Phuket

Seaside serenity in Phuket

Think Phuket, and you are probably picturing island hopping and fun in the sun days, and bar hopping, drink till you drop nights. Well, you are right – but only partly. Phuket is surely all that, but there is a gentler cultural side to this Thai island that is often overlooked. Phuket also offers up silence and stillness to those who demand those. I am talking about mornings that come with birdsong, lingering over coffee at a heritage café, a glorious sunset witnessed from a balmy beach…