Get your food and photo fix at Phuketstagram's meet up this Sunday.

1. Amy Bensema
bensema.amy@gmail.com
17TECHNOLOGYTHEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
@thephuketnews
A screengrab from Tuk-Tuk Rush. Images: Cour-
tesy of Gawooni
I
nstagram’s Worldwide InstaMeet
14 is happening across the world
this weekend, September 17-18.
The event is a chance for mobile
phone photographers, Instagram
enthusiasts and food lovers to get
together and celebrate their love
of photography and food through
strategic food styling, clever filters and
utilizing the hashtag #WWIM14
The theme for Worldwide InstaMeet
14 is food. Through celebrating food,
the event presents a unique opportunity
to bring together friends, both old and
new, to celebrate. It’s not only about cel-
ebrating the diversity of food and how
it brings people from all backgrounds
together, it’s also a chance to showcase
delicious local foods from Phuket, which
Unesco has now deemed a “City of Gas-
tronomy”.
Phuket’s very own Instagram-based
project, Phuketstagram, is planning to
participate in Worldwide InstaMeet 14
and is extending the invitation to other
Instagram enthusiasts across the is-
land to join in.
Unfamiliar with Phuketstagram?
It is an Instagram account that en-
courages locals, expats and tourists
to see Phuket differently. The account
showcases Phuket’s natural beauty, tra-
ditional charm, local customs, culture
and everyday life. Phuketstagram is
quite popular on Facebook and Insta-
gram. Currently, the hashtag #phuke-
tstagram has been tagged over 37,000
times.
Phuket will join in on Worldwide In-
staMeet 14 this Sunday, September 18
2016. The meeting place is the island’s
trendy Chillva Market at 5pm in front
of the market’s huge sign. The group
will then explore the market and snap
photos of the various foods on hand,
whether it be delicious Thai street eats
O
ne of the national symbols of Thai-
land, the tuk-tuk, will also soon
serve people around the world in a
new arcade racing game.
Dubbed Tuk-Tuk Rush, the game
is developed by a creative team of Ger-
man and Thais, headed by Frank Holz,
managing director of mobile and online
game developer Gawooni, who has been
in Thailand for over six years.
“I like this country, I love elephants,
and I ride a lot of tuk-tuks here,” he
said. “I had an idea that when I have
my own game company, I will do a tuk-
tuk game because I know most tourists
really enjoy riding them,” he said.
Tuk-Tuk Rush’s key features are casu-
al racing action with two fantastic game
modes: ultra-competitive endless mode
or gourmet burgers.
To get Instagram enthusiasts in
the mood for the upcoming Worldwide
InstaMeet 14, Phuketstagram recom-
mends checking out some of the hottest
food bloggers currently on Instagram
at: stylecaster.com/best-food-bloggers-
instagram/
For more information or to join World-
wide InstaMeet 14 in Phuket, email
teamphuketstagram@gmail.com or call
Amy Bensema on 091-0433640.
Get your food and photo fix #Phuket
Follow Phuketstagram
on social media
Instagram: instagram.com/phuketstagram
Facebook: facebook.com/phuketstagram
Dedicated event hashtags: #WWIM14
#instameet #Phuket #phuketstagram
#PhuketFoodies #WWIM14_phuket
Going for a ride
and beautiful and enjoyable story mode.
The design is authentic, with more than
40 hotspots from all over Thailand, and
over 10 tuk-tuks of different parameters.
“It’s easy to control, but hard to
master,” Holz said, adding that Tuk-
Tuk Rush is promoting Thailand in a
unique and interactive way.
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