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Kids’ Zone: Por Tor Festival
Phuketindex.com would like to present one of Phuket’s all-time favourite traditions,
Phang Nga’s Eight Shrines and Eight Temples
This September Phuketindex.com went on a two-day trip organised by the TAT
New look of Phra Nang Sang Temple
Phra Nang Sang Temple was built more than 200 years ago. In many years ago there are a lot of unfinished buildings and not have an enough space for tree…
The Old Phuket Shrine – Mae Ya Nang Shrine
Mae Ya Nang Shrine is located on Krabi road, built in 2396 by Mr.Lim Bun Suun. Mae Ya Nang or Ma Jor Poh is a SEA Goddess she is sacred…
Take a snap with street art paintings at The Old Phuket Town
Today I will show the second project at Phuket’s old town. It is not easy to find a car parking at the Old Phuket Town
Phuket: City of Gastronomy
UNESCO will focus on both the original (authentic) culture and new things that have developed from the original (creative).
Do we Really Have no Mindfulness?
“Mindfulness is normally moving together with the intention to reach a goal of any action.”
Local Clothing Stores on a Cultural Road
Thalang Road is a cultural road in Phuket which is full of old and charming architecture and is consider one of the island’s popular tourist attractions. It is also one…
Architectural Features of Phuket’s Chinese Shrines
For thousands of years, industrious and ambitious Chinese have left China in search of wealth in other Asian lands. One such place is Phuket, where Chinese residents descend from those…
Take a trip back in time – The Phuket Thavorn Hotel Museum
“The Thavorn Hotel”, now known as The Thavorn Heritage Hotel, was Phuket’s first luxury hotel. The hotel was opened by the Thavorn Wong family in 1961. Prior to the start…
Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2014
At 4pm on Tuesday September 23rd 2014 nine lantern poles were raised at Jui Tui Tao Bo Keng shrine to mark the beginning of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2014. This…
Phuket’s Top 5 Roadside Restaurants
Prior to the arrival of Phuket Island’s more upmarket/luxurious resorts dining options were a lot more limited to what they are now. Sure, there was still a good variety of…
Loba Maeyanang – For a true taste of Phuket culture
In Phuket food is in abundance, from Thai through to fast food, whatever your taste buds desire you should be able to find. There are also a number of dishes…
Wat Suwan Khiri Wong (Wat Patong)
Patong isn’t usually a place you associate with peace and quiet, most tourists to the island’s who visit Patong do so for its shops, hotels, restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. However,…
The chinese changed the face of phuket
The cultures of Phuket that we experience nowadays, including the architecture, cuisine, costumes, lifestyle and traditions, are all dominated by the Chinese culture.
Por Tor Festival – Releasing the Spirits of the Deceased
The Por Tor Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, is one of the most religious and culturally rich festivals celebrated in Phuket, and is a testament to the…
Ids8 – An artist awake in his dream!
Let us introduce you to Isara Thaothong, known to his friends and family as Id, and known in the art world as ids8. When I first contacted Id about conducting…
Phuket’s White Jade Guan Yin bodhisattva
Although more commonly known as a recreation park for a large number of Phuket Town residents, Saphan Hin Park is also a major place of worship for the local Chinese…
Phuket Vegetarian festival – Not for the Faint hearted
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival is now one of the worlds’ most talked about festivals and can only be described as mind-blowing. This dramatic celebration takes place during the first nine…