Restaurant Tip: Mom Tri's Kitchen

Earlier this month I decided to write about Mom Tri's Villa Royale, which is one of the top rated hotels in Phuket, a really nice place to stay. I tend to write hotel recommendations based on their reviews on TripAdvisor or based on talking to customers from our dive shop about their hotels. As a resident of course I don't stay in the hotels here and being that this is an honest blog, I don't take any payment or freebies for writing about hotels...

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Luang Pu Supha Temple

On a grey and wet morning I awoke early for a visit to a temple which has suddenly become famous. Local news last week reported that the revered Monk, Luang Pu Supha could be the world's oldest living man, having just celebrated his 113th birthday. This has yet to be ratified by Guinness. Luang Pu Supha is a well traveled Monk having visited Laos, Burma, China and Europe. He returned to Phuket in his 60's and dedicated time helping the sea gypsies....

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The Phuket Jet Ski Debate

I keep updating top of the page with new stories - the "debate" never seems to end. What do you think of Jet Skis in Phuket? The bad news about scams and rip offs and aggressive behavior keeps coming, thanks to the local news sites, especially Phuket Wan for keeping people informed.NEW report from July 22nd 2011 - sounds like the Jet Ski Thugs are getting aggressive.Report on Phuket Wan : Our Phuket Jet-Ski Scam NightmareDON'T RENT JET SKIS, OK!?March 2011 : WINAI 'JJ' Naiman led a gang of jet-ski operators who intimidated three young Australian...

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Hiking to the roof of Phuket!

Hiking is not a popular activity in Phuket. Yes, you have places where people go to exercise such as Suan Luang Park or Bang Wad Reservoir, but in general Phuket is not a hikers paradise. There are few footpaths, too much land is privately owned and .. it's really really hot most of the time!I had never given much thought to hiking up the hills in Phuket. Most of the big hills are accesible by road anyway (Buddha Mountain and Radar Hill for example),...

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Mom Tri's Villa Royale at Kata Noi Beach

Mom Tri's Villa Royale has been mentioned before on the blog, as part of the Top 10 Hotels in Phuket. In fact, checking on the top rated hotels on TripAdvisor, I see that Villa Royale is sitting in the top 10 right now. And why not, indeed! I have not stayed a night there, but have had a sneaky look around when I was taking photos at Kata Noi Beach.The location of this small luxury resort (only 26 rooms/suites) is nothing short of perfect. Built...

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