A HEADS-UP FOR LAUGHS: On March 10, at the Holiday Inn in Patong, standup comedy will be the order of the night with comedians John Lenahan from the US, Vietnamese-Australian laugh-meister Hung Le and Eddie Brimson from the UK. The trio will also be performing in Hua Hin on March 12 and in Bangkok on [...]
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Blues and Rock in Phuket
FROM A ROCKY START in 2006, when just 80 people attended (there was a huge storm that waterlogged the site and blew the tents to shreds – the event was moved indoors but most people thought it was canceled), the annual Phuket Blues-Rock Festival has grown steadily in terms of the number of bands (12 [...]
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HAAD HIN GLUAI: Banana Rock Beach in English, this is the best of the five beaches we found for you. The way down to it feels almost mystical – along a wooded track, then down to a stream that seems to have carved its way right through a rock, through a meadow of wild flowers [...]
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The evening of January 29th heralded the grand opening for the new Absolute Bangla Suites showroom on Soi Bangla in Patong. It was an occasion fraught with festivities, free drinks, and laden with quite a few of the respected members of Phuket’s upper crust. An altogether enjoyable experience which is becoming more and more common on our beautiful island, despite growing economic concerns.
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Eco tourism has become a growing trend around the world, especially in tropical areas. Visitors can go on expeditions to various places by land, air, or sea, and learn about nature at the same time. It has become a thriving part of the tourist industry, and appeals to a great deal of people who are [...]
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