Sacred Skin bestseller in Phuket Airport
My new book, Sacred Skin, the first English language title on Thailand´s sacred tattoos, Sak Yant, is a currently a bestseller at Phuket airport.
Photograph by Kraig Lieb.
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From the Archives: The real Phuket - Tom Vater reports on the Vegetarian Festival for Fortean Times
Another golden oldie, that old chestnut, the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, which I covered in 2005 for Fortean Times and several other publications.
Never mind the flash resorts, sleazy bars, high rise condos and MacHolidays on offer on Thailand’s largest and most overdeveloped tourist island. Phuket also has culture. Every year, men and women have their faces [...]
The Pain Of Vegetables – The Phuket Vegetarian Festival
The Vegetarian Festival on the tourist island of Phuket in Southern Thailand is a truly bizarre occasion. Men and women, ostensibly possessed by gods, pierce their tongues and cheeks with sharp implements. Adepts apparently feel no pain, and show little no sign of real injury.
The young man wears only shorts. He is drenched in sweat. [...]
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