So, how was 2017 for you? Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 chip odd? Too many changes inwards the world? I know this is a Phuket Blog, but a review of 2017 has to cite a few basis events. Like final yr I experience a chip helpless, blogging almost our prissy trip to Krabi or finding an interesting temple that we'd non seen before. The province I alive in, Thailand, had an strange year. King Bhumibol passed away dorsum inwards Oct 2016 in addition to most of 2017 was officially a menstruum of mourning. Some big events in addition to festivals were cancelled or toned down, such equally the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, which is unremarkably crazy, but this yr all the big processions - alongside accompanying human face upwardly piercing in addition to firecrackers - were cancelled. The King's funeral in addition to cremation was held at the terminate of Oct 2017. In improver we're nevertheless inwards political limbo here, alongside the regular army inwards command (and I would tell doing a decent job, others powerfulness tell beingness a chip autocratic), in addition to elsewhere inwards the basis nosotros receive got to bargain alongside the Trump-child equally States President in addition to my abode country, having voted dumbly to leave of absence the EU, at nowadays seems dangerously closed to beingness upwardly shit creek without a paddle. And a lot to a greater extent than bad news, likewise much. Mass shootings, wars, starving inwards Yemen, Rohingya inwards Myanmar, the continuing presence of Islamic extremism, oh beloved I should halt now.
Also strange because the high flavor was non neat for the dive store (Sunrise Divers), I think mainly due to a shift inwards tourist demographic - to a greater extent than Chinese tour groups in addition to Russian bundle tourists coming here, there's less room for the independent tourists who similar to dive! If you lot dive, delight produce contact me at Sunrise Divers! Also strange because our kids, who turned xvi in addition to 12 final year, changed to a novel schoolhouse alongside dissimilar vacation dates. And I took some other trip to England to see my pitiable former Dad inwards the dementia home. And for the Phuket Blog, a chip of a tedious down, I'm likewise busy inwards high season, in addition to also alongside the kids beingness older, nosotros can't ever drag them out for household unit of measurement days exploring Phuket in addition to the surrounding area!
So this is a piddling review of what was blogged hither on inwards 2017. The spider web log is non my life. We produce many things that are non blogged. We had trips this yr to Chumphon, Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi, Bangkok ... Yes, I receive got been thinking of a novel "Jamie's Thailand" blog! In the depression flavor from almost slow Apr to Oct I had mode to a greater extent than fourth dimension to receive got trips in addition to blog. We visited Krabi two times on brusk two black trips from Phuket. We works life novel viewpoints, novel restaurants, in addition to alongside our travels inwards other parts of Thailand, I remain certain that Phuket is the identify for me!
Jan - simply similar correct at nowadays inwards 2018, non much complimentary fourth dimension - early on Jan is a real very busy fourth dimension for diving. I did my green update of hotels - come across Top 12 Phuket Hotels 2018. And subsequently inwards Jan nosotros managed a trip to explore Thai Muang Beach, a piddling N of Phuket Island. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lovely beach alongside no hotels, simply a few pocket-size restaurants in addition to a marine enquiry center. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 identify to come upwardly dorsum to alongside a picnic inwards 2018 :)
(above) Thai Muang Beach
Sometimes, if nosotros receive got no complimentary fourth dimension for longer trips or novel spider web log posts, I update former posts. We visited Koh Sirey Temple (just due east of Phuket Town) inwards February. They receive got added a replica of a famous golden rock, the master of which is works life at Kyaiktiyo Pagoda inwards Myanmar ...
The offset few months of the yr were simply likewise busy for blogging, in addition to I was real happy to achieve Apr in addition to start to receive got some holidays. We had a real relaxing trip away from Phuket to Chumphon, Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi in addition to Suan Pheung, but (unless I start a Jamie's Thailand) these areas won't endure blogged. But inwards slow Apr nosotros made a 2 black trip to Krabi. So closed to Phuket, almost two 1/2 hours drive from our solid to Krabi Town, but we've never bothered to explore Krabi before! And nosotros actually enjoyed the trip including the Emerald Pool in addition to the Tiger Cave Temple. We forthwith started planning some other Krabi trip!
(above) Food stalls yesteryear the river inwards Krabi Town
(above) Tiger Cave Temple after climbing 1,237 steps!
Our depression flavor officially starts inwards May in addition to for the adjacent v months I had a lot to a greater extent than fourth dimension .. but less money! Which is to a greater extent than valuable? My pump says fourth dimension is to a greater extent than valuable, but we've got schoolhouse fees to pay, in addition to nosotros moved our kids to a to a greater extent than expensive schoolhouse this year! But I actually did taste the depression flavor this year. Actually quite busy alongside the dive store equally nosotros launched a novel spider web blueprint which needed plenty of time, but inwards depression flavor I took weekends off thence nosotros could receive got some piddling trips or at to the lowest degree receive got a "home day" in addition to a "going out day".
Over the years I receive got blogged a lot almost temples, in addition to final yr did a page almost mosques inwards Phuket. This yr the urge striking me to expect for churches inwards Phuket. I knew of a couple, but works life many more!
(above) Church inwards Phuket Town
We works life some novel viewpoints inwards the summer. And the weather condition this depression flavor was oftentimes real prissy .. upwardly higher upwardly Naiharn beach, reached yesteryear dirt route in addition to a brusk hike, nosotros works life "Pa Hin Dum" which agency Black Rock Cliff. I'd heard almost it a few years ago, but dorsum in addition to thence the landowner didn't desire to allow people know, but at nowadays at that spot are signs up. And the persuasion looking S across Phromthep Cape in addition to the islands is neat ..
(above) View from Black Rock Viewpoint
And in addition to thence on i of our "explore Phang Nga" days nosotros went looking for a viewpoint that I'd seen on Instagram nigh the amazing Samet Nangshe Viewpoint. We works life it - Kuan Ta Eiam - possibly non quite equally amazing equally it's nigh neighbour, but nosotros had the identify to ourselves, in addition to I liked that. Meanwhile, at Samet Nangshe, there's a pocket-size boutique resort alongside a eating seat in addition to overnight camping ground selection in addition to I receive got a conception for adjacent depression season!
(above) At Kuan Ta Eiam Viewpoint overlooking Phang Nga Bay
In July nosotros were in Krabi again for some other two black remain which nosotros enjoyed simply equally much equally Apr in addition to I think we'll endure doing to a greater extent than Krabi adjacent depression season! We visited the Emerald Pool again, but learned from final fourth dimension in addition to went early on thence nosotros had the identify almost to ourselves.
(above) Emerald Pool, Krabi
And this fourth dimension nosotros visited Railay Beach in addition to Phra Nang Cave Beach. Very nice. Very.
(above) Railay Beach, Krabi
In September I had a two calendar week trip to England to come across my dad inwards the tending abode in addition to see family. Not long after coming dorsum to Phuket, my cousin in addition to her household unit of measurement visited from Australia. Unfortunately for them it was simply almost the wettest calendar week of the depression season! But it didn't halt us ... nosotros had a day out inwards Phang Nga Bay including James Bond Island in addition to Panyee Village in addition to had to shelter inwards a cave spell a tempest blew through!
(above) My man child at James Bond Island
(above) Floating football game pitch at Panyee Village
In Oct nosotros weren't doing likewise much. Kids had started a novel school, King Bhumibol's cremation was on the 26th, thence Oct was a placidity calendar month all over the province really. I skipped the vegetarian festival this yr equally it was to a greater extent than or less muted inwards abide by for the King. My friend Amy wrote a real prissy spider web log ship service for me almost the Phuket Elephant Sanctuary. There are non many "guest posts"on this blog, equally I produce endeavour to continue it personal, but alongside express blogging fourth dimension available I'm opened upwardly to more!
(above) At The Phuket Elephant Sanctuary
In Dec nosotros had i of our "exploring" days inwards Phang Nga province to the N of Phuket. I had heard almost a temple, did some Googling, figured out the place (probably) thence nosotros took a drive roughly some placidity roads in addition to works life Tham Paya Nakarat Cave Temple, in addition to it was worth the see for sure.
(above) Tham Paya Nakarat Cave Temple. I nevertheless taste these days when nosotros drive roughly amazing scenery in addition to notice something new. We should produce more, but the kids are getting older in addition to receive got their ain things to do, in addition to when I am busy alongside the dive store I acquire lazy on my days off! I receive got been doing to a greater extent than practise this year, trying to stand upwardly for inwards a walk / jog roughly Bang Wad Reservoir a few times per calendar week ...
(above) Bang Wad Dam in addition to Reservoir inwards Kathu, Phuket
But my married adult woman has been taking fitness real seriously. And inwards Dec she did the Phukethon 10km run. If you'd told her she could produce that two years agone she'd receive got laughed. Now I receive got to endeavour in addition to acquire fitter in addition to produce a run alongside her inwards 2018!
(above) My married adult woman after the Phukethon 10km run. Can I acquire stand upwardly for plenty to produce a 10km inwards 2018?
I'm writing this at the terminate of i of the busiest weeks I tin can shout out upwardly inwards the dive shop. I was glad to receive got a few days off over Christmas in addition to New Year's Day in addition to receive got some household unit of measurement time. We nevertheless love to see The Beach Bar at Cape Panwa - nosotros went for dinner on Dec 25th in addition to in i lawsuit to a greater extent than for New Year's Eve!
(above) Christmas Day sunset inwards Phuket
(above) The Monk family, Jan 1st 2018
2018 ... I'm getting a proficient feeling. Started thence busy at work, kids receive got settled into the novel school, my married adult woman in addition to I are getting older but fitter, we're planning a big Great Britain trip for the household unit of measurement subsequently inwards the year, it's going to endure a proficient year. Bring it on! Any questions almost Phuket, delight produce inquire on the Facebook Page. And delight produce follow me on Twitter in addition to Instagram! And notice lots to a greater extent than photos on Flickr.
Previous Yearly Blog Reviews : 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
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Also strange because the high flavor was non neat for the dive store (Sunrise Divers), I think mainly due to a shift inwards tourist demographic - to a greater extent than Chinese tour groups in addition to Russian bundle tourists coming here, there's less room for the independent tourists who similar to dive! If you lot dive, delight produce contact me at Sunrise Divers! Also strange because our kids, who turned xvi in addition to 12 final year, changed to a novel schoolhouse alongside dissimilar vacation dates. And I took some other trip to England to see my pitiable former Dad inwards the dementia home. And for the Phuket Blog, a chip of a tedious down, I'm likewise busy inwards high season, in addition to also alongside the kids beingness older, nosotros can't ever drag them out for household unit of measurement days exploring Phuket in addition to the surrounding area!
So this is a piddling review of what was blogged hither on inwards 2017. The spider web log is non my life. We produce many things that are non blogged. We had trips this yr to Chumphon, Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi, Bangkok ... Yes, I receive got been thinking of a novel "Jamie's Thailand" blog! In the depression flavor from almost slow Apr to Oct I had mode to a greater extent than fourth dimension to receive got trips in addition to blog. We visited Krabi two times on brusk two black trips from Phuket. We works life novel viewpoints, novel restaurants, in addition to alongside our travels inwards other parts of Thailand, I remain certain that Phuket is the identify for me!
Jan - simply similar correct at nowadays inwards 2018, non much complimentary fourth dimension - early on Jan is a real very busy fourth dimension for diving. I did my green update of hotels - come across Top 12 Phuket Hotels 2018. And subsequently inwards Jan nosotros managed a trip to explore Thai Muang Beach, a piddling N of Phuket Island. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lovely beach alongside no hotels, simply a few pocket-size restaurants in addition to a marine enquiry center. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 identify to come upwardly dorsum to alongside a picnic inwards 2018 :)
(above) Thai Muang Beach
Sometimes, if nosotros receive got no complimentary fourth dimension for longer trips or novel spider web log posts, I update former posts. We visited Koh Sirey Temple (just due east of Phuket Town) inwards February. They receive got added a replica of a famous golden rock, the master of which is works life at Kyaiktiyo Pagoda inwards Myanmar ...
The offset few months of the yr were simply likewise busy for blogging, in addition to I was real happy to achieve Apr in addition to start to receive got some holidays. We had a real relaxing trip away from Phuket to Chumphon, Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi in addition to Suan Pheung, but (unless I start a Jamie's Thailand) these areas won't endure blogged. But inwards slow Apr nosotros made a 2 black trip to Krabi. So closed to Phuket, almost two 1/2 hours drive from our solid to Krabi Town, but we've never bothered to explore Krabi before! And nosotros actually enjoyed the trip including the Emerald Pool in addition to the Tiger Cave Temple. We forthwith started planning some other Krabi trip!
(above) Food stalls yesteryear the river inwards Krabi Town
(above) Tiger Cave Temple after climbing 1,237 steps!
Our depression flavor officially starts inwards May in addition to for the adjacent v months I had a lot to a greater extent than fourth dimension .. but less money! Which is to a greater extent than valuable? My pump says fourth dimension is to a greater extent than valuable, but we've got schoolhouse fees to pay, in addition to nosotros moved our kids to a to a greater extent than expensive schoolhouse this year! But I actually did taste the depression flavor this year. Actually quite busy alongside the dive store equally nosotros launched a novel spider web blueprint which needed plenty of time, but inwards depression flavor I took weekends off thence nosotros could receive got some piddling trips or at to the lowest degree receive got a "home day" in addition to a "going out day".
Over the years I receive got blogged a lot almost temples, in addition to final yr did a page almost mosques inwards Phuket. This yr the urge striking me to expect for churches inwards Phuket. I knew of a couple, but works life many more!
(above) Church inwards Phuket Town
We works life some novel viewpoints inwards the summer. And the weather condition this depression flavor was oftentimes real prissy .. upwardly higher upwardly Naiharn beach, reached yesteryear dirt route in addition to a brusk hike, nosotros works life "Pa Hin Dum" which agency Black Rock Cliff. I'd heard almost it a few years ago, but dorsum in addition to thence the landowner didn't desire to allow people know, but at nowadays at that spot are signs up. And the persuasion looking S across Phromthep Cape in addition to the islands is neat ..
(above) View from Black Rock Viewpoint
And in addition to thence on i of our "explore Phang Nga" days nosotros went looking for a viewpoint that I'd seen on Instagram nigh the amazing Samet Nangshe Viewpoint. We works life it - Kuan Ta Eiam - possibly non quite equally amazing equally it's nigh neighbour, but nosotros had the identify to ourselves, in addition to I liked that. Meanwhile, at Samet Nangshe, there's a pocket-size boutique resort alongside a eating seat in addition to overnight camping ground selection in addition to I receive got a conception for adjacent depression season!
(above) At Kuan Ta Eiam Viewpoint overlooking Phang Nga Bay
In July nosotros were in Krabi again for some other two black remain which nosotros enjoyed simply equally much equally Apr in addition to I think we'll endure doing to a greater extent than Krabi adjacent depression season! We visited the Emerald Pool again, but learned from final fourth dimension in addition to went early on thence nosotros had the identify almost to ourselves.
(above) Emerald Pool, Krabi
And this fourth dimension nosotros visited Railay Beach in addition to Phra Nang Cave Beach. Very nice. Very.
(above) Railay Beach, Krabi
In September I had a two calendar week trip to England to come across my dad inwards the tending abode in addition to see family. Not long after coming dorsum to Phuket, my cousin in addition to her household unit of measurement visited from Australia. Unfortunately for them it was simply almost the wettest calendar week of the depression season! But it didn't halt us ... nosotros had a day out inwards Phang Nga Bay including James Bond Island in addition to Panyee Village in addition to had to shelter inwards a cave spell a tempest blew through!
(above) My man child at James Bond Island
(above) Floating football game pitch at Panyee Village
In Oct nosotros weren't doing likewise much. Kids had started a novel school, King Bhumibol's cremation was on the 26th, thence Oct was a placidity calendar month all over the province really. I skipped the vegetarian festival this yr equally it was to a greater extent than or less muted inwards abide by for the King. My friend Amy wrote a real prissy spider web log ship service for me almost the Phuket Elephant Sanctuary. There are non many "guest posts"on this blog, equally I produce endeavour to continue it personal, but alongside express blogging fourth dimension available I'm opened upwardly to more!
(above) At The Phuket Elephant Sanctuary
In Dec nosotros had i of our "exploring" days inwards Phang Nga province to the N of Phuket. I had heard almost a temple, did some Googling, figured out the place (probably) thence nosotros took a drive roughly some placidity roads in addition to works life Tham Paya Nakarat Cave Temple, in addition to it was worth the see for sure.
(above) Tham Paya Nakarat Cave Temple. I nevertheless taste these days when nosotros drive roughly amazing scenery in addition to notice something new. We should produce more, but the kids are getting older in addition to receive got their ain things to do, in addition to when I am busy alongside the dive store I acquire lazy on my days off! I receive got been doing to a greater extent than practise this year, trying to stand upwardly for inwards a walk / jog roughly Bang Wad Reservoir a few times per calendar week ...
(above) Bang Wad Dam in addition to Reservoir inwards Kathu, Phuket
But my married adult woman has been taking fitness real seriously. And inwards Dec she did the Phukethon 10km run. If you'd told her she could produce that two years agone she'd receive got laughed. Now I receive got to endeavour in addition to acquire fitter in addition to produce a run alongside her inwards 2018!
(above) My married adult woman after the Phukethon 10km run. Can I acquire stand upwardly for plenty to produce a 10km inwards 2018?
I'm writing this at the terminate of i of the busiest weeks I tin can shout out upwardly inwards the dive shop. I was glad to receive got a few days off over Christmas in addition to New Year's Day in addition to receive got some household unit of measurement time. We nevertheless love to see The Beach Bar at Cape Panwa - nosotros went for dinner on Dec 25th in addition to in i lawsuit to a greater extent than for New Year's Eve!
(above) Christmas Day sunset inwards Phuket
(above) The Monk family, Jan 1st 2018
2018 ... I'm getting a proficient feeling. Started thence busy at work, kids receive got settled into the novel school, my married adult woman in addition to I are getting older but fitter, we're planning a big Great Britain trip for the household unit of measurement subsequently inwards the year, it's going to endure a proficient year. Bring it on! Any questions almost Phuket, delight produce inquire on the Facebook Page. And delight produce follow me on Twitter in addition to Instagram! And notice lots to a greater extent than photos on Flickr.
Previous Yearly Blog Reviews : 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com