Jamie's Phuket : Best of 2012

Another year! 2013 is upon us, the world did not end, the future is bright. I hope everyone has had a good 2012, had some good times. The year for me in Phuket - busy! I admit to struggling to find time for blogging especially later in the year. Please remember this Phuket blog is a hobby, as I am working as manager of Sunrise Divers, and also have a wife and kids, so can't be on the computer every free moment! Sometimes I get a does of blog fever...

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Best Value Hotels in Phuket

Following on from the Top 10 Family Hotels in Phuket post, and the Top 10 Luxury Hotels in Phuket, I thought a post about bargain hotels / good value hotels would be useful. Many of the hotels that appear in the other top 10 lists are 4 - 5 star and of course (myself included) we don't all have 4 - 5 star wallets! So I clicked onto the TripAdvisor ratings for "value hotels" and found a very interesting list of different hotels, mostly small hotels...

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Bang Mud Seafood - Floating Restaurant

During the high season, Saturday is normally my only day off. Some Saturdays are lazy days at home, the kids might have music and/or Taekwondo classes, sometimes we eat at home, sometimes we eat at one of our regular restaurants, and some Saturdays like last week, we figure that we should try a new place to eat rather than play it safe. Also, a new restaurant is good food for the blog! I would have been quite happy to eat at Laem Hin Seafood, but...

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