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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…
Toh Sae Mountain – Phuket’s Highest Peak
If you take a trip to Phuket Town take a look around you and in the distance there will be one feature which stands out more than any other, a…
The History of Phuket’s Tin Mining Industry
According to the evidence which is available, it appears that Phuket’s tin mining industry began as long ago as 1528 A.D. during the reign of King Ega Thodsarot of Ayudhya.…
Introducing the Song Taew Phuket
The Beginning of Phuket’s Iconic Bus Between 1947 and 1967 Phuket saw major changes in its available modes of transport. During this time, a large number of Phuketians were lucky…
Mee Ton Poe 3 – Original Hokkien Noodles brought up-to-date
Hokkien Mee is a traditional noodle dish brought to Phuket by immigrants from the Fujian province of China many years ago. Anybody wanting to experience a true taste of Phuket…
Chinese Hand Puppets in Phuket
History of Chinese Puppet Shows Called a “marionette show” in ancient China, a puppet show is a theatre performance in which puppet figures are made to move by puppeteers pulling…
Buddhist Statues – Significances, Hand Gestures & Postures
I think it’s acceptable to say that Buddhists really love their Buddha statues; every temple has numerous statues of Buddha, some being extremely large and many also being very expensive.…