We expected the one, but not the other. Yes, it’s perverse to live in Abu Dhabi and fly 3,100 miles to Thailand looking for sun, but we thought we would find it here, and we have not. We also were confident of some excellent Thai food and that, at least, has come to fruition.

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 After a few days, seaside paradise gets old (well, not really), so we booked a driver to take us into Phuket City, also known as Phuket Town, and by either name it is the capital of the island and province of Phuket. We took the one-hour ride through some fairly severe local traffic for two […]

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A fair question, especially if you live in North America. Why Phuket? Hawaii or the Caribbean are very similar, and much closer. I can’t imagine I would have come here, from L.A., for instance, because the distance is so great. Hawaii is five hours; Phuket is more like 18 from LAX, with a plane change, […]

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Far as I can tell, that expression is rather like the Hawaiian “aloha” — and can be used, in Thai, as a generic greeting meaning either hello or goodbye. Yes. We are in Thailand. And it is fair to ask why someone who lives in Abu Dhabi would depart the UAE at this point on […]

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