Koh Yao Noi is one of the larger islands in Phang Nga Bay, an archipelago of 44 islands. It is easily accessible from both Phuket and Krabi Provinces and sports some of the most beautiful sea scenery in South East Asia. Its sister – Koh Yao Yai – extends south of Koh Yao [...]
In the coming days, I will develop my analysis about these internet worldwide platforms that manipulate and control the hotel industry sector. How they lie to the travellers, how they rank hotels with algorithm according to one only criteria : maximising their own revenue. You and us have the same problem : the number of smart people [...]
Thank you Mary-Jane for this nice review about Koyao Bay Pavilions on Phoenix Magazine.
I wrote this small text about 15 years ago when I settled on Koh Yao Noi. By this time, I was conducting historical and ethnographic research about southern Thailand, peoples and cultures, in partnership with Sorbonne University, the french Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the University of Songkla Nakarin, Patani. I [...]
All around the islands in the Phang Nga Bay, these tiny swiftlets can be observed, flying endlessly above the sea at incredible speed. They build up their nest on the walls of the caves and anfractuosity of the many islands around. These nests, mainly composed of the birds' dried saliva, are highly appreciated in Chinese cuisine [...]
