Mobissimo

Phuket had its share of tragedy during and after the tsunami that wiped out much of the tourism infrastructure.  But Phuket is resilient and rising once again.  Read more here via the NY Times.

I wasn’t far out from the beach — just beyond the lightly rolling breakers. My feet had left the sandy bottom, and amniotic water burbled around my shoulders. A sea eagle sailed between me and the hot afternoon sun. The starburst tops of a coconut grove delineated the beach. An arc of sugar, it stretched away to a cluster of rounded rocks and, beyond, a rise of greenery leading into the tufted mountains of a national park.