job is deleting emails. Everyday I have to get rid of countless junk mails. (Yup, my spam blocker is useless.) Most of them are those all-time classics: the ads for cheap remedies for chaps lacking in confidence, size or strength.
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Krabi's Princess Cave

On a Saturday afternoon, I visited the Phra Nang Cave on Railay Beach for the first time. Friends who come to Krabi regularly had told me that this place was a must-see. But though I live in Phuket, which is only 180 km or about 2½ hours’ drive away, I’d never before made it to this famous “Phallus Shrine” in the cave. Read more...

Lottery Madness

Ask Thai people whether they have ever bought a lottery ticket, and you’ll find most will say yes. In fact, it’s quite hard to find a Thai who’s never bought a lottery ticket. That may not seem a particularly remarkable fact. But ask Thais how they decide which numbers to buy and things can get distinctly bizarre.
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Alternative Sports in Phuket

Let’s face it; you don’t have to stick to boring old tennis, a long drawn-out golf session or sweaty jogging to stay fit in Phuket. Alternatives abound here if you want to work out in unusual situations. Here are a few practical suggestions and recommendations for exercising and keeping fit on the island that don’t involve the gym, the golf course or the tennis court. Read more...

Unusual & Funny Things in Thailand

Every country has its idiosyncrasies. What is unusual to a visitor can be quite normal to a local and vice versa. Thailand is no exception and has its fair share of quirks and unusual sides. Here are our Top Ten Thai out-of-the-ordinary sights you will see here.
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