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Sacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos in Abenteuer & Reisen, Germany

November 1, 2016November 1, 2016tomLeave a Comment

Germany’s Abenteuer und Reisen Magazine ran an eight page story on Sak Yant and my book Sacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos – last month. Turned out pretty good. Text by myself. Photographs by Aroon Thaewchatturat.

Thailand Handbuch 2016 – 17th edition – Out now!

September 10, 2016September 10, 2016tomLeave a Comment

Very happy to report that the 17th edition of the 900+ page Reise Know How Thailand handbook, c0-authored by Rainer Krack and myself and photographed by Rainer Krack and Aroon Thaewchatturat, is in the shops in the German speaking world, just as I am finishing up the update to my Angkor guide in Siem Reap […]

Steven Seagal loves Sak Yant…and Sacred Skin

July 13, 2016August 14, 2016tomLeave a Comment

A copy of Sacred Skin has found its way into the hands of action actor and martial arts wizard Steven Seagal, via the incredible Sak Yant master Arjanneng Onnut Sakyant!

Thailand’s Sacred Tattoos – A Secret Tradition Goes Global

January 23, 2016January 23, 2016tomLeave a Comment

My article in this month’s InDepth Magazine on Thailand’s Sacred Tattoos with images by Aroon Thaewchatturat, co-author and photographer of Sacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos, the first English language book to look at Sak Yant. On a sultry Monday morning, Ajarn Neng Onnut’s studio, known locally as a samnak, which sits tucked away in […]

Sacred Skin – A behind the scenes short video by Hans Kemp – Music By Keith Nolan

August 27, 2014August 27, 2014tomLeave a Comment

Check out this new short film by photographer Hans Kemp on sak yant, Thailand’s sacred tattoos. Music by Keith Nolan. TIME Magazine Review (Asia Edition) Luck of the Draw By Andrew Marshall Monday, May 23 Read more: time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2071020,00.html#ixzz1MpMZ1QpH The introduction to Sacred Skin, Tom Vater and Aroon Thaewchatturat’s new tribute to Thailand’s sak yant, or […]

Sacred Skin in Rise Tattoo Magazine

July 27, 2014September 6, 2016tomLeave a Comment

I am interviewed in this month’s Rise Tattoo Magazine from France. Big thanks to Dom Pichard and Laure Siegel.

Thailand: Is the party over for now? The effect of the curfew on tourism – in The Daily Telegraph

May 28, 2014June 1, 2014tomLeave a Comment

As the military relaxes the curfew imposed following last week’s coup, Tom Vater reports on how strictly it is being enforced in Thailand’s party hot spots… Read the full story here. Photograph by Aroon Thaewchatturat at the Full Moon Party in Ko Panghan, Thailand

Great New Press for Sacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos

March 9, 2014March 9, 2014tomLeave a Comment

Sacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos, photographed by Aroon Thaewchatturat, gets a couple new plugs/ reviews. The Apsara Diaries write “The book ‘Scared Skin’ focuses on Thai devotees and the Wai Khru; a once a year gathering of tattooed devotes. The book gives you a clear, in-depth understanding of Yantra and its magic.” Over at […]

Neu aktualisierte Ausgabe von Reise Know How Thailand ist erschienen.

October 9, 2013October 17, 2013tomLeave a Comment

Gerade ist die neue 16. komplett überarbeitete Auflage von Reise Know How Thailand erschienen. Für das 900 Seiten lange Buch sind mein Kollege Rainer Krack, Fotografin Aroon Thaewchatturat und ich wieder weit gereist und haben uns das Königsreich neu angeschaut. Zudem hat das Buch ein neues, farbigeres und fotofreundlicheres Lay-Out. Reise Know Thailand ist auch […]

Sak Yant and Sacred Skin in The Chiang Mai City News

October 6, 2013October 7, 2013tomLeave a Comment

Jennifer Jerome interviews me about Thailand’s sacred tattoos for The Chiang Mai City News this week. Read her story Ink of the Gods: The Myth and Magic of Sak Yant here. And check out my bestselling book on Thailand’s spirit tattoos, Sacred Skin, with incredible photography by Aroon Thaewchatturat. Sacred Skin is available in good […]