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Written by Alasdair Forbes
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
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 Buy me. Or else...
Taking a gift home from Phuket for mum
and dad? You should, of course, get one of those Thai dancer dolls
dressed in silk, or some of that beautifully coloured benjarong
china, maybe, or some of those miniature fruits made of clay. All
good Thai stuff.
But you don’t have to confine
yourself to “ethnic” stuff. Phuket – especially Patong – is
full of really original souvenirs. Granted, in these days of
globalisation, it’s often impossible to know where a souvenir was
made. Many, for sure, were made outside Thailand.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 April 2008 )
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Written by Alasdair Forbes
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
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 Don't go! Satay with me.
Have you ventured out of your resort
yet? Eaten at a couple of restaurants outside, have you? Time to get
more adventurous. Time to pull up a little folding stool to a
folding tin table on the side of the street and discover the most
deliciously authentic Thai food.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 May 2008 )
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Written by Alasdair Forbes
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
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 Jeroen Deknatel aboard Ocean Rover.
Dutchman Jeroen Deknatel first came to
Phuket in 1978. He hadn’t planned to stay but circumstances
resulted in him being stuck in this tropical paradise, running one of
the island’s earliest dive shops. Over the following three decades,
as he explained to Alasdair Forbes, he built his business into a
high-end liveaboard operation with an international reputation for
taking people to the best dive sites in Thai, Malaysian, Indonesian,
Burmese and Indian waters.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 May 2008 )
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Written by Alasdair Forbes
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
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 The East is red, and kinda curvy, too.
February 9 saw the official opening of
a new, utterly unique restaurant – Hung Fat’s Szechuan
Restaurant, jusy north of Patong. For food and for design there’s
certainly nowhere like it in Phuket and probably nowhere in Thailand.
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Written by Alasdair Forbes
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
 Spot the big crowds at Banana Rock Beach.
Here’s an article that’s going to irritate the Phuket experts: we’re going to reveal some of those tucked-away beaches they’ve been keeping to themselves. If you want to get far, far away from the madding crowd, this is the information you need.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 21 February 2008 )
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Written by Alasdair Forbes
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
 What's your holiday passion?
TAKE OUR QUIZ! Just note down the letter for each answer that most closely resembles the one you would give. When you’ve finished, score 1 point for each ‘a’, 2 for each ‘b’, three for each ‘c’ and 4 for each ‘d’. Add them up, then click on the link in the story to get your score!
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 21 February 2008 )
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