Phuket Photo: June 2008

Leelawadee Photo [5 pics]

Leelawadee photo has been add to phuketpictues.net [5 pics]

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Kata Beach Photo [more 5 pics]

Kata Beach Photos

Very popular with families, Kata is an all round favourite due to its spectacular palm-lined beach, great restaurants, lively but not raucous nightlife and varied accommodation options - all close to the beach. From May to October surfers flock to catch Kata's waves and from November to April the beach is alive with sunseekers.

Kata is split into two focal areas: Kata Centre, which is at the northern end close to Karon and Kata South, home to several resorts. The Club Med takes up most of the beach road, resulting in a shaded footpath that makes for a pleasant stroll. Continuing on through the village, visitors will find an abundance of shops to browse in, from souvenir and ready-to-wear outlets, to 7-Elevens and local mini-marts, to name-brand fashion stores. There are also plenty of dive shops and tour operators to assist those looking to explore beyond the beach.

Sea Canoe

Sea canoe
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Golf in Phuket [ 23 pics]

Phuket has four fine golf courses, all of which have been designed to take full advantage of the island's tropical trees and abundant water. Many visitors come solely for golf, but accompanying family members rarely complain about being left to laze by the pool or on the beach.

Standards are high and there are enough challenges to stretch scratch players.

Highlights and useful tips for Phuket's golf courses. Find out what makes Phuket such a fabulous golf destination, and read hole-by-hole previews of Blue Canyon, Phuket Country Club, Laguna Phuket, Loch Palm, Mission Hills and Thai Muang Golf Club.

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Koh Lanta [15 pics]

Koh Lanta is situated in the southern most district of Krabi Province, approximately 70 kilometers from Krabi province. It stretches for 27 kilometers in the north to south direction along the western coastline of Andaman Sea in southern Thailand.

Koh Lanta lies on the west coast of Andaman Sea in between Krabi and Phi Phi Island. Large Size Island with 6 km wide and over 30 kms long, 9 beaches lie from north to south along the sunset coast. Stunning scenery, fantastic white sandy beaches, coastlines have more than 70 small islands and plenty with forest, coral reefs and under water life. The geography of the island is typically mangroves; coral rimmed beaches; and rugged tree covered hills.

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Chalong Temple, Wat Chalong [19 pics]

Wat Chalong, situated approximately eight kms southeast of Phuket town, with its typical architecture found throughout Thailand, is not known for its artistic merit.

But the temple still remains the biggest and the most beautifully ornamented of Phuket's 29 Buddhist monasteries.

The Chalong Temple is associated with three revered monks of Luang Pro Chaem, renowned herbal doctors and setters of bones, who helped the people of Phuket put down the Ahngyee -- Chinese Coolie, Rebellion in 1876 during the reign of Rama V.

Statues of Luang Por Chuang and Luang Por Gluam, other monks who were abbots of the temple during later times, and who are the objects of respect and recipients of offerings by Phuket people generally, are enshrined at the Temple.

Actually entering into the temple you are not charged any admission fees but a small donation of 10 baht to contribute to maintenance or restoration costs is appreciated.

Remember - remove your shoes before entering any temple building.

Do not treat the Buddha images disrespectfully, however, you may photograph monks (importantly, women should remember not to touch them), temples or images and all Buddhist ceremonies.

For the most memorable visit try to time your trip for the weekly holy day when the monks chant Buddhist scriptures in the mornings. The holy days are based on a lunar calendar, so check with the locals to plan your excursion.

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Rang Hill, Khao Rang [ 12 pics]

Situated on the northwest, Rang Hill is one of the most memorable places in Phuket Town. From the top of Rang Hill you can enjoy a superb of panorama of the offshore islands and southern part of Phuket Island.

Thailand's first fitness park - a series of hillside sculptural tableaux which enhance calisthenics - Rang Hill also offers a comfortable expanse of grass for holidaymakers at the top, with a bronze statue of Phraya Ratsada Nupradit - the Governor of Phuket during the reign of King Rama V.

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Nai Han Beach [ 46 pics ]

A quiet little spot at the southern end of Phuket, Nai Harn is one of the island's most beautiful locations and most popular places with in-the-know locals.

Great for swimming from November to April, however care should be take in the low season (May-October) when there can be strong undertows on occasion.

The local restaurants just above the beach make a great place to relax with a sundowner.

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Kamala Beach [2 pics]

Perfect sunsets and unspoiled tropical beach cascading mountains are some of the highlights that make Kamala Beach Hotel & Resort unique. Surrounded by the coconut palms.

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Flower Leelawadee [12 pics]

Flower Leelawadee.

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Phuket Old Town [22 pics]

Phuket plays host to a wonderful mix of nationalities who have chosen to live here: it has Thais, Chinese, Malays, Indians and Nepalese, a young and growing Eurasian community and a unique mix of Hokkien Chinese and Thais called 'Baba'.

The Baba community's heritage can be seen in Phuket's Old Town in its architecture, commerce, dress and way of life. The core of the Old Town essentially is made up of five roads and several 'sois' (small streets), these are Rasada Rd, Phang Nga Rd, Thalang Rd, Dibuk Rd, and Krabi Rd. This quarter teems with history and after years of neglect is currently being renovated.

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Patong Beach [21 pics]

Patong Beach is a beach on Phuket's west coast. It is the main tourist resort in Phuket and contains the centre of Phuket's nightlife and cheap shopping on the island. The beach became popular with western tourists, especially Europeans, in the late 1980s. Numerous large hotels and chain hotels are located in Paton

Patong Beach is maybe more famous for its nightlife than the 2-kilometer beach that runs the entire length of Patong. Nightlife is centered on two main areas Bangla Road and Paradise Complex, with Bangla Road being predominantly straight and Paradise Complex being predominantly gay. Much mixing of the two scenes occurs due to Phuket Island's tolerant nature.

On December 26, 2004, Patong Beach along with many other areas along the western coast of Phuket and Thailand were struck by a tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The wave caused a great deal of destruction to the waterfront of the beach although the destruction was not nearly as bad as nearby in Khao Lak. It took probably less than 6 months to rebuild 80% of what was destroyed and 1 year after you could hardly not see any traces of destruction caused by the Tsunami.

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Maldive Island [28 pics]

Sun, sand and sea, a thousand ‘Robinson Crusoe’ islands, massive lagoons with different depths and infinite shades of blue and turquoise, dazzling underwater coral gardens; a perfect natural combination for the ideal tropical holiday destination.

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Chalong Bay [13 pics]

Chalong's muddy East Coast shoreline makes it rather unsuitable for swimming but it's an ideal and natural spot for yacht mooring.

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Po Bay [14 pics]

Po bay is very close to phang-nga province.
Now Po Bay picture is available on site.
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Coconut Tree [11 pics]

Some people believe that this coconut palm is the symbol of romance in the tropics.People associate the coconut palm with relaxation and shade looking out over the sea to the horizon similiar tall trees grow to be 50-80 feet.

There are many varieties of coconut trees. The smallest is called the Dwarf palm. They all have a tall graceful trunks topped by a crown light feathery leaves that are 15-17 feet long.

The leaves are a yellow greenish color. The trucks are light gray.

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