Today's weather in Phuket;
Overcast with sunny outbursts, hopefully the sun wins today battle in the sky with a current temp of 27C
Yesterday was almost nonstop rain with at moments very hard showers. Max temp was 29.5C
We spend almost all day at Central Festival a great shopping mall that kept the whole family happy.
In the evening we had a very nice dinner with a friend and his family, also with two kids. The location was Kan Eang @ the pier and is a serious recommendation for good and affordable food. Beautifully located at the Chalong harbour with excellent food, served in a nice and relaxed atmosphere and they also have very affordable wines.
Today is already our last day on Phuket and we're planning on some relaxing times next to the pool. Tomorrow we're off to Surat Thani again, to have dinner with Sao and on Saturday back to Samui.
Camille
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Phuket Zoo
Yesterday we visited Phuket Zoo
It's a nice place to visit and the kids, aged 2 and 4 loved it to bits and pieces.
My 2 year old son was still talking about the parrots and crocodiles he saw during the day time.
Phuket Zoo is easy enough to find and well worth visiting.
Have a look at some pictures;
An orang otang on a bike is not a daily occasion.
It's a nice place to visit and the kids, aged 2 and 4 loved it to bits and pieces.
My 2 year old son was still talking about the parrots and crocodiles he saw during the day time.
Phuket Zoo is easy enough to find and well worth visiting.
Have a look at some pictures;
An orang otang on a bike is not a daily occasion.
A pretty and exotic bird, looking like some sort of Tucan.
The crocodile show, pretty amazing, not something I'd like to do for a living.
Pretty flowers are all over the zoo.
Elephant on an (elephant) bike.
All the shows where good fun and in total we stayed well over 3 hours at the Zoo and if not for the weather (it started to rain), we would've stayed longer.
If on Phuket, highly recommendable, with thanks to Jamie, on who's Phuket blog I found info on the Zoo and who posted a lot more pix of the Zoo.
Camille
29th August, 2007
Today's weather in Phuket;
It's raining on and off this morning with a current temp of 26C
Yesterday started out with overcast but we took a gamble and visited Phuket Zoo (more later, with pix) which turned out to be a good decision looking at today's weather. It's currently 26C
Camille
It's raining on and off this morning with a current temp of 26C
Yesterday started out with overcast but we took a gamble and visited Phuket Zoo (more later, with pix) which turned out to be a good decision looking at today's weather. It's currently 26C
Camille
Monday, August 27, 2007
28th August, 2007
Today's weather in Phuket;
This morning there was a blue enclave above our resort, but by now fairly strong winds and a thick overcast have taken over. Current temp is 28C.
Yesterday was a very nice and sunny day, in Phuket the max temp reached 30.6C
We were planning to visit Phuket Zoo today, but due to the current weather, we may postpone this till tomorrow.
Camille
This morning there was a blue enclave above our resort, but by now fairly strong winds and a thick overcast have taken over. Current temp is 28C.
Yesterday was a very nice and sunny day, in Phuket the max temp reached 30.6C
We were planning to visit Phuket Zoo today, but due to the current weather, we may postpone this till tomorrow.
Camille
Oishi Express restaurant, Phuket
The Oishi Express restaurant in Phuket
is located at the Winner shopping mall.
It’s a great experience, Japanese, Chinese and seafood all you can eat for 337,-Baht per person, including non alcoholic drinks and various dessert options.
The place is massively big, since they also cater to groups.
is located at the Winner shopping mall.
It’s a great experience, Japanese, Chinese and seafood all you can eat for 337,-Baht per person, including non alcoholic drinks and various dessert options.The place is massively big, since they also cater to groups.
They offer loads o various dishes, ranging from Sashimi and Sushi and loads of different salads to chicken dishes, pasta (for the lone Westerner), various hot dishes, freshly made at request, just too many to mention. A real feast. For that price obviously not top quality but good enough to get good value out of it.
A view on the Sashimi bar.
Unfortunately there’s no Oishi (yet) in Samui, but in Phuket, Bangkok and various other big Cities in Thailand they have restaurants of this chain.
A nice touch is the children’s playroom, where they can have fun on their own!
If you like Japanese food, I can highly recommend a visit to your local Oishi.
Camille
27th August, 2007
Weather today in Surat Thani;
A very blue sky greeted us this morning, but within minutes of opening my internet connection, the Wifi system went down, so I can only update right now.
Here’s a picture from the hotel room with a view over the outskirts of Surat Thani and a nice blue sky to go with it.
Yesterday it was a nice enough day, not too warm but almost all day long overcast with in the morning even some drizzle in Donsak.
Today, after breakfast, we were on our way to Phuket however.
Driving on Thai roads is and remains an interesting activity which needs full attention levels at all times. There’s a new highway between Surat Thani and Krabi, a stretch of about 100 km, with 4 lanes.
On this short stretch of highway, we encountered 5 ghost riders and a good dozen motorbike ghost riders. They rather travel anywhere from a few kilometers to a couple of hundred meters against traffic rather than following the road in the right direction and hang a U turn.
The price of the day went to a guy who parked his motorbike on the hard shoulder on a bridge, on the side of the fast lane, where the shoulder is just about a meter wide, if at all, and he was fishing off this bridge, walking up and down the shoulder checking his equipment.
The mind boggles with so much ignorance and bliss to danger.
We arrived safely in Phuket however and went straight to an Oishi restaurant before we checked in to the room at the Centara Kata Resort, in Kata, Phuket.
Camille
A very blue sky greeted us this morning, but within minutes of opening my internet connection, the Wifi system went down, so I can only update right now.
Here’s a picture from the hotel room with a view over the outskirts of Surat Thani and a nice blue sky to go with it.
Yesterday it was a nice enough day, not too warm but almost all day long overcast with in the morning even some drizzle in Donsak.
Today, after breakfast, we were on our way to Phuket however.
Driving on Thai roads is and remains an interesting activity which needs full attention levels at all times. There’s a new highway between Surat Thani and Krabi, a stretch of about 100 km, with 4 lanes.
On this short stretch of highway, we encountered 5 ghost riders and a good dozen motorbike ghost riders. They rather travel anywhere from a few kilometers to a couple of hundred meters against traffic rather than following the road in the right direction and hang a U turn.
The price of the day went to a guy who parked his motorbike on the hard shoulder on a bridge, on the side of the fast lane, where the shoulder is just about a meter wide, if at all, and he was fishing off this bridge, walking up and down the shoulder checking his equipment.
The mind boggles with so much ignorance and bliss to danger.
We arrived safely in Phuket however and went straight to an Oishi restaurant before we checked in to the room at the Centara Kata Resort, in Kata, Phuket.
Camille
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Some photos you might not see it today......(Pt.2)
Muar trip on 25th AUG 2007.
Nothing much, just some antique photos to share......
We won't see this at all in the city where we stay......only at some village. Sometimes all this antiques are good to bring back those fond childhood memory......
Or maybe I am old enough? :)
For discussion on this, please click HERE.
Nothing much, just some antique photos to share......
Bed for old newspaper
How many of you still using this type of bed?
We won't see this at all in the city where we stay......only at some village. Sometimes all this antiques are good to bring back those fond childhood memory......Or maybe I am old enough? :)
For discussion on this, please click HERE.
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