Phuket Seashell Museum

I had a free day last weekend, with some vague plans to try some new places. After lunch at a restaurant on Monkey Hill in Phuket town, and a little walk in town visiting a Hindu temple and a Sikh temple, I drove down towards Rawai beach on a hot sunny afternoon. On the main road from Chalong to Rawai, not far from the beach, on the right side is a place that I have probably driven past 500 times... the Phuket Seashell Museum. I'd really not given...

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Sa Nang Manora Forest Park, Phang Nga

On our little exploratory drive around Phang Nga a couple of weeks ago, as well s visiting the very interesting Wat Thamtapan temple and eating good food with a great view at Tha Sai Seafood, we also stopped for a little walk at Sa Nang Manora Forest Park which had been recommended by friends. Since we were already in Phang Nga town checking out the temple, we thought "well, why not?" and headed out of town on the road north (which incidentally I'd...

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Wat Thamtapan, Phang Nga

I know the blog is called "Jamie's Phuket" but the blog is not always limited to only things in Phuket province / on Phuket island. A day trip exploring in Phang Nga is easy enough. Phang Nga province is where you find yourself on the north side of the Sarasin Bridge. And we like Phang Nga, you can find a lot to do here, such as exploring Phang Nga Bay, including James Bond Island and Koh Panyee. A couple of weeks ago, we headed north towards Phang...

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Tha Sai Seafood, Phang Nga

Sometimes we visit a restaurant for the first time, and we instantly add it to our favourites list. We visited Tha Sai Seafood on March 3rd 2012 for a late lunch - we arrived about 2:30pm feeling hungry and thirsty after spending half a day already exploring in Phang Nga, visiting caves, a very odd temple and a forest park with waterfalls. I remembered hearing about this restaurant before and we have passed the turning before, it's off the road between...

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