Phuket Villa Phuket (Thai: ภูเก็ต, IPA: [pʰuːkɛt]; formerly known as Tha-Laang or Talang, or Junk Ceylon in Western sources, a distortion of the Malay Tanjung Salang, i.e. “Cape Salang”) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phang Nga and Krabi, but as Phuket is an island there […]

Visiting Buddhist Monasteries in Phuket Foreigners are welcomed into Buddhist Monasteries, or Wats But please remember these are places of worship, reverence and meditation, and cultural sensitivity is required Visitors, both Thai and foreign, are usually welcome inside Buddhist monasteries, and a visit there can be most informative and interesting. There are scores of monasteries […]

Phuket town is a small urban treasure full of surprises, many of which are not readily visible to the visitor simply passing through. To really appreciate many of the attractions here one has to spend time, hunt and often walk. The rich cultural heritage evidenced in its architecture is perhaps the foremost of attractions here. […]