The Beach
AN END TO THAILAND’S MOST FAMOUS PARADISE BEACH?
WHAT HAPPENED TO ‘THE BEACH’ It is the very beach which was the location for the secret paradise beach found by backpackers in the film ‘The Beach’ starring Leonardo di Caprio from the Alex Garland novel. Now its chok a blok with Chinese tourists. The picture above was put on Facebook by Niruth Darid Bannob […]
KO TAO MURDERS – THAILAND’S LEGACY
‘Somewhere in this life there must be a place, an experience, an encounter, that changes everything!’ FLYING SPORRAN’S WEEKEND DIARY These are the opening titles to the film trailer for ‘The Beach’ from the novel by Alex Garland, at one time a backpacker’s bible. ‘The Beach’ in question chosen for the film was ‘Maya Beach’ […]
‘Legend from Llanelli’ – 21-year-old Welshman with wanderlust ‘took his own life’ – Thai Police
Tragedy on paradise island Twenty-one Jack Davies the young 21-year-old Welshman described as the ‘little legend of Llanelli’ took his own life by hanging himself with a mobile phone charger within sight of the legendary ‘Beach’ made famous by the film starring Leonardo di Caprio. Jack, known as, Jay, who is reported to have come […]
LIVING IN A BOX PIONEER SOOTHES HIMSELF AS THAI BOXES TOPPLE
– GIRLS, DIAMONDS AND ROCK’N ROLL AS WHITESTONE TAKES THE BACKSEAT BABY! So who is this guy in these pictures here with a gun above and on the far left with the cigar? A rock star? A member of the Cosa Nostra? An agent for the I.R.S? No. He is another foreign property developer in […]
