August 2012 We spent our month on Kata Beach in Phuket, Thailand mostly catching up on work, broken by swims in the pool and walks on the beach. On some Wednesdays we would take the songthaew to the Central Festival Mall in Phuket Town, to watch movies (which are cheaper on Wednesdays). The waves are …
August 2012 After our travels through Myanmar, we spent the month of August in Kata Beach, Phuket Island, Thailand. We looked for a hotel to stay at for an entire month, but not finding anywhere we were sure about, we decided to rent a room for two weeks to start with. Our home for the …
We started out the morning by visiting the View Point, south of Kata Noi Beach. In these photos you can see Kata Noi [small] Beach, Kata Beach, and Karon Beach. We wished it had been a bit sunnier, so that the water would have been a brighter sparkly blue. If you are staying in either …
These are works of art we’ve stumbled accross on the beach, none of them are our creations. Instead of sand castles, people here build sand wats (temples).
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM KATA BEACH, PHUKET THAILAND! Heidi is preparing to release a fire lantern with the help of Mr. Joe. The release of the fire lantern is tradition in Phuket on New Years Eve to make a wish for the coming new year! We had originally referred to these lanterns as fire balloons, …
Today was by far the most crowded we’ve seen the beach! And the tide was so high there was only a sliver of sand, making it even more difficult to find an open spot. Unlike the calm water the first week we were here, today there were knock-your-top-off waves. I got out after going under …
The clouds were beautiful today during our evening walk.
In memoriam of the victims and all the lives affected by the tsunami that hit Thailand and many other countries on December 26, 2004. On any given night there are just a few or many fire balloons that fill the beach skies here in Phuket. Make a wish and release … We will try to …
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! In a land where snow is non-existant a different fabled favorite exists! Sunny the Sandman was out this Christmas day enjoying the sun and the company of many sun worshipers on Kata Beach 😉