The Other Side of Phangan
There’s more to Koh Phangan than just the exciting monthly Full Moon parties, and they’re easier to find than you think! by Percy Roxas Mention Koh Phangan and the island’s world-renowned full moon parties come to mind. This 125sqm-island has been celebrated
Changing Tastes
Experts taste the pulse of Bangkok’s food and drink scene today – and tell us about the dramatic changes that have entirely reshaped it. by Thomas SturrockBangkok’s food and drink scene has undergone a drastic transformation in recent years. It was,
Happy Birthday to Us!
44 years of Lookeast … and counting by Percy Roxas “Lookeast is like a warm and wonderful host who invites travelers into the family living room,” says avid Lookeast reader and long-time superstar Toon Hiranyasap, one of the countless readers who, for
All Our Yesterdays
A look back into how Thailand was in the days when Lookeast was founded. by Ken Barrett Rather alarmingly for those of us who were around at the time, 1971 is beginning to sound rather like ancient history. That was the year
Pattaya Emerges
Pattaya’s story as a resort begins in the mid 1960s, when the small Royal Thai Navy airfield of U-Tapao was rebuilt by the United States to handle the B52 bombers that were being used during the Vietnam War. This resulted
A Look Back: Q & A
Author of 32 books and thousands of newspaper and magazine stories, Harold Stephens began writing travel and adventure stories for Lookeast in 1974. This is how he remembers Thailand around that time. How was life in Bangkok in the 1970s? You hear