Phuket.com Magazine Newsletter - August 2007

Affordable Phuket

One of the nicest things about Phuket is that you can plan almost any kind of holiday here on any sort of budget. But let’s face it – not many of us have a ‘money-no-problem’ clause in our holiday planning. Mere mortals like you and I tend to go for what is affordable and this is our theme this month: Affordable Phuket.

Affordable fun? Great idea! Join us on a James Bond Island and Phang Nga Bay kayaking tour, a day out to the beautiful Phi Phi Islands, and affordable stays in Patong Paragon Resort and Kata’s Sugar Palm Resort. For those who are interested in the health aspects of their holiday we have the lowdown on yoga in Phuket.

This amazing island offers much, much more but that’s for future issues…
Until next time, enjoy!

Maitree Narukatpichai is a man with many hats. He is president of the Phuket Tourist Association (PTA) and a director of the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa, which is owned by his family. Read more...

With its large – some would say towering – lobby, Patong Paragon has created the perfect place to sit and watch the world go by as guests go through the check-in process. Patong Paragon is located one kilometre north of Patong center and just metres away from the end of Patong Beach. Read more...

Think surfing. Think waves as big as houses, curling breakers with surfers shootin’ the tube, spectacular wipeouts. Think Phuket. Surfing? Hmm. Nah. But if you think that, you’re wrong. Phuket has a small but lively community of surfers. Some live here. Others have been coming back time and again for as long as 20 years. Read more...

Phang Nga Bay covers an area of 400 square kilometres and is home to some 100 islands, many of which could be entered for The Guinness Book of Records either for their beauty or for their freakish shapes. Read more...

This month, the news takes a green turn, with a lone kayaker campaigning for the world environment by paddling around Phuket Island, a warning on what global warming could do to Phuket’s burgeoning tourist industry and kids on a camping trip learning to live with Mother Nature. Read more...

Kata’s Sugar Palm Resort and Spa delivers what it promises on the label – yet at a very affordable price. This small ‘boutique’ style resort combines style with value in very nice packaging. Read more...

Sugar Palm Resort
Kata Beach

Sugar Palm Resort and Spa is ideal for a private weekend break, with boutique hotel atmosphere, a year round temperate climate, and only 5 minute walk to the beach.

Prepaid Saver
US$ 43*
(THB 1,400)/night
includes breakfast
Valid till 31 Oct ’07

Zeavola Resort - Phi Phi Island

Zeavola Resort is located on a prime stretch of soft, pearl white sand. It’s the perfect getaway to relax, recharge and reinvigorate.

Buy 1 night Get 1 night Free
From US$ 243* (THB 8,000)/night
With breakfast - valid until 31 Oct '07

Centara Karon Resort Phuket

Centara Karon Resort Phuket is a modern mid-rise resort with panoramic views of Karon Beach and the lush hinterland of hills behind.

Prepaid Saver
US$ 41* (THB 1,350)/night
With breakfast - Valid till 31 Oct '07

Print Kamala Resort

It's relaxing, peaceful and convenient here at Print Kamala Resort, located
in the middle of Kamala Beach on the west side of Phuket Island.

Stay 3 Pay 2
US$ 50* (THB 1,650)/night
With breakfast - Valid till 31 Oct '07

Phuket has a number of quality dive sites that lie not far from the island’s ports. Most dive companies here offer trips on a weekly schedule, both during the low season from May to October and the high season from November until April.
Read more...

This month we feature the Kata Surfing Contest, a summer camp for aspiring musicians at Laguna, the Phuket Film Festival and the Por Tor (Hungry Ghost) Festival 2007. So if you are a surfing and musical film buff with a leaning towards the supernatural this is just the ticket... Read more...

The waters surrounding Phi Phi are the most luscious turquoise imaginable and teem with thousands of exotically coloured fish. The islands lie 48kms Southeast of Phuket and this translates as roughly one hour 20 minutes, in ferry-speak. Read more...

This month West meets East. We feature reviews of two very different – but affordable – restaurants: one on Phuket’s west coast and the other on the east side. Sam Wilkinson, our resident gourmet and bon vivant, bravely set out to test the culinary waters in Capannina – an Italian eatery in Kata Beach and Palai – a Thai seafood restaurant near Chalong. Did he eat seafood pizza? Was he crabby over his cannelloni? Find out more in our monthly review of what’s cooking in Phuket. Read more...

Yoga: What is it? A spiritual regime? A lifestyle system? A mental exercise? Or just a good way to get fit and beautiful? As Phuket.Com found out, it’s all of these and more, and for those who are interested in trying it out, there are plenty of options on Phuket. Read more...

* prices are nett and subject to exchange rate fluctuations

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