Day 21–23 – If “It’s Not My Thing” Means You’re Uncomfortable with Queer Art? We Need to Talk. Tuesday–Thursday, Nov 18–20 – Days 21–23, Phuket (Cape Panwa Area)Location: Kanary Bay Hotel (mostly)Mood: Rain-soaked. Spa-pummelled. Gastrointestinally betrayed — and quietly reminded (again) that I feel safer in queer spaces than I ever do in straight ones.…
Day 20 – The Wobble Highway & The (second) Best Snorkelling of My Life | Thailand Travel Diary Monday, Nov 15 – Day 20, Phuket (Cape Panwa Area)Location: Cape Panwa → Coral Island (Banana Beach) → Ko Lon (Plastic Beach)Mood: Mermaid energy activated; stomach cautiously optimistic. The Morning My Stomach Rolled the Dice After last…
Green Packing: How to Pack Light Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Style) Ever stared at your suitcase — bulging, unzippable, and one wrong move away from a personal injury claim — and thought, How did I manage to pack this much chaos?Yeah… same. I’ve been that traveller. More than once. I used to haul…
Day 19 – Street Meat, Snake Encounters & Sunday Night Magic | Thailand Travel Diary Sunday, Nov 16 – Day 19, Phuket (Cape Panwa → Old Town)Location: Kanary Bay Hotel → Phuket Old Town Walking StreetMood: Sun-warmed, snack-motivated, and spiritually aligned with street food. The Beach, The Book, & The Big Beer Warm-Up We started…
Day 18 – The Day My Stomach Quit | Thailand Travel Diary Saturday, Nov 15 – Day 18, Phuket (Cape Panwa Area)Location: Kanary Bay Hotel → Cape Panwa ResortMood: Hydrated in theory, dehydrated in practice; stomach in full mutiny. The Day My Stomach Filed a Formal Complaint We’ve officially hit the part of the trip…
Day 17 – Pink Skies, Bad Bellies & Beach Chair Philosophy | Thailand Travel Diary Friday, Nov 14 – Day 17, Phuket (Cape Panwa Area)Location: Kanary Bay Hotel → Cape Panwa ResortMood: Resting beach face activated; stomach on strike. The Stomach Strikes Back (But Gently) Well… it finally happened. Seventeen days in Thailand without a…
Day 16 – Betting on Butter Chicken | Thailand Travel Diary Thursday, Nov 13 – Day 14, Phuket (Cape Panwa Area)Location: Kanary Bay Hotel, Cape PanwaMood: Sun-dazed, mildly reckless and betting on butter chicken Breakfast, Again You’d think after two weeks of me talking about breakfast, I’d have nothing left to say. Wrong. I’m still living…
The Myth of Paradise: Phi Phi & the Price of a Perfect Picture Day 15 | Wed Nov 12 – Thailand Travel DiaryLocation: Phuket → Phi Phi IslandsMood: Sun-dazed, skeptical, and a little rage-tanned The Promise of Paradise Phi Phi Islands.The name alone has become shorthand for paradise — those limestone cliffs, teal lagoons, and…
Day 14 – Flip Turns, Weed Bars & Pet Peeves | Thailand Travel Diary Tuesday, Nov 11 – Day 14, Phuket (Cape Panwa Area)Location: Kanary Bay Hotel, Cape PanwaMood: Sun-warmed, slightly feral, conserving energy for Phi Phi The Calm Before the Tour Storm We all agreed on a lazy day. Tomorrow’s another full-day tour —…
Day 13 – Fruit, Foot Rubs & Family Conversions | Thailand Travel Diary Monday, Nov 10 – Day 13, Phuket (Cape Panwa Area)Location: Kanary Bay Hotel, Cape PanwaMood: Sweaty, smug, and slightly tenderized The Eel, the Market, and the Point of Being Here I spotted my first moray eel today — snaking through the rocks…