"Hi everyone at Easy Day Thailand,
had some great trips with you guys,Tee and driver really looked after us and Franco thanks also for helping with the booking process it was all done we ease, we will recommend your company highly to our friends or anyone interested in going over you way.
Thanks Steve I.
(Franco could have done with your team in Roma when we were there.)"
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
Phuket weather from 20 to 23 September 2013
The weather during last few days has been affected by big events from the China Sea last the tropical storm USAGI that caused floods in China and Philippines. The storm affected central Thailand with heavy rain falls and rivers level raised to critical point.
In Phuket we saw heavy rain on Friday only then Saturday wind started blowing stronger with high waves, but sky went back to blue and clouds were passing fast.
Sunday was basically same as previous day and today we saw more dark clouds, again strong wind helped to keep sky clean so almost all day Sun was shining.
Swim from Phuket West coast it is very dangerous from may till October when the wind direction will change from North East, when at the beaches keep this in mind and follow the warnings.
In Phuket we saw heavy rain on Friday only then Saturday wind started blowing stronger with high waves, but sky went back to blue and clouds were passing fast.
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| Sky over Patong Tower - 21 Sept 2013 |
Sunday was basically same as previous day and today we saw more dark clouds, again strong wind helped to keep sky clean so almost all day Sun was shining.
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| Bangla Road Entry - Patong 23 Sept 2013 |
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| What to do in case of rip current |
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Koh Tao Hillside Resort - Holiday package
Koh Tao Hillside Resort is set, as it's name suggests, on a hillside overlooking the ocean on Yai Nee Cape on the north west coast of Koh Tao to the north of Sairee Beach. Beautiful sunset views over Koh Nang Yuan make this a fantastic venue for just relaxing in Paradise.
Built into the jungle holding on to to this hill the resort is in symbiosis with the landscape, the small comfortable bungalows, truly stunning panoramic views and the serenity allow for true total relaxation of body, mind and soul.
Amazing views from all over the resort and a small private beach make this the perfect Island getaway.
Inclusive of return transfer to Mae Haad Pier, two nights accommodation in twin or double sharing Standard room with breakfast, tax and insurance
Valid from now till 31 October 2013
Single supplement 2,000 Thai Baht
For information and booking don't hesitate to ask Easy Day Thailand team
How to get there - firstly you need to get to Koh Tao by ferry from Suratthani , Chumporn or from the other gulf of Thailand islands Koh Samui and Koh Phangan. Once you are on the island from Mar Haad town head north past Sairee village to the end of Sairee beach, Koh Tao Hillside Resort is to your left.
Koh Tao Hillside Resort- Small Comfortable Bungalow holding on to the hill this is perfect for couples.
- Just One Kilometre from the private beach.
- Wifi is available in the lobby and reception.
Amazing views from all over the resort and a small private beach make this the perfect Island getaway.
Enjoy your holidays at Koh Tao Hillside Resort starting from
2,000 Thai Baht per person
Three days two nights
Three days two nights
Inclusive of return transfer to Mae Haad Pier, two nights accommodation in twin or double sharing Standard room with breakfast, tax and insurance
Valid from now till 31 October 2013
Single supplement 2,000 Thai Baht
For information and booking don't hesitate to ask Easy Day Thailand team
How to get there - firstly you need to get to Koh Tao by ferry from Suratthani , Chumporn or from the other gulf of Thailand islands Koh Samui and Koh Phangan. Once you are on the island from Mar Haad town head north past Sairee village to the end of Sairee beach, Koh Tao Hillside Resort is to your left.
19/1 Moo 1 , T. Koh Tao, A. Koh Phangan,
Suratthani 84360 Thailand
For more information about Kho Tao contact us
If you have been at this hotel please leave your comment
Suratthani 84360 Thailand
For more information about Kho Tao contact us
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Phuket weather 16 to 19 September 2013
This week is going opposite all statistics, September should be wet and raining but we had three beautiful days with flat sea and sunshine. Once again this prove that we can record a lot of data thinking that we then know everything about weather but Mother Nature does what she wants...as all women :-).
Today the situation changed a bit with wind and wind gusts, sea is rough and clouds alternate to blue sky. Forecast for tomorrow say more rain and probably strong wind because of tropical depression on South China Sea in last days of action will enter the Gulf of Thailand affecting weather for one or two days until will dissolve by Saturday or Sunday.
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| View from Royal Phuket City Hotel - 17 Sept 2013 |
Today the situation changed a bit with wind and wind gusts, sea is rough and clouds alternate to blue sky. Forecast for tomorrow say more rain and probably strong wind because of tropical depression on South China Sea in last days of action will enter the Gulf of Thailand affecting weather for one or two days until will dissolve by Saturday or Sunday.
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| 19 Sept 2013 - 15:45 |
Phuket Airport Bus to Patong
Phuket Airport Bus Express provides transportation service from Phuket International Airport to Patong with stops at some of the main areas on the way.
This is a good alternative to taxi and to the tricky join-in minivans, it's convenient if you are on a budget or if you are travelling alone.
At the airport you can find the buses under the bridge, look for the sign "Airport Express"
This is also a good solution to go from Patong to Phuket International Airport if you want to avoid a taxi. The bus stop in Patong is at Jungceylon Shopping Mall.
There are 6 air conditioned buses, each one has 30 comfortable seats and a luggage storage area. Tickets can easily be purchased directly on board.
As you can see in the map below, our office is located at just few steps from Kathu Intersection bus stop, so it's also easy to use this transportation service if you want to come to Easy Day Thailand office.
PROS:
There are 9 daily departures almost every hour:
At the airport you can find the buses under the bridge, look for the sign "Airport Express"
This is also a good solution to go from Patong to Phuket International Airport if you want to avoid a taxi. The bus stop in Patong is at Jungceylon Shopping Mall.
There are 6 air conditioned buses, each one has 30 comfortable seats and a luggage storage area. Tickets can easily be purchased directly on board.
As you can see in the map below, our office is located at just few steps from Kathu Intersection bus stop, so it's also easy to use this transportation service if you want to come to Easy Day Thailand office.
PROS:
- Cheap
- Reliable
- No annoying and unwished stops at some travel agency on the way.
- Gives the chance to see part of Phuket Island along the way.
CONS:
- The whole ride between the Airport and Patong takes about 2 hours while it would be much faster with a private transfer.
- In Patong the bus stops only at Jungceylon Shopping Mall, so depending on your hotel's location you will probably need also a taxi ride to/from the hotel.
There are 9 daily departures almost every hour:
Patong - Airport
| Patong | Kathu Intersection | Tesco Lotus Intersection | Boat Lagoon | Heroines Monument | Lotus Thalang | Thalang | Muangmai | Airport | |
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8:00
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8:20
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8:35
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8:50
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9:05
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9:20
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9:30
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9:45
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9:55
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2
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10:00
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10:20
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10:35
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10:50
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11:05
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11:20
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11:30
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11:45
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11:55
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3
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11:00
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11:20
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11:35
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11:50
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12:05
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12:20
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12:30
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12:45
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12:55
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4
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13:00
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13:20
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13:35
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13:50
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14:05
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14:20
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14:30
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14:45
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14:55
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5
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14:30
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14:50
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15:05
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15:20
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15:35
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15:50
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16:00
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16:15
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16:25
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6
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15:30
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15:50
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16:05
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16:20
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16:35
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16:50
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17:00
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17:15
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17:25
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7
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17:00
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17:20
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17:35
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17:50
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18:05
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18:20
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18:30
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18:45
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18:55
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8
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18:00
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18:20
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18:35
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18:50
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19:05
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19:20
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19:30
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19:45
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19:55
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9
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19:00
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19:20
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19:35
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19:50
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20:05
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20:20
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20:30
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20:45
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20:55
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Airport - Patong
| Airport | Muangmai | Thalang | Lotus Thalang | Heroines Monument | Boat Lagoon | Tesco Lotus Intersection | Kathu Intersection | Patong | |
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1
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8:15
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8:25
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8:40
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8:50
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9:05
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9:20
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9:30
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9:45
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10:05
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2
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9:30
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9:40
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9:55
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10:05
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10:20
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10:35
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10:45
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11:00
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11:20
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3
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10:15
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10:25
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10:40
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10:50
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11:05
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11:20
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11:30
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11:45
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12:05
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4
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11:30
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11:40
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11:55
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12:05
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12:20
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12:35
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12:45
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13:00
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13:20
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5
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12:30
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12:40
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12:55
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13:05
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13:20
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13:35
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13:45
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14:00
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14:20
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6
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14:15
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14:25
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14:40
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14:50
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15:05
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15:20
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15:30
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15:45
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16:05
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7
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15:30
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15:40
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15:55
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16:05
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16:20
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16:35
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16:45
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17:00
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17:20
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8
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19:30
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19:40
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19:55
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20:05
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20:20
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20:35
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20:45
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21:00
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21:20
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9
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20:45
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20:55
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21:10
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21:20
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21:40
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21:55
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22:05
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22:20
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22:40
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Airport
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RATES
IN THAI BAHT
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50
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Muangmai
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50
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50
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Thalang
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60
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50
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50
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Heroines
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60
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60
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50
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50
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Boat
Lagoon
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80
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60
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60
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50
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50
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Lotus
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100
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80
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60
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60
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50
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50
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Kathu
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120
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100
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80
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60
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60
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50
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50
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Patong
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If you have tried this service please leave your comment
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
The Nap - Patong holiday package
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| Lobby at X2 Vibe Patong Beach Hotel |
X2 Vibe Patong Beach Hotel is a chic and stylish resort hotel located just a few steps from Patong Beach, home of Phuket's night life a and shopping. The area surrounding the hotel is very tranquil so a quiet sleep at night is secured while Bangla Road, heart of night life and shopping, is just 10 minutes walk or a short tuktuk ride away.
The atmosphere in the hotel is unique, thanks to the modern design and lighting system.
- Five different styles of rooms for all budgets and wishes, from the simple Day Dream Deluxe room to the luxurious Signature Pool Villa. Perfect for couples, honeymooners and families.
- Less than one minute walk from the beach and 5-10 minute walk to Patong vibrant nightlife and shopping spots.
- The rooftop swimming pool, the NAM (New Ayurvedic Massage) Spa, the fitness center and the "76 Bar & Dine" make it the perfect place to stay.
- Free WiFi in all rooms and lobby,
- Complimentary Mini Bar with daily refill.
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| Pool and terrace |
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| Bar & Restaurant |
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| Day Dream Deluxe Room |
The location definitely makes this hotel the perfect base for your Holiday in Phuket giving easy access to the best night life and shopping opportunities, as well as being a central starting point for all main destinations for day tours in and around Phuket Island, all with a high quality of stay. This small stylish hotel focuses on customer service so that all guests feel like VIP's, value for money is great.
Enjoy your holiday at The Nap starting from
4,050 Thai Baht per person
Three days two nights
Three days two nights
How to get there - from Phuket airport you take the main highway south towards the centre of the highway, then following the signs for the beaches turn onto the bypass road. At the big Tesco Lotus intersection turn right following the sign "Patong Beach", then keep going straight for about 8 Km and over the hill to reach Patong. At the bottom of the hill turn right and then turn left into the first road past the Mosque (Rathuthit 200 Pi Road). At the third junction (corner Ban Sainamyen School) turn right to reach the Beach Road and then turn right again keeping the beach on your left hand side. On the beach road turn right at the first junction (corner football field), about 50 more meters and you will finally find The Nap on your left.
X2 Vibe Patong Beach Hotel
5/55 Haad Patong Road., Patong Beach,
Kathu, Phuket 83150, Thailand
For more information about Phuket see our Phuket travel guide.
If you have been at this hotel please leave your comment
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Biking tour Bangkok and PraPaDang
Behind the scene of the business and madness of Bangkok
is actually a wild life and hidden jungle nearby downtown Bangkok. Today I have
a trip to “Prapadang” which is actually a province in Samuitprakan. Prapadang
is quite well known as “The Lung of Bangkok” just 6 kms from downtown Silom.
They call it the lung of Bangkok because the river running around Prapadang is
in the shape of a lung. It’s a very green area. You can actually find some wild
life and the people there have the life style as it used to be 30 years ago.
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This
morning I started my trip from the pier and crossed the “Chaophraya river” to
Prapadang by a little long tail boat. We then rented bicycles from near by the
Thai boxing camp. The first stop was at the Siamese Fighting Fish Gallery. The gallery was established in 2009
and displays a wide variety of “Siamese Fighting Fish” and other fish found in
the nearby Chaophraya River. The
buildings use traditional Thai architecture and if you are not in a rush to go
elsewhere, then you should take your time and relax in the gardens while enjoying
refreshments from the snack bar. Next we continue our journey along the local
road to the SriNaKorn Park. When we cross the arch bridge, we find ourselves in
a big park surrounding a large pool with a lot of trees and gardens. This park
is more than 200 Rai and we enjoy spending some time feeding the fish in the
park and if you are lucky some time you will find some big monitor lizards
hanging out in the garden to. 
Next
station I will take you to the small bridge ally way through to the village.
From here you will see why they call it the Lung of Bangkok. Here they have to
leave 75% of the land to be a jungle and the other 25% they can make buildings,
so this area is always green and creates a lot of Oxygen to the city. For
someone who has never been here before you will find yourself get lost a thousand
times, so better to go there with someone experienced. At the end of the small
bridge walk way, we head towards the “Bangkok Tree House” an eco-friendly 12
room boutique hotel. It’s also a very cozy living and hip place, built
from bamboo reinforced with recycled metal.
This is a good place to have some lunch and take a break for a while. Then it’s
time to head to the “BangPung Floating market”
just 20 minutes away. It is open
every weekend and on public holidys. The charm of this floating market and
the canalside lifestyle of the local community is well worth seeing. Local
products and famous food such as fish-scale flowers, herbal joss sticks, Hoi
Thot (fried mussel pancake), Khanom Khrok or mortar-toasted pastry, mango, etc.
are also offered on sale.
Check it out on my Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=_jZh4nQzPmo&feature=youtu.be
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Phuket weather from 10 to 15 September 2013
Time is running fast and we already are at mid September, the week started quiet good on Monday and Tuesday. As usual rain and sun shine, but them from Wednesday we had worst weather since weeks, strong wind, strong wind dusts and high waves.
Sky turned dark and clouds were tick, rain was very heavy for almost two days. Thursday afternoon weather improved and blue sky was again seen.
Friday then everything turned back to normal with little rain or at least lasting not longer than an hour.
And since Saturday morning again a great a great surprise with sunshine and basically two days without rain, wind down and the sea is flat as during winter.
Lets see what next week will bring in, however forecast are for good weather.
Sky turned dark and clouds were tick, rain was very heavy for almost two days. Thursday afternoon weather improved and blue sky was again seen.
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| Andaman Sea 11 September 2013 |
Friday then everything turned back to normal with little rain or at least lasting not longer than an hour.
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| On board MV Sai Mai - Phi Phi Island 13 September 2013 |
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| Dawn at Phi Phi Island - 13 September 2013 |
And since Saturday morning again a great a great surprise with sunshine and basically two days without rain, wind down and the sea is flat as during winter.
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| Kamala Beach - 14 September 2013 |
Lets see what next week will bring in, however forecast are for good weather.
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| Kamala Beach 14 September 2013 |
Baan Khaolak Resort - Holidays package
The hotel was completely rebuilt in 2006 after being badly damaged in the 2004 Tsunami. The rebuilt hotel is very family friendly and they have made a conscious effort to make it wheelchair friendly as well. Whether you just want to laze by the pool, go diving or snorkelling in the Andaman Sea or head of into the Jungle this resort is in an ideal location.
Fantastic beachfront location convenient for jungle safaris to Khao sok and Khoalak-Lumlu National parks, diving and snorkelling in the Similan and surin National Parks or sightseeing in Phang Nga and Phuket. All with the added bonus of classic Thai hospitality.
Inclusive of private return airport transfer (Phuket Airport), two nights accommodation in twin or double sharing Standard room with breakfast, tax and insurance
Single supplement 3,700 Thai Baht
For information and booking don't hesitate to ask Easy Day Thailand team
How to get there - from Phuket or Krabi airport need to head toward Khao Lak, as you come into Khao Lak and pass the first group of shop houses on your right the entrance to Baan khaolak is on your left.
Baan Khaolak Resort- With Rooms, Cottages and Villas this is perfect for families of any size
- Set directly on the Beach, some villas open onto the beach.
- There is a pool with a section for kids , plenty of loungers and sun shades around the pool and on the beach.
- The resorts Spa offers traditional Thai Massage as well as other spa treatments
- The resort is wheelchair friendly, with rooms designed specifically for wheelchair users
- Wifi is available throughout the hotel
Fantastic beachfront location convenient for jungle safaris to Khao sok and Khoalak-Lumlu National parks, diving and snorkelling in the Similan and surin National Parks or sightseeing in Phang Nga and Phuket. All with the added bonus of classic Thai hospitality.
Enjoy your holidays at Baan Khaolak Resort starting from
3,700 Thai Baht per person
Three days two nights
Three days two nights
Inclusive of private return airport transfer (Phuket Airport), two nights accommodation in twin or double sharing Standard room with breakfast, tax and insurance
Single supplement 3,700 Thai Baht
For information and booking don't hesitate to ask Easy Day Thailand team
How to get there - from Phuket or Krabi airport need to head toward Khao Lak, as you come into Khao Lak and pass the first group of shop houses on your right the entrance to Baan khaolak is on your left.
26/16 Moo 8 Phetchakasem Road, T. Khuk-khak A. Takuapa,
Phang-Nga 82190 Thailand
For more information about Khao Lak see our travel guide
If you have been at this hotel please leave your comment
Phang-Nga 82190 Thailand
For more information about Khao Lak see our travel guide
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