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Phuket Tsunami on December 26, 2004 – Phuket Spectacular Recovery

Willy Thuan 24 December 201215 November 202219786

Memories of Phuket Tsunami Here are a few photos I took when the tsunami hit Phuket on December 26, 2004, and the following weeks. So they won't vanish from my memory. It's not a dark memory, and it's proof of the human capacity for survival and natural optimism, and this event shouldn't be forgotten. I was living in Patong Beach then, and luckily we were not on the beach that

Patong Beach Fishing Village

Willy Thuan 14 May 20113 January 20237490

Patong Fishing Village [toc] What is your first vision when you think of Patong Beach? Don't tell us; we know what you are picturing. Let us show you a small enclave never seen by most people, right under the southern bridge leading to the Amari Phuket Resort (and Tri Trang Beach further). Few would stop out of curiosity; it is a nice sight from the top of the bridge, but

The Last Movie Painters

Willy Thuan 23 April 201126 December 20194571

The Last Movie Painters Most of you forgot or might never have seen those hand-painted movie posters by the side of the roads or on trucks passing by, loudly announcing coming up movies in remote areas. Here in Phuket, it has been part of our daily life for decades, and there use to be a lot more of these huge billboards that would mostly put a smile on our faces...