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Stuff to Buy in Phuket You Will Never Use Again [toc] Holiday is always a lot of fun and shopping is totally part of it. People often become someone else when travelling overseas, and while they may be very careful about spending when shopping at home, they seem to forget everything and fall for the silliest items. From our many years here in Phuket, we saw people buying some really
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Funny Things in Phuket [toc] Living in Phuket for so many years has brought a lot of fun sights, and we should get used to them. But sometimes we smile (or clench teeth) when we witness one of the following weird or strange things. We are not only talking about the good old 'Phuket Vegetarian Festival' of course: these 16 strange things we encounter regularly. We all get shocked the
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Have you been in Thailand too long? [toc] Have you been in Thailand too long? After few years living in Phuket (or in Thailand), you just start doing few unusual things without noticing them, and it suddenly strikes you... these are not the things I use to do at home! How long have I been here? When did I start doing these weird things without knowing it!? Then you realize
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10 Really Cheap Things to Do in Phuket (For Fun!) Phuket on half a shoestring? That sounds cliché or impossible. It doesn't even fit the style of our blog with all our fancy restaurants and trendy hotels, but it was just too tempting! So just for fun, you can try the 10 items below and come back with a pretty fun story to tell. Sleep at On On Hotel (was
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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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Mang Da Na - Giant Water Bug Mang Da looks like over-sized, mutated cockroaches, but I can confirm that they're not. They are called Mang Da Na in Thai and apparently are the biggest kind water bug there are. I think the English name is 'Giant Water Bug'. These guys are not just another type of deep-fried bugs on the push carts. They're a little more special than that. This
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