Sharp Mama

You will also find it interesting to read the accounts of "Sharp Mama", one of the Heather's Canadian acquaintances who has spent over six years living in Thailand.

She points out an update on the conditions at the various beaches along the west Thailand coast a week after the tsunami. "Simon J Hand, editor of Asia-Pacific TROPICAL HOMES and a long-time resident of Phuket, reports on the remarkable resilience of the island following Sunday’s tsunami and the speed with which those areas worst hit are recovering."

It highlights Patong Beach as one of the most damaged areas. For two nights Ev and Joanna stayed at a hotel on a mountainside above Kata Beach ... also covered in this report.