Phuket Holiday

04/07/2011

July 20th through 24th – The Six Senses Phuket Race Week - Located on Chalong Bay, the Six Senses Phuket Race Week is an international yacht race. The regatta is now known worldwide and over 40 boats...read more on http://www.phuket-holiday.com/phuket-events.html

Six Senses Phuket Raceweek is an international sailing event that is organized by Image Asia Events and is hosted by the Six Senses Resorts & Spas. Phuket's 'Green Season Regatta' takes place in July every year.

04/07/2011

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01/07/2011

Long tail boats in Phuket (and coastal Thailand) are traditional fishing boat and can also be rented to visit Phang Nga Bay. A long tail boat consists of a shallow wooden hull and inboard engine with a long driveshaft which permit the boat to access shallow coastlines and beach like in the Phang Nga bay. The engine is generally a powerful diesel engine sitting right at the back on top of the boat, keeping the engine dry from sea water. These boats are found everywhere in Phuket except in yacht marinas.

19/06/2011

Photo of a Buddhist Thai monk performing his duties at the temple and posing a couple seconds for the photo. Temples in Phuket and Thailand are overwhelmed with shinny decorations, statues and Buddha images. While staying in Phuket, you can easily visit many temples and see what it is all about. We recommend visiting the Chalong Temple which is one of the biggest and most visited temple in Phuket.

19/06/2011

Photo taken in the northeast of Phuket looking over to the Phang Nga Bay and the Phang Nga islands. These fisherman houses are common in this part of the island away from the popular tourist beaches. Most of the fisherman were gypsies in the old days but now they have settled, living in remote areas of the island living from the sea.

19/06/2011

The Big Buddha (or Giant Buddha) is perched 400 meters above sea level on the hills separating Karon and Kata from the rest of Phuket. If you travel South of Phuket, looking right on top of the hills you will easily see this massive 45 meters high Buddha statue towering the entire Phuket.

19/06/2011

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