MERIAN – Tom Vater

MERIAN Thailand

May 28, 2019tomLeave a Comment

I contributed eight pages on Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Thai history and my favorite place in Thailand (can you guess where? See above pic) to MERIAN Magazine. The current issue of Germany’s classic travel publication focuses exclusively on Thailand.

The Life of the Others – Thailand’s Minorities Under Threat

January 17, 2013January 17, 2013tomLeave a Comment

Thailand’s minorities are having a hard time, not least because of the nefarious activities of powerful and ruthless missionaries. The original story this feature is based on was published in German and ran to 2.500 words. This is a seriously cut edit. The German article on the same subject was published in MERIAN and Spiegel […]

From the Archives: Thailand´s Minorities

August 18, 2011tomLeave a Comment

For many years, I have been reporting on the plight of Thailand’s minorities – the so-called ‘hill tribes’ in the north of the country, and the sea nomads, also known as sea gypsies in the south. Unfortunately, much of what I have written about the problems these stateless people are facing, has been published in […]

Das Leben der Anderen – Tom Vater unter den Bergvölkern Thailands – Spiegel Online – MERIAN

February 7, 2010March 24, 2010tom

Tom Vater und Fotografin Aroon Thaewchatturat haben für MERIAN die Bergvölker Nordthailands besucht. Die entstandene Reportage Das Leben der Anderen ist jetzt online bei MERIAN via Spiegel-Online zu lesen.

Tom Vater im neuen MERIAN Thailand

January 18, 2010March 24, 2010tom

Im Februar 2010 erscheint das neue MERIAN Magazin Thailand – alles über das auferstandene Paradies nach der Flutkatastrophe. Die schönsten Strände und Buchten, die pulsierende Großstadt Bangkok mit seinen “Floating Markets”, unberührter Dschungel und jahrtausende alte buddhistische Tempelanlagen – Thailand ist atemberaubend. Fünf Jahre nach dem verheerenden Tsunami sind die meisten Schäden beseitigt, wenn auch […]