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| The sun, the sea, the umbrellas. |
Phuket. Who isn't familiar with this beautiful island off the west coast of Thailand? Plenty of tourist from all over the world travel to this island to holiday. Many of them from the cold northern European countries but also many from the neighbouring south-east asian nations. I have been informed by many of my Swedish friends that those with lots of money go holidaying in Thailand and those with less go to Greece. I definitely agree, when the winters in Sweden or Scandinavia in general are cold and depressing. You get only about 6 hours of daylight or less in the middle of winter.
Sure, for short term visitors like me, winter sounds like fun. The snow, the white christmas experience. It is a hassle to need to always check the weather or outdoor temperature when you are going out so that you do not under-dress. Winter needs some getting used to. Ok, anyway, Phuket was devastated in Dec 2006 when it got struck by a powerful tsunami originating from the Indian ocean. Ever since then, they have reconstructed everything and when I was there, you would not even know that the area was totally destroyed by the massive tidal waves.
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| Welcome to the red light district. |
Phuket seems lovely. Nice beaches, good food, friendly locals. Rows of shophouse line the beaches, with the more expensive shops closer to the beach and the ones that the local frequent, far inland.
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| Rock and roll. |
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| Selling smoke cuttle fish, I think. |
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More pictures of the beach.
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| Before |
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| After |
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| Suprisingly you get Dimsum here. |
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| Proof I was there. Haha |
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| Thai elephants :) |
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