Posts Tagged ‘phuket town’

Old Phuket Festival offers a feast of entertainment

Posted on February 4th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Old Phuket Festival offers a feast of entertainment

The 11th annual Old Phuket Festival, which this year will run from February 19 to 21, promises a feast of free entertainment along with the chance to mingle with locals who will also be celebrating the Chinese New Year.

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Phuket feast for Jazz lovers – and charity

Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Phuket feast for Jazz lovers – and charity

For romantics who enjoy jazz, French group Jazz Cool Band (JCB) will play a one-night gig in Phuket Town on February 14 – Valentine’s Day

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Festival to showcase best of Phuket food and entertainment

Posted on December 17th, 2009 by Alasdair Forbes

Festival to showcase best of Phuket food and entertainment

The Old Phuket Foundation will hold its fourth Local Life Festival on December 27, with Thalang Rd and Soi Romanee lit up, live music and huge amounts of local food and drinks. Admission is free.

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The Blue Elephant and the Belgian princesses

Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by Alasdair Forbes

The Blue Elephant and the Belgian princesses

Twenty Belgian beauty queens added glamour to a pre-opening dinner at the soon-to-open Blue Elephant restaurant in Phuket Town.

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Restaurant with a view… of Underwood Art Factory

Posted on September 9th, 2009 by Alasdair Forbes

Restaurant with a view… of Underwood Art Factory

There are plenty of restaurants in Phuket with views. But a restaurant with a view of a factory? Would we recommend this?

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Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival – bizarre but unmissable

Posted on September 7th, 2009 by Alasdair Forbes

Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival – bizarre but unmissable

Unique, bizarre, yet strangely compelling, the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival is almost upon us.

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Discovering a hidden part of Phuket’s history

Posted on August 26th, 2009 by Alasdair Forbes

Discovering a hidden part of Phuket’s history

Very few guides to Phuket mention the old government quarter in the provincial capital, with its graceful 100-year-old architecture.

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Getting high on Thai food at Phuket View restaurant

Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Alasdair Forbes

Getting high on Thai food at Phuket View restaurant

For a fine view across Phuket City to Chalong Bay, accompanied by excellent Thai food and good cold beer, head up Rang Hill in the middle of the city and drop in at the Phuket View restaurant.

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China Inn Cafe – green haven in Phuket Town centre

Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Alasdair Forbes

China Inn Cafe – green haven in Phuket Town centre

The China Inn Café is one of Phuket City’s hidden jewels; even some people who have lived in Phuket all their lives have yet to realise it is there.

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Blue Elephant restaurant coming to Phuket town

Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by Alasdair Forbes

Blue Elephant restaurant coming to Phuket town

A classic mansion in Phuket, left to rot for years, is to be reborn as a sophisticated Thai restaurant.

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