Tom Vater

2011 proved to be a mad, mad year for me and I’d like to thank all the people who supported me over the past twelve months. Living it all was almost too much. Here’s to the great times this year.
The publication of Sacred Skin, the first book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos, was a major milestone [...]

December 28th, 2011 | Tags: Ajan Neng Onnut, Amerikas geheimer Krieg in Laos, Anne Rochat, Aroon Thaewchatturat, Asia, Austin von New, author Tom Vater, Bangkok Literary Festival, book, Cambodia, Cameron Cooper, Chris Taylor, CIA, Dasa Books, documentary, Hans Kemp, Heroin and the CIA, Hmong, Honey Bee - Puri, India, Interview, James Nachtwey, Lah Worawan Simaroj, Marc Eberle, Massimo Carlotto, Metal Postcard, non-fiction by Tom Vater, opium, photography, Puri, review, Sacred Skin, Sacred Tattoos, Sak Yant, Secret War, South East Asia, Southeast Asia expert, Southeast Asia writer, tattoo, Thailand, The Devil's Road, The Devil's Road Blog, The Most Secret Place on Earth, TIME Magazine, Tom Vater, USA, Visionary World, writer, writer Asia, writer Tom Vater, Z Hotel | Category: Thailand | Leave a comment

It´s pretty rare my partner in crime, photographer Aroon Thaewchatturat and I open our home to show our work. But this Sunday, we had a great day having lunch and talking things Asian with American artist Elizabeth Briel who paints, photographs and works with paper, focusing on Asia.
Like me, Elizabeth is a committed transnational - [...]

September 26th, 2011 | Tags: American artist, Aroon Thaewchatturat, Asia, Bangkok, Bangkok Post, book, documentary, Elizabeth Briel, Hans Kemp, Interview, podcast, review, Sacred Skin, Sacred Tattoos, Sak Yant, South East Asia, tattoo, Thailand, Tom Vater, travel artist, Visionary World, writer | Category: Thailand, USA | Leave a comment

Max Crosbie Jones of Bangkok 101 Magazine interviewed me about my new book Sacred Skin for its July edition!
And we made the magazine´s front cover this month!
Read 1 on 1: Tom Vater on inking his new book, Sacred Skin here!
Or take a look at the book´s official website www.sacredskinthailand.com.

July 10th, 2011 | Tags: Aroon Thaewchatturat, article, Bangkok, Bangkok 101, feature, Hans Kemp, Interview, magazine, Max Crosbie-Jones, Sacred Skin, Sak Yant, Thailand, Thailand´s Sacred Tattoos, Thailand´s Spirit Tattoos, Tom Vater, Visionary World | Category: Thailand, Writer´s Corner | Leave a comment

I have just been interviewed by Donald Gilliland, owner of Dasa Book Cafe, Bangkok’s best second hand bookshop, for his popular blog Garlic Never Sleeps.
I answer questions about the life of a writer working in Asia, about past publications and my new book Sacred Skin, and also talk about some of my other (music) projects.
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June 18th, 2011 | Tags: Author, Bangkok, Blog, book, bookshop, Dasa Book Cafe, Donald Gilliland, Garlic never Sleeps, Interview, Sacred Skin, sacred tattoo, tattoo, tattoo culture, Thailand, Tom Vater, writer, writing | Category: Thailand, Writer´s Corner | Leave a comment

“In the morning, when I wake up, I drink a coffee and I read the paper. What is today’s bullshit, today’s lie? I never believe anything that’s written in the papers, they’re like cartoons. They’re entertainment. They don’t tell the truth.”
Former massage parlour kingpin Chuwit Kamolvisit says Thailand’s political establishment remains as hypocritical and divided [...]

July 9th, 2010 | Tags: Abhisit Vejjajiva, Chuwit Kamolvisit, current affairs, Interview, massage parlor, May 19th, political party, politician, politics, Protest, red shirts, Southeast Asia Globe, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Tom Vater, tycoon | Category: Thailand | Leave a comment

Every month, Rolf Potts, author of Vagabonding, interviews a fellow travel writer about the nuts and bolts of our trade.
The extensive Q&As are published on his website. This month, it’s my turn.
Read the full interview here!

July 2nd, 2010 | Tags: Asia, Interview, journalism, Q&A, Rolf Potts, Tom Vater, travel writer, travel writing, Vagabonding, writer | Category: Writer´s Corner | Leave a comment

Moon Cambodia author Tom Vater has recently completed an interview for Moon Guides about travel in Cambodia.

March 22nd, 2010 | Tags: Author, Author Q&A, backpacking, Cambodia, Cambodia information, Cambodia travel, Cambodia travel guide, Interview, Kambodscha, Kampuchea, Moon Handbooks, Q & A, Tom Vater, tourism, travel advice, Travel tipps, writer | Category: Cambodia | Leave a comment