Burmese – Tom Vater

Thai tropical paradise finds opportunity in adversity – in The Nikkei Asian Review

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020tomLeave a Comment

My latest story with Laure Siegel in the Nikkei Asian Review from our temporary lockdown sanctuary, Koh Phangan in Thailand. KOH PHANGAN, Thailand — In the late afternoon sun, a long line of sandals snakes down the beachfront road in Thong Sala, the main town on Koh Phangan, a tourist island in the Gulf of […]

Thailand: Murder in the Land of Smiles in The Diplomat

October 11, 2014October 12, 2014tomLeave a Comment

The country’s tourism sector is taking a hit following a high-profile murder case and a bungled police response. My report in last week’s The Diplomat.

Burmese Light reviewed by Marco Ferrarese at Rolf Potts’ Vagablogging

June 5, 2013May 31, 2013tomLeave a Comment

Burmese Light, my new non fiction with photographer Hans Kemp, was reviewed by Marco Ferrarese at Vagablogging, the acclaimed website of travel writer Rolf Potts. “Impressions of the Golden Land” is quite an apt subtitle for Burmese Light as this book literally brings to the table (a coffee-table, to be precise) two kinds of impressions. […]

Burmese Light in Shops around the World very soon!!!!

April 19, 2013April 19, 2013tomLeave a Comment