I have been on holiday in Phuket for a week now. I swim in the sea every day and have been stung by something several times every day. It gives you a painful stab but after a few minutes you don't feel it anymore.
Lifeguard in Thailand
Peter Wesselink regularly visits a swimming pool near him. With some regularity he fishes out a Thai child, probably saved from certain drowning death.
Swivel stroke
I've talked to you about the Elephant Hotel before. There is a swimming pool where children almost or completely drown on a regular basis.
Reader question: Why do Thai swim with their clothes on?
I have the following reader question: Those who visit indigenous beaches notice how Thais apparently like to swim with their clothes on.
The controversial leader of the 'Rak Thailand Party' Chuwit Kamolvisit has managed to put himself back in the spotlight. On his Facebook page, he posted a video of a swim in the sea water at Koh Samet's Phrao Bay, to prove that the water is clean and 'swimable' after the oil spill.
Mary's Diary (Part 8)
Maria Berg and her family go swimming in an otherwise empty swimming pool, she discovers that there are duck herders as well as goose herders and one evening the light goes out. But she is prepared for it and lights a candle.
Shocking figures: 12 Thai children drowned in 5 days
Not a day goes by without the Thai news reporting children who have drowned. It is even the number one cause of death among Thai children.
Dutch tourist drowned in Pattaya
A Dutch tourist drowned in the sea in the Thai resort of Pattaya last Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed for NOS
Bangkok Eco Challenge Adventure Race
good news for all the “adrenaline junkies” who prepared for last year's Essilor Bangkok Eco Adventure Race. This event was supposed to have taken place last year, but was postponed to mid-February due to the floods.
Swimming naked in Thailand
Last week there was a Twitter message on this blog from De Telegraaf with an article in the Reiskrant: “Five luxury resorts in Asia for nude swimmers” and, wonderfully, two of them are in Phuket. In Thailand? Skinny dipping? Come on, make it a little bit. Apart from the A go go bars and the like where there is enough nudity to see, you will not see many naked people in Thailand. Not even on the beach, Thai man…