Another year! 2013 is upon us, the globe did non end, the hereafter is bright. I promise everyone has had a skillful 2012, had some skillful times. The twelvemonth for me inward Phuket - busy! I acknowledge to struggling to uncovering fourth dimension for blogging specially afterwards inward the year. Please recollect this Phuket weblog is a hobby, every bit I am working every bit managing director of Sunrise Divers, in addition to also get got a married adult woman in addition to kids, hence can't hold out on the reckoner every gratis moment! Sometimes I larn a does of weblog fever in addition to brand sure nosotros leave of absence in addition to produce novel things. Sometimes I get got a solar daytime off in addition to nosotros remain home, produce the garden in addition to peradventure caput out for dinner to a favourite restaurant. Must brand sure nosotros essay some novel places to swallow inward 2013 for the blog, in addition to for our sense of savor buds! Actually, looking back, 2012 was a skillful blogging year. We did leave of absence in addition to explore, specially inward Phang Nga (north of Phuket) in addition to nosotros also had a brace of holidays out of Phuket visiting Hua Hin, Chumphon in addition to Suan Phung. Might hold out a fighting to lucifer the "best of" onto 1 page, but hither goes!
January 2012
Though I knew all the interesting temples inward Phuket, but works life 1 that I had never visited, at Wat Khao Rang inward Phuket Town, featuring a large golden Buddha statue....
(above) Big Buddha statue at Khao Rang Temple
Also blogged close the novel mini golf identify at Bang Tao Beach, which nosotros visited alongside the kids on Christmas Day 2011 (and get got meant to drib dead over again since, but had no time).
(above) Mini Golf close Bang Tao Beach
February 2012
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 calendar month writing on the weblog close recent fairs in addition to festivals, alongside Chinese New Year's Day beingness on 23rd January, I stopped a brace of times to larn novel photos at the annual Chalong Temple Fair which is ever held approximately Chinese New Year.
(above) Chalong Temple Fair
And hence I wrote close the Phuket Old Town Festival which had been held from 28 - thirty January.
(above) Fire dancer during the sometime town festival
March 2012
Exploring inward Phang Nga province, which is due north of Phuket, but over the bridge. Phang Nga is by in addition to large rattling rural. We works life a dandy eating theater called Tha Sai Seafood, also visited a rattling interesting temple called Wat Thamtapan in addition to a beautiful piffling woods common alongside waterfalls - Sa Nang Manora Forest Park.
(above) View from Tha Sai Seafood in addition to a waterfall at Sa Nang Manora
And afterwards inward March, alongside the kids on schoolhouse holidays in addition to visiting inlaws, I did some exploring on my ain including the Phuket Seashell Museum in addition to (on a walk inward Phuket Town) I was invited into a Sikh Gurdwara for a await around.
(above) Phuket Seashell Musem in addition to the ceiling of the Sikh Gurdwara inward Phuket Town
April / May 2012
We had a vacation out of Phuket for a brace of weeks including visiting my wife's household unit of measurement inward Chumphon. Meanwhile inward Phuket, thank you lot to the Bumrungwong household unit of measurement for letting me snap photos at the Old Herb Shop inward Phuket Town
(above) At the sometime herb store inward Phuket Town
And (inspired past times the before see to Khao Rang temple) I wrote close the "Big Buddhas" of Phuket. There's to a greater extent than than one!
(above) Big Buddha at Sri Sunthorn temple
Old Phuket Town is getting ameliorate twelvemonth past times twelvemonth every bit people who alive in addition to operate at that spot position some endeavour into the area. There are immediately several roads without the common ugly electrical wires overhead, in addition to I am ever happy for a piffling walk inward sometime town.
(above) Dibuk Road inward sometime Phuket Town
June 2012
I meant to write close the Indy Market before, every bit nosotros drib dead quite often. It's inward Phuket Town on Th in addition to Fri evenings. Also on the weblog inward June, a bar/restaurant that has drib dead a favourite - Route 68, on Thalang Road inward the sometime town.
(above) Indy Market in addition to Route 68
And nosotros rattling much enjoyed watching Phuket FC 1 eve when our boy was chosen every bit 1 of the squad mascots to drib dead out on the pitch alongside the players. And Phuket won the game 8-1 :)
(above) At a Phuket FC game
July 2012
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 busy calendar month for blogging! Our explorations into Phang Nga continued alongside a see to the rattling impressive temple at Wat Bang Riang. I also got circular to blogging close Khao Sok National Park, which we'd genuinely visited dorsum inward May - 1 of our favourite places.
(above) At Wat Bang Riang, Phang Nga
(above) On the lake at Khao Sok
Found a groovy novel bar alongside dandy views southward of Kata beach - Sabai Corner, dandy identify for a sunset beer or a few, in addition to I involve heed that the possessor immediately has a few bungalows opened upward too.
(above) Sabai Corner Bar
And I "reblogged" a brace of things. The weblog has been going since 2006, hence some of the older posts are out of appointment in addition to photos tend to hold out ameliorate now. Sometimes I update a few sometime weblog posts every week, sometimes write completely novel weblog posts such every bit the posts inward July close the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project in addition to Wat Kathu temple.
(above) Wat Kathu Temple
August 2012
One of may favourite days of the twelvemonth - a trip over to Koh Yao Noi island, due east of Phuket. It's small, quiet, has dandy views .. adjacent fourth dimension nosotros conception to remain a night.
(above) Exploring Koh Yao Noi island
And hence some street culture! The quaternary annual Kathu hamlet street festival was held inward August. Kathu is the expanse of Phuket where I live. The iii solar daytime festival featured lots of nutrient in addition to street performances in addition to a large street parade on the showtime evening.
(above) At the Kathu Festival
And some street food! I finally blogged close the good known Abduls Roti Shop inward sometime Phuket Town. Roti alongside curry for breakfast. Yum!
(above) Abdul's Roti alongside curry
September 2012
There are some good known festivals inward Phuket in addition to some smaller festivals. The 'Por Tor' (Hungry Ghost) festival is 1 that I never investigated until in conclusion year. Well, inward 2012 I saw a lot more. We all went to the Por Tor Kong shrine inward Phuket Town that is the middle of events to enjoin prayers in addition to donate a reddish turtle cake for the ghosts.
(above) Por Tor Festival
More food! My married adult woman introduced me to a tasty dish called Khao Yam, a form of salad made alongside rice in addition to herbs, pop inward southward Thailand in addition to a novel eating theater opened non far from our trace of piece of job solid doing Khao Yam in addition to also some skillful dim sum.
(above) Khao Yam
October 2012
In belatedly September / early on Oct nosotros were on vacation for a brace of weeks, I mightiness write something close the Hua Hin trip sometime! Also during the vacation nosotros had an overnight trip to Racha Yai (Raya) Island close 20km southward of Phuket - a identify I get got dived many times, but this was the showtime fourth dimension I'd fix pes on the isle inward all these years.
(above) Fun for all the household unit of measurement at Racha Yai
And hence 1 of my favourite festivals - the Phuket vegetarian festival was from 14th - 24th October. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 photograph fest! I visited several shrines inward the early on forenoon to lookout adult man human face upward piercing rituals, in addition to also some solar daytime fourth dimension in addition to eve street processions. It's a bizarre in addition to fascinating fourth dimension of year.
(above) Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2012
November / Dec 2012
What are the best hotels inward Phuket? Well, over the twelvemonth I get got added a bunch of pages which demonstrate "Top 10" lists based on TripAdvisor rankings. Started alongside a uncomplicated Top 10 Phuket Hotels listing dorsum inward February, but inward the in conclusion two months at that spot get got been several useful hotel posts :
• Top 10 Family Hotels
• Top 10 Luxury Hotels
• Top 10 Value Hotels
Hope those are useful! We've been a chip lazy recently, non many days out - for sure no holidays, every bit it's high season. Kids oft get got music lessons or Taekwondo at the weekend, hence nosotros mightiness non ever produce much. I did "reblog" the Bang Pae Waterfall inward November. We combined a see at that spot alongside dejeuner at Bang Rong, a regular favourite restaurant.
(above) Bang Pae Waterfall
And nosotros tried a novel eating theater but lately - a floating seafood eating theater called Bang Mud, on the due east coast of Phuket. Got to essay to a greater extent than restaurants adjacent year! Especially if I finally seize alongside teeth the bullet in addition to purchase an iPhone, which volition mainly hold out used to get got photos of my lunch.
Even if things aren't blogged, I oft position photos onto the Phuket page on Facebook, or delight produce follow me on Twitter for Phuket updates. And latest photos are on my Flickr account.
Here's a fun photograph to terminate 2012. Yesterday nosotros went for a piffling drive, took a walk across Sarasin bridge that joins Phuket to the mainland, in addition to hence had a potable in addition to cake at the 360 Degree Cafe which is but a few km into Phang Nga. Here's our man child on a large swing at the cafe ...
Let's come across what 2013 brings. Happy New Year's Day from Phuket! Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
January 2012
Though I knew all the interesting temples inward Phuket, but works life 1 that I had never visited, at Wat Khao Rang inward Phuket Town, featuring a large golden Buddha statue....
(above) Big Buddha statue at Khao Rang Temple
Also blogged close the novel mini golf identify at Bang Tao Beach, which nosotros visited alongside the kids on Christmas Day 2011 (and get got meant to drib dead over again since, but had no time).
(above) Mini Golf close Bang Tao Beach
February 2012
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 calendar month writing on the weblog close recent fairs in addition to festivals, alongside Chinese New Year's Day beingness on 23rd January, I stopped a brace of times to larn novel photos at the annual Chalong Temple Fair which is ever held approximately Chinese New Year.
(above) Chalong Temple Fair
And hence I wrote close the Phuket Old Town Festival which had been held from 28 - thirty January.
(above) Fire dancer during the sometime town festival
March 2012
Exploring inward Phang Nga province, which is due north of Phuket, but over the bridge. Phang Nga is by in addition to large rattling rural. We works life a dandy eating theater called Tha Sai Seafood, also visited a rattling interesting temple called Wat Thamtapan in addition to a beautiful piffling woods common alongside waterfalls - Sa Nang Manora Forest Park.
(above) View from Tha Sai Seafood in addition to a waterfall at Sa Nang Manora
And afterwards inward March, alongside the kids on schoolhouse holidays in addition to visiting inlaws, I did some exploring on my ain including the Phuket Seashell Museum in addition to (on a walk inward Phuket Town) I was invited into a Sikh Gurdwara for a await around.
(above) Phuket Seashell Musem in addition to the ceiling of the Sikh Gurdwara inward Phuket Town
April / May 2012
We had a vacation out of Phuket for a brace of weeks including visiting my wife's household unit of measurement inward Chumphon. Meanwhile inward Phuket, thank you lot to the Bumrungwong household unit of measurement for letting me snap photos at the Old Herb Shop inward Phuket Town
(above) At the sometime herb store inward Phuket Town
And (inspired past times the before see to Khao Rang temple) I wrote close the "Big Buddhas" of Phuket. There's to a greater extent than than one!
(above) Big Buddha at Sri Sunthorn temple
Old Phuket Town is getting ameliorate twelvemonth past times twelvemonth every bit people who alive in addition to operate at that spot position some endeavour into the area. There are immediately several roads without the common ugly electrical wires overhead, in addition to I am ever happy for a piffling walk inward sometime town.
(above) Dibuk Road inward sometime Phuket Town
June 2012
I meant to write close the Indy Market before, every bit nosotros drib dead quite often. It's inward Phuket Town on Th in addition to Fri evenings. Also on the weblog inward June, a bar/restaurant that has drib dead a favourite - Route 68, on Thalang Road inward the sometime town.
(above) Indy Market in addition to Route 68
And nosotros rattling much enjoyed watching Phuket FC 1 eve when our boy was chosen every bit 1 of the squad mascots to drib dead out on the pitch alongside the players. And Phuket won the game 8-1 :)
(above) At a Phuket FC game
July 2012
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 busy calendar month for blogging! Our explorations into Phang Nga continued alongside a see to the rattling impressive temple at Wat Bang Riang. I also got circular to blogging close Khao Sok National Park, which we'd genuinely visited dorsum inward May - 1 of our favourite places.
(above) At Wat Bang Riang, Phang Nga
(above) On the lake at Khao Sok
Found a groovy novel bar alongside dandy views southward of Kata beach - Sabai Corner, dandy identify for a sunset beer or a few, in addition to I involve heed that the possessor immediately has a few bungalows opened upward too.
(above) Sabai Corner Bar
And I "reblogged" a brace of things. The weblog has been going since 2006, hence some of the older posts are out of appointment in addition to photos tend to hold out ameliorate now. Sometimes I update a few sometime weblog posts every week, sometimes write completely novel weblog posts such every bit the posts inward July close the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project in addition to Wat Kathu temple.
(above) Wat Kathu Temple
August 2012
One of may favourite days of the twelvemonth - a trip over to Koh Yao Noi island, due east of Phuket. It's small, quiet, has dandy views .. adjacent fourth dimension nosotros conception to remain a night.
(above) Exploring Koh Yao Noi island
And hence some street culture! The quaternary annual Kathu hamlet street festival was held inward August. Kathu is the expanse of Phuket where I live. The iii solar daytime festival featured lots of nutrient in addition to street performances in addition to a large street parade on the showtime evening.
(above) At the Kathu Festival
And some street food! I finally blogged close the good known Abduls Roti Shop inward sometime Phuket Town. Roti alongside curry for breakfast. Yum!
(above) Abdul's Roti alongside curry
September 2012
There are some good known festivals inward Phuket in addition to some smaller festivals. The 'Por Tor' (Hungry Ghost) festival is 1 that I never investigated until in conclusion year. Well, inward 2012 I saw a lot more. We all went to the Por Tor Kong shrine inward Phuket Town that is the middle of events to enjoin prayers in addition to donate a reddish turtle cake for the ghosts.
(above) Por Tor Festival
More food! My married adult woman introduced me to a tasty dish called Khao Yam, a form of salad made alongside rice in addition to herbs, pop inward southward Thailand in addition to a novel eating theater opened non far from our trace of piece of job solid doing Khao Yam in addition to also some skillful dim sum.
(above) Khao Yam
October 2012
In belatedly September / early on Oct nosotros were on vacation for a brace of weeks, I mightiness write something close the Hua Hin trip sometime! Also during the vacation nosotros had an overnight trip to Racha Yai (Raya) Island close 20km southward of Phuket - a identify I get got dived many times, but this was the showtime fourth dimension I'd fix pes on the isle inward all these years.
(above) Fun for all the household unit of measurement at Racha Yai
And hence 1 of my favourite festivals - the Phuket vegetarian festival was from 14th - 24th October. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 photograph fest! I visited several shrines inward the early on forenoon to lookout adult man human face upward piercing rituals, in addition to also some solar daytime fourth dimension in addition to eve street processions. It's a bizarre in addition to fascinating fourth dimension of year.
(above) Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2012
November / Dec 2012
What are the best hotels inward Phuket? Well, over the twelvemonth I get got added a bunch of pages which demonstrate "Top 10" lists based on TripAdvisor rankings. Started alongside a uncomplicated Top 10 Phuket Hotels listing dorsum inward February, but inward the in conclusion two months at that spot get got been several useful hotel posts :
• Top 10 Family Hotels
• Top 10 Luxury Hotels
• Top 10 Value Hotels
Hope those are useful! We've been a chip lazy recently, non many days out - for sure no holidays, every bit it's high season. Kids oft get got music lessons or Taekwondo at the weekend, hence nosotros mightiness non ever produce much. I did "reblog" the Bang Pae Waterfall inward November. We combined a see at that spot alongside dejeuner at Bang Rong, a regular favourite restaurant.
(above) Bang Pae Waterfall
And nosotros tried a novel eating theater but lately - a floating seafood eating theater called Bang Mud, on the due east coast of Phuket. Got to essay to a greater extent than restaurants adjacent year! Especially if I finally seize alongside teeth the bullet in addition to purchase an iPhone, which volition mainly hold out used to get got photos of my lunch.
Even if things aren't blogged, I oft position photos onto the Phuket page on Facebook, or delight produce follow me on Twitter for Phuket updates. And latest photos are on my Flickr account.
Here's a fun photograph to terminate 2012. Yesterday nosotros went for a piffling drive, took a walk across Sarasin bridge that joins Phuket to the mainland, in addition to hence had a potable in addition to cake at the 360 Degree Cafe which is but a few km into Phang Nga. Here's our man child on a large swing at the cafe ...
Let's come across what 2013 brings. Happy New Year's Day from Phuket! Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com