Expat Hotel Phuket

... weeks, nevermind 2 days. Got chatting to some french girl on the boat who told us some places to stay in phuket. we ended up staying at the OnOn Hotel in the centre of town. coincidentally, this was also the hostel where they filmed part of "The Beach". ...

... were allayed the following morning when Steve offered to take us on a tour of the area. The place was located between Phuket Town and the idyllic Cape Panwa within a local Thai fishing village. There were several idyllic secluded beaches in the area, ...

... life... a Canadian expat.. and such a great guy... he also arranges to take people to the Elephant Rehabilitation Centre here on Phuket (where he volunteers) and he also runs his Diving Business.... a very busy man who is very generous with his time. We ...

... to explore the town without the constant whine of "Mum carry me, I’m hungry, I’m thirsty, but why Mum"….Phuket has some seriously cool restaurants and bars and Rockfish the place we had lunch is a fab little restaurant and bar with ...

... Year's resolutions, and see if you can follow thru on at least one of them. ttyny, Mike Update, 06JAN2009: I made it safely to Phuket.  I took an overnight train from Bangkok to halfway here...then had to catch a bus for the rest of the way.  ...

... relaxed there and at home sitting there but alas we had to continue on with our journey which was going to end in Phuket but really got no further than a tropical coastal resort called Pattaya. Pattya was a delight for close to journey's end, I ...

... . The snorkelling was okay; visibility is low as it is the rainy season, and everywhere we stopped there were huge tour boats from Phuket. We kayaked around part of the island, which was cool because we got away from the crowds and saw some jumping fish, ...

We had a very unwelcome 0430 start from the apartment in Patong Beach, Phuket. The taxi was on time and we were soon in the various painful airport queues. We dread the A380 becoming more prevalent unless it forces airports to make check-in, immigration ...

... to quickly load into mini vans to make the ferries that would take them to the more popular islands like Kho Phi-Phi or Phuket. Petra, the Austrailian, and I climbed into a saengtaw ( a small pickup truck fitted with a plastic canopy and bench seats) for ...

... important state functions like fishing and photographing birds. Weird. - The people here, both Thai and expat, are fantastic - especially our new best friends in Phuket, Pa and Michael - Though it can be crazy, the country is not nearly as debauch ...

... the morning before heading to Cosmic restaurant for lunch, where we could also use their free wifi to book some accommodation in Phuket, where we were heading tomorrow. (I think our Cosmic Gold Membership card is in the post) - Definitely went here more ...

... in conversation at some point during the tour which was very polite of them. The scenery reminded me of Phagna Bay near Phuket with lots of little rocky outcroppings, the sides of which are covered in lush green jungle. We passed one formation that ...

... . I think we can safely say we were pretty chuffed with our location of choice for Koh Samui! We were due to fly out to Phuket on Saturday afternoon - all too soon really!  Most people heading to this part of the world stay at least a week and more ...

... are travelling in 2’s. I need a wingman with me…..Hitchcock!! I reluctantly left the island after 3 nights and headed for Phuket town, to meet my Polish buddies from the South America trip. It was great to see them but Phuket town was a dive. ...

... Doi Inthanon. It must have been 40 degrees riding. All the mutts were out in the streets sunbathing thinking they were on the beach of Phuket. Not one got up to move, they were enjoying the weather. When I turned on Route 1263, I decided not to go see ...

... . Krabi Town was somewhere we hadn’t stayed at before, its by the river but only NEAR the sea and most people go to Phuket or Phi Phi or Ao Nang, so they miss this town. We found it fantastic and quiet with lovely temples, great night markets, and ...

... est ben dur, les bords de mer: toujours le soleil, le vent, les verres fumés... -On a fait aussi un week-end a Phuket, Thailande. Pas de grands explorateurs avons-nous été cependant. Captifs dans un Hilton sur la plage pour trois nuits, nous sommes ...

I went to Singapore mostly because I figured, why not, I'm in the neighbourhood and I was able to grab a flight from Phuket for $50 which turns into a hundred and twenty after taxes and fuel surcharge.    Singapore.  Culture shock.  ...

As I was waiting at little Phuket Airport to get on my plane to Chiang Mai, I decided to check out the airport bookstore.  I've been looking for a cheap paperback to carry--kindles sound great for traveling but there are simply times when you don't ...

... the Thai workers a pittance. We left Koh Samui after around 4 days on the promise that the ferry and the bus would get us to Phuket by 3pm after getting up at 5am. The first part of the journey was hassle free but then suddenly the bus came to a stop ...