Series / Holiday Romance Files

Recurring series · 14 Files

The Holiday Romance Files

Short-term Phuket relationships, from the first LINE message to the airport goodbye.

Part 1 · File #001 The Domestic Mirage By the ninth morning, there are two iced coffees on the table. Holiday Romance Files · Kata · 3 min Part 2 · File #002 The Last Night Rule They agreed not to make the final night emotional. Holiday Romance Files · Rawai · 2 min Part 3 · File #008 The Return Ticket Martin changed his flight twice. The first time was romantic. Holiday Romance Files · Phuket · 2 min Part 4 · File #011 The Fourth First Date Every January, Adam and Lin had their first date. They always met at the same restaurant in Rawai. Holiday Romance Files · Rawai · 2 min Part 5 · File #012 The Spare Helmet By the fourth date, Ben has bought a second helmet. Holiday Romance Files · Rawai · 3 min Part 6 · File #013 The Close Friends List Nok knows it is becoming serious because she has acquired a green circle. Holiday Romance Files · Patong · 3 min Part 7 · File #014 The Rain Check At three in the afternoon, Luke is standing outside a minimart in Patong wearing a plastic raincoat that has already failed. Holiday Romance Files · Patong · 3 min Part 8 · File #017 The Checkout Boyfriend At nine in the morning, Jonas asks reception for late checkout. Holiday Romance Files · Patong · 3 min Part 9 · File #032 The Reserved Weekend At seven on Saturday, Bow had one eye made up, one eye unfinished, and three conversations open on her phone. The man she actually wanted to see had not replied. The man who had booked dinner was asking whether she preferred a car or a motorbike. Holiday Romance Files · Patong · 3 min Part 10 · File #033 The Shared Story By the time Aaron met Pim’s cousin for lunch, they had agreed that she worked in hospitality and that they had met while he was looking for somewhere to eat. Both statements contained enough truth to survive a casual inspection. Holiday Romance Files · Patong · 3 min Part 11 · File #034 The Two Keys Aom placed the spare key beside Stefan’s coffee as though she were adding one final item to breakfast. It had a blue plastic cap and a tiny rubber sandal on the ring. Stefan turned it over, kissed her forehead and put it in his pocket. Holiday Romance Files · Patong · 3 min Part 12 · File #040 The Last Two Words Two weeks of beach clubs. Five days of rain. He finally had to ask. Holiday Romance Files · Patong · 4 min Part 13 · File #046 The Thirty Days Six winters of 59 days. This year the stamp said 30. Holiday Romance Files · Kata · 4 min Part 14 · File #051 The Tracker He tracked his bag all afternoon. It was twenty metres away, with the only person on the beach who knew whose it was. Holiday Romance Files · Nai Harn · 5 min