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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How to Get to Merlin Beach? [toc] Merlin Beach, Tri Trang Beach, Paradise Beach, Freedom Beach, which is which? Every time we post a photo of any of these beaches, it starts endless discussions, so I guess it is still confusing. Names similarities added to the fact that some of these beaches were hard to reach until recently didn't help. These four beaches are located around a peninsula just south
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How to Get to Pansea Beach [toc] Pansea Beach looks like a private beach but since private beaches are not allowed in Thailand, you can get around simply by owning all lands around that beach. Pansea Beach is shared by only 2 luxury hotels 'The Surin' and 'Amanpuri Phuket'. If you happen to be a guest of one of these 2 resorts, you will have the privilege to share one
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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) "Stop everything and look at this baby elephant's first time on the beach" How many times did you see such catch line? 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
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