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Patong Slideshow
Patong
Travel Blogs from Patong, Thailand
Beach time
I spent most of my time on the beach here in Patong with two other travellers Matt and Steve. I went to a foam party which was good fun and am now of to Phi Phi for four nights. I am not looking forward to the boat trip as am feeling rough this morning. ...
Sin City of the East
... better than the bungalows at Phi Phi and I met two french guys in my dorm. We grabbed some McDOnalds (that marks THailand off the list) and headed to the beach and talked about of all things, immigration within our respective countires and how it ...
A day of catch-up in Patong, followed by a killer
Day 124 Sun 12th March 2006 A day of catch-up in Patong, followed by a killer night out! I didn't do anything today, well not during the day anyway! Derek, Alex and Colby went out for a bit of a wonder. I didn't see Linda or Scott all day so I assumed ...
Phuket - Thailand
Hi y'all At long bloody last - you've finally left, we hear a lot of you say, and where the hell are you going say the rest of you on our email contacts list that we haven't been in contact with for a while! So to answer both questions in ...
No I dont want no tuk tuk, suit or massage
Oh the land of stark contrasts. Spend your time inside a resort in ultra luxury then step outside into the sauna of markets and rip-off merchants!! Firstly I have to say that we checked into the airport (off to Phuket after 4 days in Bangkok) ...
The beach....
... may go to a private island for 2 days 1 night tomorrow. We are shopping for this.... Here in patong, it is much more expensive than Northern thailand.... We say expensive but everything is rational, our hotel is 21 Dolllars US/night. Patong is pretty, ...
Fuck it, we're never going to reach Phuket
After a bitch of a journey we made it! We got a 6.20pm train yesterday, then had a hot but uneventful 13 hour train journey. I managed to sleep the whole time and it was fine, though the toilets were NOT hospitable. I'm looking at you, Mum. Got off the ...
Arrived in Phuket
Today we made if from Cambodia to Phuket, Thailand. Similar routine...prop plane to Bangkok, and then a jet to Phuket. Callista loves flying, and is completely oblivious to things like turbulence and rough landings. In fact, the landing at Phuket was ...
The Islands - Koh Muk and Koh Rok
... and leave Lauren and Reg behind as they are off to Penang in morning and back to Phuket after that. Train pretty much same as way down from Bangkok and bit of craic with all that evening. Read rest of Thailand stuff on Part three of Bangkok ...
Punters in Patong!!
... heart attack! A bit of splurge is the least I can say, and I only bought a pair of shorts, a top and pair of earrings! Shopping in Thailand is hard work and hot, as we found out at the local market. Dan got so hot due to lack of air con (he loves it!) ...
Our Wedding
We decided to get married on our trip, and couldn't think of a better place than Thailand - good value for money with a beautiful setting. Our friend Sly turned us on to La Flora Resort Patong on the island of Phuket. A brand new 5 star resort, La Flora ...
Beaches, here I come!
... in the morning, but no one else was going and they need 6 people to make the run- so I got persuaded to head for Patong Beach, an extremely touristy beachside town. I randomly picked a place for dropoff on the map called "Budget Guesthouse" but they ...
Limestone krasts galore!
... of those plates, they were really yummy and everyone seemed thoroughly happy with the food. Greg and I noticed that up until Thailand we were consistently unhappy with all the tours we had taken throughout India and Sri Lanka (usually with just one ...
Phuket
... expect a 5 star restaurant, advising us that these people were very poor and that we were about to see “the real Thailand” that other tourists did not. The farm consisted of a number of wooden platforms that supported the farm's few buildings ...
I need a PHI PHI !!!!
Hello. Um we had an easy boat trip from Phuket to Koh Phi Phi Don.There are two Phi Phi islands we stayed on Phi Phi Don and the other is Phi Phi Ley the one they filmed the Beach on and isnt inhabited except by maybe monkeys. Day 1 involved a ...
Phuket
... .... Turns out it was a good choice as the beach was absolutely beautiful. One thing that is becoming to be annoying in Thailand is the constant niggling and harassment by street vendors. It seems some locals view you as nothing more than a walking ATM ...
Rest & relaxation
... ; we exercised in the fitness centre, used the free wifi and swam in the pool. We also spent some time wandering around Patong beach which although was beautiful it was the main tourist area in Phuket and was therefore, a sea of beach umbrellas, chairs, ...
Land of smiles
... tuk tuk rides, asking you to come and look in their shop, asking you to book a tour etc etc. I smiled politely as I declined – Thailand is known as “the land of smiles” so I thought I had better try and return the sentiment. I could tell ...
Playtime in Patong
... "no i don't want a f*%$ing tuk tuk, suit or massage. Thanks" haha. Never mind, apart from that, overall i consider Thailand an amazing and beautiful country. The people are lovely and i must say the sunsets over the ocean are a ...
Phuket Zoo and shopping in Phuket Town
... into the Holiday Inn from the beachfront entrance we run into Amanda, Scott, Madison and Brock who are eating their last meal in Thailand. We stop to say hello and swap addresses. The restaurant is an Italian restaurant and Dad refuses to eat ...
Pum's Cooking School and Simon Cabaret Day
... ... Only 1 more day at this hotel and am hoping that the next hotel we're staying at is a huge improvement. The Patong Merlin is a well established and busy hotel in a great location. It's old and very tired compared to its neighbours and ...
party in patong
... we caught a bit of shelter at this egyptian restaurant, they had the water pipes and everything(who would have knowen we were in thailand). The food was delicious there and we had a good old time getting to know Sarah and Jonas who live in Stokholm ...
"John Gray's Sea Canoe" Day
... excited to have playmates and pretty much spent the entire day together from then on. Amanda and Scott were holidaying in Thailand to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary and were living it up at the Holiday Inn and in Bangkok at the ...
Reuniting with friends, familiar sites and luggage
... , so we didnt worry too much. As I was unpacking, i noticed the packaging of a silver necklace I had bought to take to Thailand, (not worth much, as I tend not to take any jewellery of value with me)...but here was the packaging, but no chain.,.we ...
A Day with Tarka the Otter
... nbsp; We walk around the Resort for a while and realise that the OTHER people are here too! They're definitely everywhere in Patong! The Hotel staff, with smiles, duly point us in the direction to the restaurant, climbing over lounge chairs and ...
Straight Into It!
... very clean. Guess where Henry and Dad go to until lunch arrives? The food eventually does arrive (everything is slow in Thailand) and isn't delicious. Mum's som tam is sooooo spicy that only she can handle it. I place an additional ...
May 27, 2012 - Patong, Phuket, Thailand - Day 46
Phuket is an island in the Indian Ocean, 867 kilometers from Bangkok. The island is connected to the mainland of Thailand by the Sarasin bridges. This island is known as the Pearl of the Andaman or Pearl of the South. This island is probably ...