Phuket.com Magazine Newsletter - October 2007

Phuket Beach Life

All those beautiful postcards don’t lie. Phuket and gorgeous white beaches are synonymous. That’s why this month’s issue of Phuket.Com magazine concentrates on the island’s shores.

To carry on with our beach scene theme we pick two hotels located on beautiful strands – The Chedi and the Impiana Phuket Cabana. We also review Sala Bua and Da Ali, two restaurants right on the beach and one where you can get sand between your toes as you eat.

For a bit of action, Sam Wilkinson takes us snorkelling at Coral island and then goes island-hopping with Coral Seekers. We also have a special guide to the top five beaches on the island as well as the best five ‘secret’ beaches for you to discover. And if you’ve had enough of the sand, let us introduce you to the fascinating world of the mangrove forests.

In October, the two big events on the island are the Vegetarian Festival and the Phuket Film Festival. If you are here then, be sure not to miss them. The fun continues in November, with Phuket Carnival that ushers in the annual tourist high season. Enjoy!

Phuket figures in many travel publications’ ‘Top 10 Best Islands in the World’ list and it does so well largely because of its beautiful west coast beaches. Here’s a brief summary of Phuket’s most popular beaches. Read more...

Grafted into a coconut grove hillside with lush views of arguably one of Phuket’s finest beaches lies The Chedi; a landmark hotel that has been here since the beginning of Phuket’s tourist incarnation. Read more...

Phuket figures in many travel publications’ ‘Top 10 Best Islands in the World’ lists and it does so well largely because of its beautiful west coast beaches. Here’s a brief summary of Phuket’s most popular beaches. Read more...

Phuket is surrounded by many beautiful islands and each one of them has something different to offer. Only minutes away from Phuket there are sandy beaches, secluded coves, rare birds and fauna with beautiful weather thrown in for free.
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Phuket is finally to get its first full-on water park, with a wave pool, a “relax” pool and an adventure pool and no fewer than 12 water slides and chutes, ranging from small to enormous. Read more...

Impiana Phuket Cabana Resort and Spa is one of the leaders in the Phuket hospitality league. Impiana was one of the first high-level hotels on the island yet you’d never guess it as the resort has a ‘just built’ freshness to it. The only resort in Patong actually on the beach, Impiana has had a running start on its competitors right from the word go. Read more...

The Chedi Phuket
Pansea Bay

The Chedi Hotel Phuket is an easy blend of timeless simplicity and modern sophistication. It is the perfect choice for a relaxing beach vacation.

Special Offer
From US$ 167*/night
Hillside 1 Bedroom
Valid until 31 Oct '07

Kata Thani Beach Resort - Kata Noi

Katathani Phuket Beach Resort stretches along 850 meters of alabaster sand and deep jade mountain forests in the secluded cove of Kata Noi beach.

Paradise Package
From US$ 206*/night
with Breakfast - 01 Nov - 21 Dec '07

Novotel Beach Resort Panwa Phuket

Nestled on its own white sand beach, Novotel Beach Resort Panwa combines excellent facilities with the charming friendliness of Thai hospitality.

Hot Deal! Cc Prepaid
From US$ 44*/night
Superior room - until 31 Oct '07

Avantika Boutique Hotel - Patong Beach

Avantika Boutique Hotel offers an exclusive hideaway comprising of 31 sea-view rooms and is the only boutique property right on Patong Beach.

Super Saver
From US$ 106*/night
with Breakfast - until 31 Oct '07

Nara Suttichanond, Executive Chef of the Holiday Inn Phuket Resort, took a break from his work running the hotel’s kitchens to show us how to make Khao Pad Talay with style. Kao Pad – Thai for “fried rice” – is a dish you can find all over Thailand, and which anyone can cook, but an artist such as Chef Nara can make it look and taste extra-special. Read more...

Phuket’s official high tourism season will start on November 1st. This year the Tourism Authority of Thailand, together with Patong Municipality, is organizing the 20th riotously colourful Phuket Carnival to mark the occasion. This year the organisers have a budget of 30 million baht to mark the Carnival’s 20th anniversary.
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With more and more people discovering the delights of a holiday in Phuket, demand for accommo-
dation has never been higher, and the hotel and resort business is booming. Here, Phuket.com highlights five delightful new properties that have just opened or that will do so in the next couple of months.
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It’s amazing how hot it can get at 09:00 in the morning. Thankfully, at Chalong Pier there’s plenty of shade and benches on which to sit with a cool drink. There are a lot of people here and their faces – in spite of their wildly differing nationalities – show just three basic emotions. There’s anticipation on foreigner’s faces, determination on the tour guides’ faces and pure bewilderment on children’s faces. Read more...

This month, following our beach theme, Sam Wilkinson dons his sunglasses and sun cream and takes his bucket and spade to Ristorante Da Ali on lovely Laem Singh Beach. What did he see in the seafood? Did he get crabby over the fish? Was he as red as a lobster in the sun? Find out inside. Our very own gastronaut also went to sample the fine dining at Sala Bua, in Impiana Cabana right by the sand of Patong Beach where he sampled the renowned cuisine of award-winning chef Ronnie Macuja. Read more...

Every country has its idiosyncrasies. What is unusual to a visitor can be quite normal to a local and vice versa. Thailand is no exception and has its fair share of quirks and unusual sides. Here are our Top Ten Thai out-of-the-ordinary sights you will see here.
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Images of mangrove forests rarely appear in material advertising the delights of Phuket. The short trees grow in mud along the shore, lack majesty, and don’t have flowers worth talking about. But they are a crucial part of Phuket’s tropical and coastal ecology. Read more...

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