Southeast Asia
Kingdom of Thailand
Ko Phuket
Phuket Town
89 Phang Nga Road
Sinthavee Hotel +6676211186 sinthaveehotel@hotmail.com
Very comfortable but a bit worn a/c double room (no. 614), with private bathroom and a super-size fridge, for only THB 400.- or US$ 13.50 per night. Professional staff.
Beer: 330-ml cans of ice-cold Chang Classic (6.4 % alcohol) for THB 35.- or US$ 1.20 from the hotel restaurant downstairs.
Beer: 330-ml cans of ice-cold Chang Classic (6.4 % alcohol) for THB 35.- or US$ 1.20 from the hotel restaurant downstairs.
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Riding out the depressing drenching rains of this year’s early south-west monsoon in our comfy hotel, enjoying the true tastes of well-touristed Phuket (e.g. her less healthy beers, her rather healthy Thai food and her uber-healthy full-body massages), catching up with some overdue admin work, planning our separate travels for the next few months to South Korea and Japan and to Canada respectively and reviving the memories of our first arrival at Phuket in 2008 when we had gazed in amazement at the infamous and bizarre Phuket Vegetarian Festival (next time: 05 - 13 Oct 2013), one of Asia’s most spectacular spectacles, (worth to see and a serious rival for Kuala Lumpur’s equally awesome Thaipusam Festival).
Discovering the more mundane and year-round side of Phuket’s vegetarianism and checking out the clutch of cheap and excellent vegan eateries on Ranong Road, in the neighbourhood of the Jui Tui Tao Bo Teng Foundation’s Pud Jor Shrine, opposite Wat Kajorn Rangsan (our favourite: Ruam Jai Vegetarian, +6676222821, with very lekker tofu meals).
Matt: Taking the pink city bus no. 2 from the old bus station no. 1 to Phuket’s new bus station no. 2 (THB 10.- or US$ 0.30 per person) and thereafter an a/c VIP coach through south Thailand's stunning karst landscapes directly to Satun (a schlepp of 435 km, 7 ½ hours, THB 380.- or US$ 12.70 per person), the convenient gateway to Thailand's southern-most islands in the Andaman Sea and Malaysia’s duty-free island of Langkawi.
Konni: Taking a sabbatical from “perpetual travelling” in order to attend her granny duties in Ontario thus jetting with Thai Air Asia (“Now Everyone Can Fly”) in a quite worn and untidy Airbus A 320-200 by late evening from Phuket International to Kuala Lumpur’s KLIA-LCCT for the exorbitant fare of THB 2,840.- or US$ 97.-, one way and all inclusive, connecting very early on the next morning, again with budget carrier Air Asia (“Now Everyone Can Fly”, including air hostesses clad in blue jeans), in a clean Airbus A 330-300 from Kuala Lumpur’s KLIA-LCCT to Hong Kong International for a fair MYR 282.- or US$ 93.-, one way and all in-inclusive, thereafter with Korean Air (“Excellence in Flight”), operated by Delta Air Lines (“Keep Climbing”), in a brand-new double-decker Airbus A 380-800 from Hong Kong to Seoul’s Incheon International Airport and killing her waiting time with a city tour of Seoul, hereafter again with Delta Air Lines in a Boeing 777-200 from Seoul to Detroit (changing her watch in mid-air from Korea Standard Time, GMT/UTC + 9:00 hours, to Eastern Daylight Time, GMT/UTC - 4:00 hours) and thereafter the last leg, again with Delta Air Lines, in a Bombardier CRJ 700 from Detroit to Toronto Pearson International, altogether for the price of US$ 1,212.- for the complete return ticket Hong Kong-Toronto-Hong Kong, all inclusive save the US$ 14.- for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s approval of Konni’s travel authorization via ESTA, everything booked over the internet with Airline Direct already in January 2013, and, after a safe landing in Toronto, being issued with a 6-month visit permit to Canada on arrival, free of charge: “Hi grandkids, your flying grandma has arrived for a long summer together with you!”
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26 Jun - 30 Jun 2009 Phuket Town
02 Jun - 26 Jun 2009 Khao Pilai
24 Oct - 04 Dec 2008 Khao Pilai
14 Sep - 24 Oct 2008 Ko Phuket (Yacht Haven Marina)
11 Sep - 13 Sep 2008 Ko Phuket (Ao Chalong)
Click below for a summary of this year's travels
Recommended books – click below for your order from the United States
Discovering the more mundane and year-round side of Phuket’s vegetarianism and checking out the clutch of cheap and excellent vegan eateries on Ranong Road, in the neighbourhood of the Jui Tui Tao Bo Teng Foundation’s Pud Jor Shrine, opposite Wat Kajorn Rangsan (our favourite: Ruam Jai Vegetarian, +6676222821, with very lekker tofu meals).
Matt: Taking the pink city bus no. 2 from the old bus station no. 1 to Phuket’s new bus station no. 2 (THB 10.- or US$ 0.30 per person) and thereafter an a/c VIP coach through south Thailand's stunning karst landscapes directly to Satun (a schlepp of 435 km, 7 ½ hours, THB 380.- or US$ 12.70 per person), the convenient gateway to Thailand's southern-most islands in the Andaman Sea and Malaysia’s duty-free island of Langkawi.
Konni: Taking a sabbatical from “perpetual travelling” in order to attend her granny duties in Ontario thus jetting with Thai Air Asia (“Now Everyone Can Fly”) in a quite worn and untidy Airbus A 320-200 by late evening from Phuket International to Kuala Lumpur’s KLIA-LCCT for the exorbitant fare of THB 2,840.- or US$ 97.-, one way and all inclusive, connecting very early on the next morning, again with budget carrier Air Asia (“Now Everyone Can Fly”, including air hostesses clad in blue jeans), in a clean Airbus A 330-300 from Kuala Lumpur’s KLIA-LCCT to Hong Kong International for a fair MYR 282.- or US$ 93.-, one way and all in-inclusive, thereafter with Korean Air (“Excellence in Flight”), operated by Delta Air Lines (“Keep Climbing”), in a brand-new double-decker Airbus A 380-800 from Hong Kong to Seoul’s Incheon International Airport and killing her waiting time with a city tour of Seoul, hereafter again with Delta Air Lines in a Boeing 777-200 from Seoul to Detroit (changing her watch in mid-air from Korea Standard Time, GMT/UTC + 9:00 hours, to Eastern Daylight Time, GMT/UTC - 4:00 hours) and thereafter the last leg, again with Delta Air Lines, in a Bombardier CRJ 700 from Detroit to Toronto Pearson International, altogether for the price of US$ 1,212.- for the complete return ticket Hong Kong-Toronto-Hong Kong, all inclusive save the US$ 14.- for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s approval of Konni’s travel authorization via ESTA, everything booked over the internet with Airline Direct already in January 2013, and, after a safe landing in Toronto, being issued with a 6-month visit permit to Canada on arrival, free of charge: “Hi grandkids, your flying grandma has arrived for a long summer together with you!”
Click below for more blog entries about Phuket
26 Jun - 30 Jun 2009 Phuket Town
02 Jun - 26 Jun 2009 Khao Pilai
24 Oct - 04 Dec 2008 Khao Pilai
14 Sep - 24 Oct 2008 Ko Phuket (Yacht Haven Marina)
11 Sep - 13 Sep 2008 Ko Phuket (Ao Chalong)
Click below for a summary of this year's travels
Photos 2013-06 Thailand IV
Photos 2013-05 Thailand III
Photos 2013-02 Thailand II
Photos 2013-01 Thailand I
Photos 2008-07 Phang Nga II
Photos 2008-06 Phang Nga I
Photos 2008-05 Phuket Jia Chai (Vegetarian Festival)
Photos 2013-05 Thailand III
Photos 2013-02 Thailand II
Photos 2013-01 Thailand I
Photos 2008-07 Phang Nga II
Photos 2008-06 Phang Nga I
Photos 2008-05 Phuket Jia Chai (Vegetarian Festival)
Recommended books – click below for your order from the United States
