Blogs from Phuket, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 5

We flew into Phuket and made our way to good old Deevana Plaza hotel in Patong. I have stayed here previously and after getting a good deal we decided to split our time with 3 nights here and then head to Rawai Beach for the last 3 nights and a bit more chill time! During our three days at Deevana, we spent some time wandering around Patong, swimming, lazing and eating at local restaurants. We had come to do some research for our upcoming wedding in January wanting to research various options. Todd’s Mum was coming to the wedding in a wheelchair so our main focus was to make sure everything we did was wheelchair friendly. Sadly Jenny passed away from cancer this April and was too sick to make it to the wedding… so we ... read more

The Hyatt Regency Phuket opened December 24th, 2013 on the secluded beachfront of Kamala Cove, overlooking the Andaman Sea in the South of Thailand. We were lucky to stay there when it was only 2 weeks old, and have the amazing experience of ‘launching’ a brand new property. For 10 days the hotel was only ours! We still don’t know what we liked the most… If it was the 72 meter long infinity pool or the beautifully equipped gym… Or maybe the amazing Nahm SPA clinging to the luscious jungle, where we’ve had one of the best Thai massages ever (ask for the therapist Sand). Or maybe it’s the incredibly friendly staff, flown in from all over Southeast Asia, led by Reuben who personally sees to all our needs. We will always remember its 2 great ... read more

Awake before 5am wandering around the room in the dark, coffee? Instant, no Bueno... Went out on our killer balcony, dark, afraid a viper (our friends saw one in the road in Chaing Mai) has climbed up and is waiting to attack... I gave Dave until almost 6am then I had to get up. We went up the mountain via foot, looking for the place we are to get breakfast and more importantly coffee, and are blown away by the views from here! There is an infinity pool that seems to empty over the cliff the building is built into, a huge open air deck with big queen sized lounging mats. There is a huge buffet, and awesome, non instant coffee. We have decided to park here for the day. Layed around like slugs today, lounging, ... read more

Waiting for our ride to the airport, we saw our friends who were in the jungle! They said they did get lost and hiked and hiked up steep trails (um with elephants) and finally arrived at elephant heaven. Acres and acres of beautiful mountains and valleys of lush vegetation, perfect for elephant retirement. They said totally worth it. I was so glad to hear about their trip. As we prepared to leave,I can't help be so happy and proud that Dave took a week out of his vacation to take his gypsy wife half way around the world to scoop elephant poop, and prepare meals and work in the oppressive sun and go help out the Thai kids at the school along side me.aling with enjoying a vegetarian diet for the week (difficult for my carnivore ... read more

Den Tagesausflug nach James Bond Island hatten wir uns eigentlich etwas entspannter vorgestellt. Per Minibus wurden wir am Morgen im Hotel abgeholt und nach Chalong zum Hafen gefahren. Ich muss bei der Gelegenheit einmal erwähnen, dass Termine auf Phuket auf die Minuten genau eingehalten wurden. Wenn es hiess wir würden um 8.00 Uhr im Hotel abgeholt, so war der Fahrer meist schon 5 Minuten vor dem Termin zur Stelle. Im Hafen von Chalong bestiegen wir ein Schiff, dass uns zuerst zu einer Grotte fuhr in die wir per Schlauchboot gefahren wurden (wir waren nicht die Einzigen, siehe Bilder). Dann kam der Badeaufenthalt, den wir an einem schönen Strand erwartet hatten, doch weit gefehlt, wer wollte konnte vom Schiff aus ins Meer springen und schwimmen. Nach dem Mittagessen an Bord (Buffet, war nicht schlecht), ging es dann ... read more