The franco-media.com blog publishes articles, guides and news about living in and visiting Phuket. You will find practical information for expatriates and visitors, offered in French, English and Russian. It is a good place to start when you plan a stay or settle on the island.
How to Choose a Crystal
Everyone will tell you what a stone means. Almost nobody tells you whether the one in your hand is any good. Dyed agate, heat treated…
Crystals in Interior Design
A large stone is a light fixture that happens to be rock, and most rooms are set up to defeat it. Most crystals bought for…
What makes Pizza on Fire’s pizza genuinely Neapolitan
A renewed Verace Pizza Napoletana certification, popular gluten free pizza, and a shaded lagoon terrace next to the ferry stop, Pizza on Fire earns its…
The quiet sustainability behind every table at Albatross Café
Behind Albatross Café's lakeside charm sits a quiet sustainability story, from metal straws and composting to solar power and local sourcing, told table by table.
Tooth Replacement in Patong
One missing tooth, several ways to fix it. This Patong dentist's guide compares removable dentures from 2,500 THB against fixed bridges and implants, what each…
Dental Erosion in Patong
A tooth that stings at cold water, or looks a little shorter than it used to, is usually dental erosion rather than a cavity. This…
Teeth Whitening in Patong
Coffee, tea, tobacco and age all yellow a smile the same slow way, and no amount of brushing reverses it. This Patong dentist's guide explains…
Construction Company in Phuket: I.C.E., I.C.P. and 3LH
Behind the name Indo Construction sit three separate companies and a single point of contact: I.C.E., founded in Bangkok in 1992, for engineering and method;…
Villa Builder in Phuket: the Indo Construction Portfolio
BCIS International School, the Outrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort, Club Med, Davinci Bistro, La Colline, Karon Heights Residences, The Serenity Condominium, the Perrier Vittel factory:…
Thai Food in Rawai
At Le Celtique the Thai menu is not a courtesy extended to the French one. Lek cooks it, beside her husband's Breton kitchen, and it…
Breton Crêpes in Phuket
Buckwheat galettes folded square around ham and a soft egg yolk, sweet crêpes flambéed at the table with Calvados or Grand-Marnier, salmon smoked in the…
Custom Furniture in Phuket: the 3LH Workshop at Indo Construction
Kitchens, fitted dressing rooms, restaurant interiors, aluminium windows and doors cut to the exact dimensions of the opening: 3LH makes the custom furniture in Phuket…
