Phuket Travel Guide and True Local Blog
How to Get to The Private Naithon Noi Beach [toc] Naithon Noi Beach in one of the few 'private beaches of Phuket' as well as one of the most beautiful. Located near Phuket International airport on the west coast of the island, Naithon Noi Beach is often called 'Andaman White Beach', from the name of the resort that occupies the entire land around it. The real name is Naithon Noi
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What to do on Tri Trang Beach? [toc] Tri Trang Beach is just a few kilometres of Patong, and it's a superb haven of peace. There used to be a lot of confusion about the names of the beaches in the southern part of Patong. There are four beaches in this peninsula: Tri Trang Beach, Merlin Beach, Paradise Beach and Freedom Beach. Once you pass the southern bridge of Patong and drive past
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Rayee Beach in Kamala Rayee beach is one of those beaches people drive by without ever knowing their name. When I ask someone if they have been to Rayee Beach in Phuket, I always get that puzzled looks or negative answer. Now if I describe where this beach is, in front of the Hyatt Regency Phuket in Kamala Beach, I always get a "Aaaah! 'That' beach!' Probably the only beach in Phuket
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Which beaches are good during rainy season in Phuket [toc] When it's rainy season in Phuket the sea is sometimes rough on the west coast where all the popular beaches and hotels are... but if you still want to swim in the ocean, where should you go? This is a question we get a lot between June and October which are usually the rainy season months in Phuket. Phuket is
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A jellyfish bath in Phuket! [toc] Haad Pak Phra is the last beach you will see when leaving Phuket from the north end and most people would drive past without ever stopping. But Haad Pak Phra has a little 'Dirty Secret'. Just before reaching the Sarasin bridge, take the last left street on your left and drive all the way to the end of the street and you'll find the
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Hua Beach near Kamala Hua Beach - After spending 23 years in Phuket, I would probably smile if someone would tell me there is a beach I never heard of and never walked on. Phuket is not that big and 35 was already a pretty impressive amount of beaches on our list. But there was! While I was scanning google earth as I often do when searching for tracks, hills
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The real story behind it... (and how I became anonymously famous) [toc]"Stop everything and look at this baby elephant's first time on the beach" How many times did you see such catchline? 4 things you should know about these photos: NO, it's not the first time he sees the sea! The baby elephant actually comes here to play every day In 90% of the cases I was not credited for
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