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Looking at Phuket from a Standpoint of Status:

Since the launch of the Phuket sandbox scheme on July 1, the southern island has welcomed over 42,000 foreign visitors to its shores. The Tourism Authority of Thailand has got the calculator out again and according to TAT Phuket director, Nanthasiri Ronnasiri, over 2 billion baht has been generated for the economy. “We set the […]

Kata Beach: Past, Present, and Future

From the earliest days of the expansion of merchant sea captains from India sailing favorable winds, at the end of the Monsoon, down the eastern coastlines of the subcontinent, then across the azure Andaman Sea, Phuket has been placed firmly on the Map. Adventurers indeed came also from the large island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), […]

The Story of Gold Pieces of Eight

From the old folklore stories of hidden treasure and pirates sailing the seven seas, the Spanish Doubloons are known and remembered the world over. The references to Pieces of Eight were mostly the Spanish silver dollars, but also the gold “escudo” or “eight escudo” was also known as a Doubloon and a Piece of Eight. […]