Unusual Thailand

Phuket.com talked with a Mah Song (spirit medium during Phuket Vegetarian Festival), Uten Tengkan, about what it is like being a vessel for a god. Read More...

That may not seem a particularly remarkable fact. But ask Thais how they decide which numbers to buy and things can get distinctly bizarre. The fact is, there are virtually no lengths Thais will not go to in order to get that winning combination of numbers. Read More...

Yadong is basically lao khao (“white whiskey” – a fiery rice spirit) in a glass jar or an old whisky bottle to which are added special herbs and, in the old days, the occasional dead animal such as a scorpion or a snake. Read More...

Koh Panyee is about 20 minutes by long-tail boat from Surakul pier in Phang Nga Province. Many people flying into Phuket will have looked down on this village. Read More...

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. Read More...

Art often imitates Nature, but less common is Nature imitating Art. But in Thailand anything is possible including, on Koh Samui, Hin Ta and Hin Yai Rocks, which look, respectively, like male and female genitalia. Read More...

On a Saturday afternoon, I visited the Phra Nang Cave on Railay Beach for the first time. I’d never before made it to this famous “Phallus Shrine” in the cave. Read More...