Travelfish correspondent Samantha Brown

Samantha Brown is a reformed news reporter. She now edits most of the stuff you read on Travelfish.org, except for when you find a typo, and then that's something she wasn't allowed to look at.

She's lived in Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Jakarta and Bali, where she now still spends a lot of her time looking after two little Travelfish.org researchers in training.
Website: http://www.travelfish.org

Posts by Samantha Brown:

• Photo: Chiang Dao trees

  First published: 19 Jan 2012
  

  Some simple scenes speak for themselves and are the reason we travel. Here’s one of ours: a view of tall trees at dawn in Chiang Dao, taken from Malee’s Nature Lover Bungalows. Haven’t heard of Chiang Dao? It’s the spot we recommend if you think Chiang Mai is too touristy, Pai too sceney, Chiang Rai … read the full post

• Where to eat and what to do on Mae Nam Beach, Ko Samui

  First published: 23 Nov 2011
  

  We’ve given you our selections of where to stay across all budgets on Mae Nam Beach, Ko Samui, so now we’ll turn our attention to eating and doing. Best eats Magic Cup is a tiny coffee shop, 100 metres past Seventy-Five restaurant supply store, and they make the best iced cappuccinos on the island for … read the full post

• Bangkok flood update, November 4, 2011

  First published: 04 Nov 2011
  

  The slowest of all disasters, the flooding in Bangkok continues to creep its way southward, muscling its way into what constitutes central Bangkok. The spring tides (cyclical tides that are higher than normal) have abated for the time being; in many communities along the Chao Phraya River the cycle of inundation followed by drainage has … read the full post

• Can I help during the Bangkok floods?

  First published: 26 Oct 2011
  

  With near saturation media coverage of the flooding in Thailand and particularly Bangkok, an increasingly common refrain among either those stuck here or abroad is “How can I help?” Here are some suggestions on how you can do your little bit to help Thailand get through the current crisis, or, if you’re arriving over the … read the full post

• What caused the Thai floods?

  First published: 26 Oct 2011
  

  by James Fahn* While the rest of the world watches in dread as the flood waters encircle Bangkok, Thais and other residents of the kingdom have quite understandably taken to wondering who or what is responsible for the Damoclean deluge they’re now facing. The search for a scapegoat is entirely predictable, but in this case … read the full post

• Evacuating from the Bangkok floods: a firsthand account

  First published: 23 Oct 2011
  

  by Hamish Chalmers The two or so hours we spent in our family home after I hit send with my dispatch to Travelfish.org about the inundation of our moo baan in Nonthaburi (on the edge of Bang Bua Thong and Pak Kret) were eerie and a little surreal. We felt uncommonly alone. The normal chatter … read the full post

• Bangkok flooding update: October 20, 2011

  First published: 20 Oct 2011
  

  The flood threat to Bangkok — while many areas elsewhere in Thailand are already suffering from devastating inundation — seemed to edge up yet another notch on Thursday, with authorities told to selectively open the city’s floodgates to help drain water into the sea. “This problem is very overwhelming. It’s a national crisis so I … read the full post

• Living through Bangkok’s floods

  First published: 19 Oct 2011
  

  by Hamish Chalmers What’s it like to be living through Thailand’s floods? Every year we get these reports of areas up-country being inundated with the annual monsoon run off, and we think ‘how awful’. And then we carry on with our lives. Not so this year. I live with my wife and our eight month … read the full post

• Bangkok flooding update: October 13, 2011

  First published: 13 Oct 2011
  

  As we wrote this post, authorities asked residents in some areas on the outskirts of Bangkok to evacuate after a flood levee reportedly collapsed. TAN Network said on its Twitter feed that the emergency flood centre advised that “the collapse of Banprao floodgate in Samkok, Pathum Thani may bring 1m floodwater to Rangsit, Saimai, Klongluang, … read the full post

• Bangkok flooding update: October 10, 2011

  First published: 10 Oct 2011
  

  Bangkok is still bracing for flooding in a few days to a week as waters from elsewhere in Thailand continue to surge towards the already low-lying capital. Thirty of Thailand’s 77 provinces have been hit by floods and landslides since July, with a death toll now edging towards 300. Reuters reports that the total area … read the full post