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Phuket.com Magazine
July 2007 - First Time in Phuket
Our July magazine has got to be one of our most fun issues ever! We feature a ‘first time’ guide to Phuket. Almost everything – from Thai food to where the nightlife is to sound advice for the first time shopper – is in here. We even have useful hints for your first Thai massage experience. We also review two Patong accommodation destinations: Novotel and Banthai. There is a Phuket half-day tour description and even a special miniguide for those planning a longer stay. Still, it’s impossible to cover everything in one go… that’s for future issues. Enjoy! The Editor editor@phuket.com |
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Banthai Beach Resort Banthai Beach Resort and Spa has secured one of the best locations
in the heart of lively Patong. With Starbucks, McDonalds, Warner Bros
and Haagen Daas right on its doorstep, and located just off the beach
road, Banthai is perfect for tourists wanting a close-up look at Phuket’s
most lively tourist town. |
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Novotel Phuket Resort First impressions are so important. The towering lobby at Novotel
Phuket Resort looks regal and is blessed with a cooling sea breeze.
It’s the perfect place to sit and read a newspaper while drinking
a refreshing cup of coffee. The roof is supported by clever white
palm tree-shaped pillars and the whole feeling is one of opulent luxury.
The elegantly silk-clad staff complements this atmosphere perfectly. |
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Phuket Island & City Tour The first sight of Phuket out
of an airplane window can set anyone’s heart pounding with anticipation.
And who wouldn’t get excited about that awesome bird’s-eye
view of the beautiful green islands in Phang Nga Bay, each one framed
by white-crested waves? To get to know the island and Phuket City
better we decided to go on a tour. |
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1st Time in Phuket: 3, 5, 7 Days Tour Mini Guide! It’s your first time to Phuket.
You’re confused. You’ve got more tour brochures in your
hotel room than you know what to do with and time is running out.
What to do? Where to go? What to see? Obviously, you’re going
to have to plan your itinerary around a time frame, so here are four
options – a three-day, five-day and a seven-day stay and longer. |
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1st Time Diving & Snorkelling in PhuketDeciding what kind of activities we want to do when we decide on a trip to an exotic tropical island like Phuket is one thing, but we also must consider our preconceptions of the destination as well. It’s human nature to compare places we are visiting to places we’ve visited in the past, but this can be a bit of a problem if expectations are different from reality. That’s why it’s important to do your research; and reading an article such as this means you are indeed doing your research. Read more... |
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1st Time Massage in Phuket It’s not something you’ll
see everyday in Birmingham or Oslo or Bonn: you walk past a small
shop on a main street and there, inside, is a row of comfortable La-Z-Boy-type
chairs with footstools, each occupied by a tourist with trousers rolled
up to the knee. At their feet kneel Thai women, kneading those overworked
extremities. |
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Kan Eang@Pier and Tamachart RestaurantThis month it’s seafood all the way. We go to Kan Eang@Pier, a favourite eatery on Phuket’s east coast that has recently been given a truly noteworthy makeover. The fabulous views are still there but the restaurant’s totally changed. Tamachart Restaurant is in Phuket City and is one of the quirkiest, strange, guffaw-inducing places to eat in Thailand. Find out more about these memorable restaurants inside. Bon appetit! Read more... |
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New & Re-Branded Hotels - Airlines Update Phuket’s hotel scene is all abuzz at the moment. Everyone is
talking about the big names coming to town. It seems that nothing
– not even a tsunami – can stop Phuket from forging ahead.
With all this development you’d be forgiven for thinking that
the island has lost its beauty but nothing could be further than the
truth. Phuket still has its beautiful white, sandy, palm-lined beaches,
its lush tropical hillsides and its pristine sunny days. |
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Jazz/Soul/R&B-BBQ on the Boardwalk Great news for Jazz lovers! Check
out some great sounds in the romantic setting of Royal Phuket Marina’s
Boardwalk on the evening of Friday August 3 from 19:30 till late.
This is yet another cool event from the people who have recently brought
you everything from regattas to weddings, boat launches, to DJ's,
bands, dancers and singers. |
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- Hotel Reviews
- Novotel Phuket Resort
- Banthai Beach Resort
- Restaurant Reviews
- Kan-Eang@Pier
- Tamachart Restaurant
- Tour Review
- Phuket Island & City Tour
- Phuket Mini Guide
- Health and Holidays
- Massages in Phuket
- Diving Phuket
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