Phuket Elephant Trekking
Phuket Elephant Trekking is to be avoided! Now comes the true ‘Ethical Elephant Sanctuaries’, where elephants rescued from a terrible life of labour can finally be free.
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Suzy Wong’s A Go Go
Suzy Wong’s is already an icon of Soi Bangla nightlife, and you can’t visit Patong without visiting it. A great deal of effort was given to the new bar facade with its bright red Chinese decoration and massive door.
Mom Tri’s Kitchen Phuket and Mom Tri’s Villa Royale
Mom Tri’s Villa Royale is not just your regular hotel in Phuket. It was the private house of Mom Luang Tridhosyuth Devakul, a famous artist and architect better known in Thailand as ‘Mom Tri’, a descendant of King Mongkut Rama IV. Over two decades ago, Mom Tri converted his summer house into this surprising boutique hotel built on a rocky hillside overlooking the beautiful waters of Kata Noi Beach.
Radar Hill Viewpoint in Phuket
Radar Hill Viewpoint in Phuket offers a breathtaking panorama. The island certainly has quite a few viewpoints but some less visible than others such as this one are actually the most impressive.
My Top 10 Everything Phuket
I travel quite a lot and I know how it feels to go to a place you’ve never visited before… where to start? As a matter of fact, this also applies to places you have visited too many times. What should I do the first time? What did I miss the second time? What can I still do that I haven’t done yet?
La Gaetana
La Gaetana is one of the best and longest-established Italian restaurants in Phuket. It’s well known and recommended by longtime residents and Thais and is in our Top romantic restaurants in Phuket. It’s all about La Gaetana’s excellent cuisine and very cosy atmosphere.
360° Bar & Lounge at The Pavilions Phuket
360 Bar & Lounge at The Pavilions Phuket near Layan Beach is so out of the way, you almost have to deserve it. With so many restaurants in Phuket, picking a new romantic dining venue
Som Tam in Phuket – Thailand’s most loved dish
Post Views: 15,158 Som Tam in Phuket Som Tam (Somtum) is probably one of the cornerstones of Thai Cuisine and it comes in various versions,… Read More »Som Tam in Phuket – Thailand’s most loved dish
Hor Mok Talay (Spicy Fish Mousse)
Hor Mok Talay is not exactly a Phuket or Southern Thailand’s speciality, but the specific type and taste of Hor Mok you can find in Southern Thailand is Phuket style.
Thavorn Phuket Museum
Built in 1960, the Thavorn Hotel has a long story in Old Phuket Town. The museum originally opened decades ago as a small quirky hotel attraction that was more an anecdotal storage of all the old stuff and equipment used in the many years of the hotel’s operation
Diablo A Go Go
Diablo A Go Go is one of the well-known A Go-Go in Soi Seadragon, the hottest lane of Patong Beach, in the hottest street of the hottest town of Phuket. Competition between Go Go bars is fierce (but friendly) to convince you to step in and “Have a look, Sir!”
Maikhao Dream Villa Resort Phuket
Maikhao Dream Villa Resort is a great hotel we had the chance to experience in Phuket, but this is not a resort for everyone. It is on Mai Khao Beach,
Baby Elephant on a Phuket Beach: The real story behind the photos
Post Views: 34,050 The real story behind it (and how I became anonymously famous) “Stop everything and look at this baby elephant’s first time on… Read More »Baby Elephant on a Phuket Beach: The real story behind the photos
Aspasia Kata Beach Resort Apartment in Phuket
Aspasia Phuket Resort is a green oasis hidden above the fast-developing Kata Beach. With a unique location on a hillside overlooking the north end of Kata, Aspasia Phuket benefits from very quiet surroundings and a superb panoramic view of the bay.
Phuket View Restaurant on Khao Rang Hill
Phuket View is another restaurant you must add to your list of ‘Dining with a View while in Phuket’. This dining venue sits for almost twenty years on top of Khao Rang Hill, one of the highest hills in Phuket Town.
Indochine Restaurant Phuket
Indochine Restaurant is a fancy place for dinner in a trendy setting and with a good panoramic view of Patong Beach and Kalim Beach. With an original design and a large selection of wines, it is a fun experience to share on a special occasion.
Jun Phen Isan Restaurant
Like most of the great restaurants serving excellent good old-fashioned Thai food in Phuket, Jun Phen didn’t bother much with the design.
Rock Hard A Go Go
Rock Hard a Go Go is finally back on the nightlife scene of Patong Beach with a fresh look and a younger mood. In recent years, Rock Hard was slowly fading away, and the atmosphere was not the most entertaining in town, despite being the only Go Go open in the afternoon.
Mang Da Na – Giant Water Bug
Mang Da looks like oversized, mutated cockroaches, but I can confirm that they’re not. They are called Mang Da Na in Thai, and apparently are the biggest kind of water bug there is. I think the English name is ‘Giant Water Bug’.
Phuket Brasserie
Phuket Brasserie is one of the best French dining venues in Phuket town, owned and operated by Belgium chef Alain Tabruyng.