Thailand

East-coast capital Phuket Town delights with its eye-opening museums, Peranakan cooking, Chinese shrines and historic mansions and shophouses done in characteristic Sino-Portuguese style. Major temples stand in Chalong and Thalang, while two national parks and a smattering of wildlife sanctuaries await exploration in the island’s northern reaches. Even a speedy trip up into the hills behind Kata to Big Buddha connects you to modern-day Phuket’s pulse.

There are direct flights into Phuket International Airport (HKT). It takes approximately 20mins via Taxi to get to the Marina. Taxis are readily available outside the airport and will cost between 800 to 1200 Thai Baht.

Renting a car? Great! Drives on the left.

For those making their first visit to the East, this is an experience in itself, unlike any restaurant in the West: plenty of fish, seafood, spices, holy basil, coconut milk, lime, coriander, curry and of course, jasmine rice grown in Thailand.

Thai cuisine is rich in vegetables; papaya salad is one of the most famous. All foods are very spicy.

Try a Thai Cooking Course – there are a large number of 3-6 hour courses to learn the principles of Thai cuisine from the knowledge of spices through the products themselves, an experience that we highly recommend.

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Joining a Flotilla provides convenient and cosy cruising for both social and sailing routes as well as dealing with problems that come along…

we drove to Tesco lotus  25 minutes drive from Haven marina. a taxi driver back and forth cost around 1500 THB (1 USD= 32 THB)