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Pavilions Phuket in pursuit of perfumed perfection

Posted on July 30th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Pavilions Phuket in pursuit of perfumed perfection

Plenty of hotels in Phuket have Thai cooking lessons. Others teach wine appreciation or Thai-style fruit carving. But to our knowledge, The Pavilions, a high-end all-pool-villas resort in the Layan area of Phuket, is the only one that has a perfume-making course.

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Archery Club opens in Phuket Town

Posted on July 27th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Archery Club opens in Phuket Town

Twang. Thunk. Robin Hood was good at it. So was William Tell – he could split an apple at 100 paces. Henry V of England won the battle of Agincourt 600 years ago in great part due to his archers. Closer to Thailand, Phra Narai in the Ramayana was an astonishingly good archer.

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Time for summer camp at Phuket International Academy

Posted on June 30th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Time for summer camp at Phuket International Academy

Things in summer camps have improved since those days, and most kids now can’t wait to get away from home and join in.

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New Hollywood twist to Laguna Family Festival

Posted on June 27th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

New Hollywood twist to Laguna Family Festival

Laguna Phuket is about to launch its annual Summer Family Festival, with a new twist – families can now star in their own professionally-produced Hollywood-style motorbike tour of Phuket.

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Explorer vessel in Phuket searching for work

Posted on June 10th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Explorer vessel in Phuket searching for work

Need a boat that can go anywhere? Anywhere there’s plenty of water? Actually, not so much a boat – more of a small ship. Across the Pacific? Easy. Penguin watching at the South Pole? Sure, why not? We have just the boat for you – and it’s in Phuket.

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Belly dancing course at Royal Phuket Marina

Posted on May 20th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Belly dancing course at Royal Phuket Marina

Sign up for a belly dancing course at the Royal Phuket Marina.

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Phuket microbubble spa – a first in Thailand

Posted on March 30th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Phuket microbubble spa – a first in Thailand

Japanese musician and resident of Phuket, Tetsuo Suse, has scored a countrywide first for the island with his new microbubble spa. In fact, he may have scored a world first with the two microbubble steam rooms he’s installed at his MB House spa, which opened in January.

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Calling Mr Snake

Posted on March 17th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Calling Mr Snake

Phamon Samphanthamit – better known to his friends as Mon, is the guy you need to know when your spouse runs from the bathroom shrieking “Snake! Snake!” – a not uncommon occurrence; after all, paradise is well known for harbouring at least one snake…

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Phuket: the ultimate movie location

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Phuket: the ultimate movie location

Probably the most successful movie in terms of drawing tourists to Phuket was The Beach, the 2000 Leonardo di Caprio backpacker adventure movie. Phang Nga Rd in Phuket Town stood in for Khao San Rd in Bangkok, and Maya Bay on Phi Phi Lay Island was The Beach.

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Phuket’s first water park, Splash Jungle, reviewed

Posted on January 29th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Phuket’s first water park, Splash Jungle, reviewed

The Observer was invited to the official opening today of the shiny new Splash Jungle water park at West Sands, next to Mai Khao Beach and the airport. We hired a guinea pig to test out the rides. Here’s his report on the Big 5 rides.

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