Hell in Paradise
Hugh Van Es
Hell in Paradise is a personal account of my quest to find my friends after the Tsunami in the South of Thailand in 2004. A long time expat in Thailand, it tells my tale of spending 3 days in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami putting the clues together trying to determine if they are still alive. An emotional, thought-provoking book describing horrific events that touched me to my core. Even now, after 18 years, those 3 days spent in hell are still with me so vividly that it needed to be written. The story starts with how we became close friends in a very short time, and what drove me to the decision to go find them.
Hugh Van Es
Originally from Antwerp, Belgium, Hugh Van Es moved to Bangkok, Thailand, in July of 1987 with his parents. During more than three decades of living and working in Thailand, he has been employed in various international conglomerates, such as Swarovski, while he just founded his own company Proquanet in December 2022.