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A brief history of Phuket We thought that if you are visiting Phuket soon you might like to know a little about the island’s history. 16th century Portuguese explorer Fernão Mendes Pinto was one of the first Europeans to mention Phuket in his travel journals from the 16th century. The Portuguese called the island Jung Ceylon, at that time Phuket was a provisioning port for trading vessels between India, Arabia, Persia Read More …
Chillva Market Phuket Town Chillva market is a new Phuket night market in the Samkhong area of Phuket Town. It’s very popular with young Thai’s and students. It’s a bit more trendy than some of the other markets in Phuket. It’s a bit more trendy that some of the other markets in Phuket. There are plenty of food stalls and communal areas to sit and eat. There are also some surrounding Read More …
Phuket Culture Kathu old town festival highlights Phuket culture The annual Kathu cultural festival has just been held from 18-20 July in Kathu old town, Phuket. It’s an important festival for Phuketians and a great place to see local Phuket culture and to try food from the region. This year the event upped it’s game with more street performances and some historical displays. There were all the usual street food options that you can Read More …
Phuket Thai Hua Museum Phuket Town museum The Phuket Thai Hua Museum is on Krabi road in Phuket old town. It is one of Phuket’s better museums and worth an hour of your time if you are staying in Phuket Town or doing a tour of Phuket. It does a good job of explaining Phuket’s history, focusing on the Chinese immigrants who left their homeland due to poverty and came to Read More …
Cycling diary May is a very quiet month for tourist visitors to Phuket I took the chance to get off the island last month for a short independent cycle tour. I rode north up the west coast to Ranong then cut across the country at it’s narrowest point to Chumphon. Then headed back down the gulf coast as far Surat Thani before heading back to Phuket through Phang Nga. The Read More …
Old Phuket It’s amazing how Thailand’s islands have changed in the last 40-50 years. The really rapid change has been in the last 20 or so years. Here are some links to photos of days gone by in Koh Phuket and Koh Samui. Old Phuket photos: www.historyofphuket.com/gallery/ www.rawai.fr/vintage-phuket-anciennes-photos/index.html Old Samui photos: www.teakdoor.com/thailands-travellers-tales/6062-koh-samui-as-it-was.html www.kohsamui-info.com/history.html Old Phuket video: Thailand 1960’s video:
Phuket to Krabi It’s approximately a 2.5 hour drive from Phuket to Krabi via Phang Nga province with some beautiful scenery on the way. With a few stops en-route you can make a full day of it (we can arrange a private transfer if you like). There is Phang Nga town and several pretty waterfalls. Here are a few places that we like to stop. 360 Andaman Viewpoint A few Read More …
Kathu Cultural Festival photos Update July 2015. This post was written last year. The festival is coming round again to co-inside with the long weekend next week. We recommend getting over to old Kathu one evening between 30 July – 1 August 2015 Here are a few photos and videos from last weekend’s cultural festival in Kathu, Phuket. This celebration coincided with the start of Buddhist lent so we’ve had a three Read More …
Phuket Sunday market If you like a market then you will love Phuket Town on a Sunday evening because you have two to choose from. Both markets are great places to get tasty local food, people watch and shop for souvenirs. Naka Market The biggest of the two markets is the Talad Tai Rot market (Naka market) which is outside of town a short distance south of Central Festival mall off Read More …
Diving and snorkeling in Thailand Normally we offer snorkeling day trips to snorkelers and diving day trips to certified divers but sometimes we get requests for mixed diver and snorkeler couples who would like to join a boat where they can do both. Or snorkelers may like the option to try diving for the first time, just to get an idea what it is like without committing to the Read More …