Hermes

The Factory Is the Museum: Japan's Setouchi Coast Just Opened Its First Industrial Art Festival

Japan's first Setouchi Art and Industry festival (3-31 Oct 2026) turns seven working factories - a 197-year-old salt wor...

14 Oct 2026

690 Neighbours, Six Beaches, 1,868 kg: Khao Lak's Clean-Up Morning Was Its Biggest Ever

The results are in from the fourth Phang Nga Coastal Clean Up Challenge: 690 registered volunteers spread across six Kha...

14 Oct 2026

Forty Shrines, One Glowing First: Phuket Just Held Its First-Ever Night Procession

On 11 October 2026, forty Phuket shrines carried the Nine Emperor Gods through Phuket Town by lantern light — the island...

12 Oct 2026

Every Turtle Has a Face: How Khao Lak Divers Built the Andaman's First Sea-Turtle ID Album

Every sea turtle wears a one-of-a-kind face. In just one year, Khao Lak divers and Andaman Turtle Watch turned 451 holid...

12 Oct 2026

Eleven Ponds That Recycle Their Own Sea: A Takua Pa Shrimp Farm Becomes One of Thailand's First Under the New ASC Standard

I'm Shrimp Farm 5 in Takua Pa, Phang Nga has become one of Thailand's first farms certified to the new ASC Farm Standard...

10 Oct 2026

Phuket's Next Grand Stage: Siam Piwat Chooses the Andaman for Its First Home Outside Bangkok in 67 Years

Siam Piwat — the name behind Siam Paragon and ICONSIAM — has unveiled ICONPHUKET, a THB 10 billion destination in Thalan...

07 Oct 2026

5,100 Sailors, One Warm Island: Phuket Welcomes the USS George H.W. Bush Crew Ashore

The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and destroyer USS Delbert D. Black anchored off Phuket on 4 October with more...

05 Oct 2026

Yellow Flags and Polished Brass: Phang Nga's Own Vegetarian Festival Begins 10 October

While Phuket's famous festival grabs the headlines, Phang Nga has been quietly polishing its shrine brass since Sunday —...

05 Oct 2026

The Clock Starts Thursday: Similan and Surin Reopen 15 October With Clearer Water and a Smarter Ticket

After five months of monsoon rest, Phang Nga's two great marine parks open their 2026–27 season on Thursday, 15 October...

04 Oct 2026

A Pool Full of Fish and a Flower the Size of a Bicycle Wheel: Why October Belongs to Song Phraek

Phang Nga's quietest forest waterfall is having its moment — a fresh invitation from the province, pools full of pla phl...

02 Oct 2026

Six Beaches, One Monday Morning: Khao Lak's Coastal Clean Up Challenge Returns 5 October

On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Phang Nga Coastal Clean Up Challenge returns to Khao Lak bigger than ever — six beach loc...

01 Oct 2026

278 Sharks, One Quiet Bay: Maya Bay Reopens October 1 With Its Nursery Thriving

While Maya Bay sat closed, researchers counted a record 278 blacktip reef sharks in its shallows — proof the annual two-...

29 Sep 2026