Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Ao Sane Beach

Ao Sane Beach is a small bay. Nai Harn is on the right. By the way, go through Phuket Yacht Club. Ao Sane Beach is the end of the road, the beach is a beach that is relatively small. The beach is lined with large rocks. Not many white sand beaches to dispense in a restaurant. And small bungalows. For travelers who want simple peace. The need for privacy.
Highlights
 - The beach is very quiet. There are not many tourists.- There is only one other restaurant. Small bungalows and tourist facilities. The front of the beach.- A small hotel located near the beach.- Able to travel to Nai Harn Beach, just a few minutes. The beach is located in the same vicinity. 
Weaknesses.- The beach is very small, about 50 meters in length.- Sand beach area is quite rough. And not very white.- No shopping in the area.- Not a tourist shuttle or taxi service for tourists.
TravelYou can go to the beach is just one way. Larsen Bay is located next to the beach up to the right for about 5 minutes have passed. Phuket Yacht Club. A trip to the beach. You can get both cars and motorcycles.


 

Ya Nui Beach

Nui Beach is a small bay. In the north of the Cape's only about 10 minutes, sprinkle Beach Ya Nui Beach is a popular activity in the sea and the beach is popular with tourists who want to relax in a peaceful atmosphere. The beach is a beach not too long with very white sand, but not quite. The most popular tourist and diving. And swim along the beach, mostly
Highlights- The park is located near Phrom Thep Cape and Nai Harn.- There are beaches, restaurants and tourist facilities.- Is popular with foreign tourists.- A white sand beach and much more.- A small tourist bungalow.Weaknesses.
- A small beach. It is quite crowded during peak periods.- Not a taxi visitors.- No shopping.- Parking is relatively low.
TravelAll the way through the first two are from Maharashtra. The Laem Phrom Thep. Driving down the mountain for about 10 minutes to see Ya Nui Beach on the left. The other route from Nai Harn Beach. The right side through a small wind turbine electricity production. Then follow the path up the mountain for about 5 minutes to the beach on the right. Easy access for both vehicles and Motorcycle.


Thursday, June 28, 2012

Kamala Beach

Kamala Beach is a beach that is quiet. Beach adjacent to the south of Phuket. The sandy beach is not very detailed. A length of about 2 km away and the beach is also a monument to the tsunami. It is designed to give the tidal wave. Happened on that beach. The picture was the mental universe of the North Beach shops, restaurants and hotels are available every week.
Highlights.
- Tourists are not very dense. Quiet family atmosphere.
- Provides a small supermarket. The Thai food or around the beach.
- Small to medium-sized hotels. Apartment for rent.
- A shopping, spa, mini-bar, a small amount.
- Is popular with foreign tourists. The city is the long term.
- Was a tourist or a taxi.
- A popular tourist attraction of the show. (Ad) in the area.
Weaknesses.
- Sand beach area is quite large. Not white.
- It is very popular with tourists. If compared with the internationally renowned tourist attraction. In each instance, Karon Beach, Kata Beach.
Travel
Kamala Beach is the main road from both directions. Both have happened to the drive from Patong Beach and Kalim through the main street. Here you will find a beach. If you are south of the monument of Thao Thepkrasattri Srisoonthorn along the highway next to Phuket. And Laem Singh Beach about 1 km from the coast north of Phuket. The beach is accessible by car, motorcycle.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Cuisine

(หมี่ผัดหรือหมี่น้ำแบบต่าง ๆ), usually with pork or chicken
Khanom chin (ขนมจีน), a version of noodles taken at breakfast, usually served with a spicy curry sauce and fresh vegetables.
Nam phrik kung siap (น้ำพริกกุ้งเสียบ) is a mixture of dried chili and smoked shrimps taken with various fresh vegetables.
Cashew nuts and pineapples are rarely grown in Phuket but are available all year round. The nuts are available dried, fried or coated.
Phat kana mu krop is a dish with sauteed leafy green (similar to kale) and crispy pork.
Khao man kai (ข้าวมันไก่) is a simple dish of chicken and rice (usually infused with padanus leaves) that is sold at many small stands.
Kuai tiao ruea (Boat Soup) is a noodle soup made with a brown broth and stewed buffalo meat, before serving a small amount of fresh buffalo blood is added (optional). The soup is traditionally made on a longtail boat.
Hokkien or Peranakan Food

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Patong Beach

Patong Beach (Thai หาด ป่า ตอง) refers to the beach and Phuket town on the west coast of the island. It is the main tourist center of Phuket and shop contains an important center of Phuket nightlife and cheap. The beach became popular with western tourists, especially Europeans, in the late 1980s. Many hotels are located there and the area was expanded into a major tourist mecca.
HistoryPatong Beach is famous for its nightlife and 3.5 km (2.2 miles) beach, the entire length of the west side of Phuket runs. The nightlife is on two main areas Bangla Road and "Paradise Complex" in the middle, with Bangla Road, which is predominantly straight and Paradise Complex Gay. Both streets are lined with bars, discos and bars fed Go Go. Prostitution is illegal in Thailand but tolerated, as in the case of Patong Beach, especially on Bangla Road where is drinking much older western men with young Thai women and transvestites. Most discos in Patong charge a 100 baht entrance, but instead an envelope, which is actually a drink minimum, because you get a voucher and most clubs for 100 baht for most drinks.
On 26 December 2004, Patong Beach along with many other areas along the west coast of Phuket and Thailand by a tsunami in the Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004. The wave caused a great damage to the boardwalk to the beach and the immediate hinterland and many people were slain. Patong was one of the hardest hit areas of Phuket, but the destruction was not as bad as nearby in Khao Lak. Patong is recovering from the tsunami.
Climate
Patong beach, Phuket Province, Thailand.
The island of Phuket has a tropical climate with a dry season from November to April and a rainy season from May to October. Average temperatures are consistent year-round. Average highs range from 29 °C (84 °F) to 33 °C (91 °F); average lows range from 23 °C (73 °F) to 26 °C (79 °F).

Phuket Festival

Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao Si Sunthon Fair (งานท้าวเทพกระษัตรี - ท้าวศรีสุนทร) is held on March 13 every year to commemorate the two great heroines who rallied the Thalang people to repel Burmese invaders.
Vegetarian Festival (เทศกาลกินเจ(กินผัก-เจี๊ยะฉ่าย)) is held on the first day of the 9th lunar month (end Sept or early October). Phuket islanders of Chinese ancestry commit themselves to a 9-day vegetarian diet, a form of purification believed to help make the forthcoming year “trouble-free”. The festival is marked by several ascetic displays, including fire-walking and ascending sharp-bladed ladders. 
Phuket King’s Cup Regatta (งานแข่งเรือใบชิงถ้วยพระราชทาน) is held in December. The Kata Beach Resort hosts international yachtsmen, largely from neighbouring countries who compete in the Kata Beach area for royal trophies. 
Laguna Phuket Triathlon (ลา กู น่า ภูเก็ต ไตร กีฬา) each December. The triathlon (a 1,800 m (5900) swimming, running 55 km (34 mile) bike race and a 12 km (7.5 miles) and a 6 km (3.7 mile) fun run) attracts many athletes from all over the the world.
Phuket Travel Fair from 1 November is usually called the Patong Carnival, from the place where celebrations occur. Colourful parades, sports events, and a beauty competition for foreign tourists are major activities.
Chao Le (Sea Gypsy) Boat Floating Festival (งาน ประเพณี ลอย เรือ ชาวเล) falls each year during the middle of the sixth and eleventh lunar months. The sea gypsy villages at Rawai and Sapam their ceremonies to be held on the 13th, Ko Si-Re celebrated on 14 and Laem La (east of the bridge on the northern tip of Phuket Island) on 15. Ceremonies that center around the setting behind the small boats similar to the Thai festival of Loi Krathong, held at night and whose goal is to drive away evil and bring good luck.

Phuket Province 7

Hat Karon (หาดกะรน) is the second largest of Phuket's tourist beaches, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from town. Large resort complexes line the road behind the shoreline, but the broad beach itself has no development. Numerous restaurants and tourist stores are located across the street from the beach. The southern point has a fine coral reef stretching toward Kata and Bu Island. There is also its sister beach Karon Noi.
View Point (จุดชมวิว) This is located midpoint between Nai Han and Kata beaches. The scenic Kata Noi, Kata, and Karon beaches, and Ko Pu Island can be viewed from this point.
Laem Phromthep (แหลมพรหมเทพ) (Phromthep Cape) is a headland forming the extreme south end of Phuket. "Phrom" is Thai for the Hindu term "Brahma", signifying purity, and "Thep" is Thai for 'God'. Local villagers used to refer to the cape as "Laem Chao", or the God's Cape, and it was an easily recognizable landmark for the early seafarers traveling up the Malay Peninsula from the sub-continent.
Wat Chalong (วัดฉลองหรือวัดไชยธาราราม) is where stands the cast statue of Luang Pho Cham, who helped the people of Phuket put down the Angyee, or Chinese Coolie Rebellion, in 1876 during the reign of Rama V. There are also statues of Luang Pho Chuang, and Luang Pho Cham, abbots of the temple during later times.
Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Conservation Development and Extension Centre (สถานีพัฒนาและส่งเสริมการอนุรักษ์สัตว์ป่าเขาพระแทว) is a center for study of the environment. Its duty is to promote and distribute wildlife within Khao Phra Thaeo wildlife park. The park is full of forest and also actively conserves a number of wild animals that would otherwise be extinct in Phuket.

Geography
Location     Andaman Sea
Coordinates     7°53′24″N 98°23′54″E
Area     543 km2 (209.7 sq mi)
Length     50 km (31 mi)
Width     20 km (12 mi)
Highest elevation     529 m (1,736 ft)
Highest point     Mai Thao Sip Song
Country Thailand