Phuket has a bunch of waterfalls, not surprising since you have a combination of hills and tropical rain. Average yearly rainfall in Phuket is about 2500mm per year which sounds like a lot, but of course much of the time we have hot sunny weather. You can read more on my Phuket Weather Blog. The hills in Phuket reach up to over 500m above sea level and there are large areas of high ground especially in the north where you find Bang Pae waterfall...
Friday, 28 January 2011
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Phuket Mining Museum
Posted on 07:24 by Unknown
If anyone is at all interested in the history of Phuket, and at the same time interested in getting a little off the beaten track (due to the back-road location), the Phuket Mining Museum is very much worth a look. Good for a rainy low season day too! I took our kids there a year ago, when it was not really open, but we were allowed in, and at the time it seemed to be almost ready to fully open. Kids liked it, and I am happy that they liked it -...
Monday, 17 January 2011
Phuket Events - Phuket What's On Guide
Posted on 05:27 by Unknown
There's a lot going on in Phuket! There are year round events and festivals, some local, some national, some special occasions. On this page Jamie's Phuket will try to keep up with all the latest events in Phuket. Some events have fixed dates, many do not. Some local events are only announced close to the date, or maybe I only find out about them by accident! Some events and festivals in Phuket have been featured on the blog in the past, some are yet to be blogged. Where possible, the monthly list below includes a link either to a page on this...
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Peang Prai Restaurant near Bang Pae Waterfall
Posted on 22:40 by Unknown
New Years resolution number 1 - try some different restaurants for the blog, and also so we get some new experiences. Sure we have our favourites and anyway we can't afford to eat out that much, we tend to eat at home during the week, or maybe get some cheap Thai food at small places near our house (the kind of places where all dishes are 35 - 50 Baht). In fact, the next restaurant on this blog will be the cheap local place we eat at most often.....
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
The Best Hotels in Phuket
Posted on 16:53 by Unknown

Updated - this Top 10 page was written in 2011 - There's a new Top 10 for 2013 - Top 10 Hotels in Phuket 2013. Also now online are some more useful Top 10 Phuket Hotel lists :• Luxury Hotels• Family Hotels• Romantic HotelsA couple of years ago (in 2008) I blogged a Top 10 Hotels in Phuket, the list being based on TripAdvisor ratings, which on average (if there are plenty of ratings) give a good idea of quality. Sure there may be occasional odd reviews...
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