This is NOT the post I had planned for today, Sunday the 16th of October 2022. In Phuket Town, Sunday evenings are reserved for the popular Walking Street known locally as Lard Yai. I highly doubt that tonight's event will go ahead, however. It has been raining here for weeks. It is the Monsoon Season, … Continue reading The Great Phuket Town Flood of 2022
Yaoworat Road
Daily Phuket #105: 26 December 2021 – Caught by the Rain
I ventured out to the Sunday evening Walking Street (local name: Lard Yai) on Thanon Thalang for the first time in months tonight. In fact, I first circled the Old Town area snapping photos of the always lovely Kasikorn Bank building and historic On-On Hotel on Thanon Phang Nga and a few festive buildings along … Continue reading Daily Phuket #105: 26 December 2021 – Caught by the Rain
Daily Phuket #14: 9 March 2021 – Where Are My Students?!
Our heatwave here in Phuket has been unrelenting for the past few days with the evenings being the hottest period of each day. It just saps my energy and I spend long hours once returning home after work listening to music stretched out on my bed in front of the floor fan. My ceiling fan … Continue reading Daily Phuket #14: 9 March 2021 – Where Are My Students?!
Daily Phuket #13: 8 March 2021 – Noodle Art
Once again, poor/non-existent Internet prevented me from uploading any photos last night so this one is posting a day late. Nothing to say, really, other than this is just one example of the copious amount of street art scattered around the Old Town area. This one is on a ngo ka ki (five-foot way) outside … Continue reading Daily Phuket #13: 8 March 2021 – Noodle Art
My Neighborhood: A Phuket Town Photo Gallery
In this gallery I present most of the photos I took last week while walking around Phuket Town's historic center area as I was moving from my temporary lodgings at Thalang Guest House into a new apartment about five minutes north of Thalang Road. Thus, this truly is my "neighborhood." That neighborhood extends quite a … Continue reading My Neighborhood: A Phuket Town Photo Gallery
Walking Around, Moving In & Teaching While Sweating
I've certainly gotten a lot of exercise over the past few days. It's been extremely hot so I've been sweating no matter what I've been doing (even laying around doing nothing). But mostly I've been doing things. I don't have any lessons at my school on Wednesdays so I taught two private lessons yesterday -- … Continue reading Walking Around, Moving In & Teaching While Sweating
Mark Joseph Jochim 