The idea of travelling over ten thousand kilometres to get punched and kicked in thirty degrees plus heat might sound like pure madness to some, but that’s exactly where I found myself last year as I sat in the departures…
Thailand’s military is bombing its country with seeds to fight deforestation
BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI In July 2013, Thailand announced a five-year project to fight the country’s massive deforestation problem and earlier this summer the Royal Thai Air Force dropped thousands of kabok, phayung and maka mong seeds over a wildlife reserve…
Thailand is cracking down on tourist hot spots to save itself from total destruction
BY: CAROLINE ROLF The tropical country’s coastline and islands are home to some of the world’s most incredible white sand beaches and scuba diving sites. While these magnificent sites drew nearly 30 million tourists to the country last year,…
There is a sex worker’s university and it is changing the way people think about the industry
BY: JESSICA BEUKER There are approximately 14 million active sex workers worldwide. In Thailand, where 250,000 of the world’s sex workers live, there is an active presence working to empowering women who work in the sex trade, offering services, educating…
Is Thailand a traveller’s paradise? I saw the Mafia kick a backpacker’s face into concave mush
BY EMILY PLEASANCE Eighteen years old and just finishing high school, Kim left her family home in Australia to travel the world. She hadn’t a clue what path to take in university, so she gave up academics as her source…
In Thailand, violent prisoners can prize fight to reduce their life sentences
BY: DANIEL KORN PHOTOS BY: Aaron Joel Santos The prisoners of Thailand’s Klong Prem jail are murderers, gangsters, and drug traffickers. They’re also, occasionally, Muay Thai fighters. In prisons all around Thailand, the more physically-able convicts are given the opportunity…
This man built a gorgeous tiny home in Thailand in just 6 weeks with only $9,000 (Photos)
BY; ROB HOFFMAN Steve Areen is proud owner of one of the cheapest, and most interesting instant mini homes on the planet. Areen was inspired by a friend named Hajjar Gibran, who in 2011, built a series of dome houses…