Editorial Policy

I want this site to be accurate, genuinely useful, and clear about where its facts come from. This page explains how a guide gets researched, sourced, checked by a licensed guide, and kept current, and why a site written by one traveller still leans on a professional’s review.

Whose words, and whose check

The experience and the writing are mine, in the first person, drawn from nearly eight years living and travelling in Thailand. Because I am a British former divemaster and not a Thai guide, Anan Wattana reads the guides for local accuracy before they publish. He holds a professional guide licence issued under Thailand’s Tourism Authority framework. The two jobs stay apart by design: I carry the lived experience, he safeguards the local detail, whether a park fee, a permit rule, a seasonal closure, a road condition or a safety point matches how things really work on the ground. He does not write the articles.

What I research from

Numbers and safety points rest on independent, international authorities rather than on hearsay or on any single operator’s word. For road risk, dengue and rabies I use the World Health Organization and the US CDC Travelers’ Health guidance. For diving safety and insurance I use Divers Alert Network (DAN). For parks, fees and permits I use Thailand’s Department of National Parks and the Tourism Authority of Thailand. For whether a trip is wise at all, I point readers to their own government’s travel advice. Any figure I put in print, a road death rate, a park fee range, a water temperature, comes with a source you can check on the Resources page.

Prices, dates and honest ranges

Prices in Thailand change constantly, so I present money as approximate ranges and always tell you to confirm the current figure yourself. A cost or a date on this site is an illustrative starting point, never a quote. I would rather you arrived expecting a range than expecting an exact number that moved last season.

Plain about risk

I do not romanticise this. Thailand has one of the highest road death rates in the world, diving carries real consequences, and a scratch from a dog or a monkey is not something to shrug off. I state the risks plainly, and I tell you where the safe margin is, so you can plan around the real picture rather than a glossy one.

Keeping it current

I return to published guides on a regular cycle and rework them as fees, rules, seasons and safety guidance move on. Each guide shows when it was published and, where there has been one, the date of the latest revision or fresh check by Anan.

Independence, and corrections

No one pays me to send you to a particular dive school, gym, rental shop or operator, and I endorse none of them. I sell nothing. If you catch an error, the Contact page reaches me and I will look into it without delay.