Bang Neow Shrine in Phuket Town is one of Phuket’s oldest and most revered Chinese shrines. It’s one of the main shrines taking part in the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival It is a place of worship and merit-making activity for the local Chinese-Thai community throughout the year.
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Lim Hu Tai Su is a Chinese Taoist shrine on the north side of Phuket Town, also known as Sam Kong Shrine, for the neighbourhood in which it’s found. Though not as well known by visitors as larger Chinese shrines like Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket’s Old Town area, Sam Kong Shrine is a revered place of worship for the local community. It’s become a key part of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival when it hosts several ceremonies and a procession during the annual 9-day event.
The Good View Restaurant Nai Yang Beach The Good View is a superb restaurant serving good Thai food on the beach of Nai Yang at… Read More »The Good View Restaurant
What is Phuket Sandbox Program? Phuket has been open to international visitors since 1 July 2021 with the launch of the Phuket Sandbox program. Phuket… Read More »Phuket Sandbox Program for International Travellers
Esan Bar, despite calling itself a bar, is an excellent and affordable Thai restaurant serving Isan food from the northeast of Thailand. The restaurant sits by the busy roadside on the outskirts of Phuket town,
A great noodle soup shop in Old Phuket Town O Cha Rot is an unassuming local restaurant, but it serves one of the best noodle… Read More »O Cha Rot Phuket – Noodle Soup in Phuket Town
We Cafe Chaofa is a large restaurant that serves a vast array of international, western and Thai dishes at a very good price, located not far from Wat Chalong.
Red Clam in Kathu, or Hoi Pai Daeng in Thai, is a local restaurant serving good and simple Thai food, perfect for sharing with your friends at the end of the day, the way Thai food is best enjoyed. The restaurant is modest, but the setting is fun, with a vast open-air garden with open tables and those typical bamboo huts so popular in Thai restaurants. In case of rain, there is also a large covered area in the back.
Crust Restaurant is an excellent Italian venue located on the outskirts of Phuket Town. The food is very well priced and so good that the restaurant was mentioned in the Michelin Guide for Phuket several years in a row. The restaurant is set in a beautiful and colourful Sino-Portuguese shophouse, not far from Central Festival Phuket
Day & Night Of Phuket on Dibuk Road has always stood out for its striking design and buzzing atmosphere, but on our most recent visit, it was the food that really impressed.
Krua Ohm is a small and modest local Thai restaurant in Kathu with a mention on the famous Michelin Guide for two consecutive years.
How is the Weather in Phuket in January? Phuket weather in January is usually as perfect as it gets. The sky is spotless, the sea… Read More »Phuket Weather in January ☀️☀️
Phuket weather is more rainy in July than in June. The monsoon, or low season, has definitely started, and you can expect the sea to be rough and the sky to be cloudy. But like in every month of the low season in Thailand, you might get quite a few sunny days.
Phuket weather in June sees the return of the rains as it is the start of the monsoon, locally called ‘the low season.’ In recent years, the rainy season tends to arrive late in Phuket, so you might be lucky in June.
December in Phuket is the first month of the much-awaited high season, and the weather is usually perfect unless it’s an unlucky year. Typically, the weather in Phuket is beautiful, with a magnificent blue sky peppered with tiny white clouds and a cool temperature.
Phuket weather in August may see a little more rain than in July since it is the peak of the rainy season. Once again, the rainy season doesn’t mean it will rain every day or all day, visitors will be able to enjoy some sunny days, and the temperature in Phuket is not more comfortable than in the scorching previous months.
May is the last month of the high season in Phuket, and the weather in Phuket sees a shift from April as the monsoon is approaching. Temperatures and humidity remain very high, so it can be uncomfortable if you are not used to it.
How many days are enough to visit Phuket? This is a question we receive very often, mostly from first-time visitors. As you can expect, there is no easy answer because everyone has different lengths of annual leaves, budgets, or lives at different distances
Suay Cherngtalay is a popular and excellent restaurant serving modern Thai cuisine with a creative touch by chef Noi Tammasak.
