About David Luekens
Sharing every island in Thailand.
Welcome to Thai Island Quest (formerly Thai Island Times), an independent, reader-supported, AI-free newsletter and website sharing the beauty, challenges and distinctive identities of Thailand’s islands and coastal areas. Purely for the love of Thailand’s wonderful islands and shorelines.
About the Author
I’m David Luekens, and I launched this newsletter during Thailand’s nationwide Covid ‘lockdown’ in April 2020.
Having spent most of the 2010s covering coastal Thailand for Travelfish, and contributing island-related stories to CNN Travel, Business Traveller, Horizon Guides and others, I’ve been lucky to explore, research, photograph and write about over 80 islands and hundreds of mainland coastal areas in Thailand.
Now I’m attempting, ever so gradually, to visit every island in the country while sharing this journey here at Thai Island Quest.