Phuket is pronounced:

Poo-ket

There is no “f” sound.

Phi Phi is pronounced:

Pee Pee

Again, no “f” sound.

It’s not your fault. The Thai-English transliteration system is really confusing. I cringe when people mispronounce Phuket since most people end up calling it Foo ket, or Fu ket. You can imagine how funny and awkward that sounds, tho Phi Phi sounds a bit awkward when pronounced correctly until you get used to it.

You come out of bar in Phuket or another popular tourist area and standing before you is a handler with a little baby gibbon. Hard to resist, right? Before I knew anything about gibbons in Thailand, I was one of those tourists who would happily spend 200B for a photo with one of these adorable creatures.

don't blame the gibbons, they're just too cute!

What I learned turned my stomach. read more »

A couple of weeks ago in my post about sailing I mentioned that we missed our flight from Phuket to Bangkok. Well, this morning my little sister missed her flight from Bangkok to LAX so I thought I might provide some information about what to do when it happens. read more »

As part of C’s trip to Thailand, we planned a 3 night/4 day trip to the beach. She lives in Southern California and the coastline is certainly beautiful there, but let’s be honest, nothing can really compare to the beaches and islands of Thailand (not to mention that the Pacific Ocean is *&#$*! freezing!).

and the winner is...

You’d think it would be easy to pick the destination, since I know the beaches so well, but every traveler is different and what one person thinks is perfect might be boring, crowded, too young, too old or otherwise not right for another.  Fortunately, there really is something for everyone when it comes to the beaches in Thailand. read more »

Phang Nga Bay

Here’s the rundown on our sailing trip off Phuket. We just got back last night, I’m a little sunburned and, I have to admit, more than a little sad to be back on dry land. Our trip was fantastic. Spectacular. Wonderful. Fun. Actually, there really aren’t enough words to describe how great it was, so I’ll just leave it at that and let you decide once you’ve seen the photos and read about it. read more »