Phuket - A Quick Guide 

One of the most useful pieces of advice I got before I went to Thailand was don't walk on unlit country roads at night. Because mopeds and motorbikes tend to be ridden in the gutters on the edges of these back roads at night, out of harm's way of other bigger vehicles. As a result many pedestrians get hit by bikes at night. Get a tuk-tuk or a cab.

Greetings from Thailand. I am here in Phuket now and this video is just what the doctor ordered. Be well.👍😎

Thank you for the amazing documentary you did. Very informative! Absolutely loving your videos! I was in Phuket recently.I would like to recommend the ORANGE CAR PHUKET cheap car rental service, as many people can't leave now because of COVID-19, and taxis are not profitable because of the high cost. On March 15, 2020, I rented two Toyota Sienta passenger vans for 500 baht a day, and it was a great idea. Excellent customer service. The guys were very friendly and helpful and I booked the car easily and quickly. I highly recommend their service and I will definitely contact them again!

Absolutely amazing! Great job, this is the most informative video of Phuket that I have seen! Thank you!😁

I've watched a lot of "Thailand/Phuket first timer" videos and must say that this is one of the best. I've been going since 1990 with over 20 trips, so I know what's BS and what's not. Most are are no better than common sense to the point of being banal. Very well done. Why do I watch ? Nostalgia. Going back Feb. 2019. Kob khun ma krap.

Forgotten about this great informative video until it popped in my 'watch again' list.All still relevant but could do with an update as a lot has changed in 2 years

Tim, this is BEAUTIFULLY and nicely done. Thank you for the amazing documentary you did. Cheers!

thank you. very helpful ! I'm going in March and I can't wait

Best video available on Phuket great work thank you, very very well done

Just a brilliant video of Phuket, informative, wise and a bible for innocents abroad. Very well done.

Thank you for the professional view and the information

Nice video summary. One small inaccuracy - at 10:33, "The ubiquitous Phuket Tuk-Tuk" is actually a Songtaew - a pickup truck with benches installed in the bed for passengers. A Tuk-Tuk is a motorcycle with a passenger addition in the back.

This is extremely helpful, thank you. Going over New Year and wanting to know what to expect. This is an honest, informative guide.

This video is exactly what I was looking for! Going to Phuket in a couple of days, super pumped up

Getting ready for our first trip there, this is one of the best clips I've seen; Thank you!

Love this video great work

Great video and very informative. Loads of useful tips thanks.

This was certainly a very informative and enjoyable video. Well done.👏

Great information Thank you!!

Thanks! I am going to Thailand in three weeks and am checking videos out for the places I am visiting. This helped me a lot!

Peter Kirchvogel: Thanks for the really helpful and great hints!

The street food is more than just "o-k" to eat. It's fantastic and as Thai people rely heavily on street food, you know it's got to be good. Dig in! Great vid and thanks for sharing.

you're good daddio ... so helpful ... more please

I love island , when you get there just dont miss they island is something you guys wont miss

Well done and informative. Thanks

Best video on Phuket I've seen so far.

Phuket, I'm gonna go!

Great info! Thank you!

Thanks mate! I’ll be visiting Phuket soon.

This is really well done, thank you.

Get me back to Phuket! Roll on Christmas 2021

Great guide. spot on

Very informative and ab excellent video.

Thanks for the video....it is amazing :)

reminding us of what we did a few years ago, so amazing,

beautiful place, lots of nice swimming areas.

Very comprehensive and informative, thanks!

Amazing place

awesome!! i’m ready to go in 3 weeks 😀😀

thank you , useful information, i will be there nextweek

Really helpful advice. I am going this year and I am sure I will come across similar situations. I fell foul to a taxi driver a couple of years ago there. I was at a fishing complex but had arranged a day off to see the sights of Hua Hin. I agreed a time he was supposed to pick me up to take me back from outside a big shopping complex. He just didn’t return at the agreed time. I waited an extra 1/2 hour because the traffic was bad. Still no show. I tried to phone the card he left me but maybe because of the code I couldn’t get through. So there i was stranded in town an hours drive from my room and it was going dark. Only then I realised as I had booked through an agent I didn’t actually have a telephone number for the little villa complex at all. I had the name of the place but it was a small village location. I tried to ring my original booking contact but couldn’t get through. I was left now with the option of trying to book another taxi back from an office outside the shopping complex, not wanting to wander too far in case the driver turned up or I got lost in the dark. I showed them my little contact card for the fishing lake complex, in English of course. They couldn’t help, didn’t know where it was. This was no longer funny. Next option was to get to a hotel with English speaking staff, stay overnight, maybe get internet access and someone to arrange for a taxi driver who knew where the lake was to take me back. In the end it was someone in the taxi office who got hold of my driver from the number on the card he had left me. They were amazing and seemed genuinely annoyed that he left me in the lurch. They got nothing out of sorting it out and refused a tip for doing so. He finally turned up 1 1/2 hours late. Trying to say something about a different time which was bull. I think he took on other fairs while I was waiting and couldn’t get back in time. There was an awkward “silent” return taxi journey I can tell you. The resort recommended the driver, employed him often. They became worried when I wasn’t back for an evening meal. What I learned from this, well firstly there are some wonderful genuine people about in Thailand and ultimately it was local people saved my bacon wanting nothing in return. Secondly I went on this excursion alone, I would have been far better to team up with someone for the day if I could, far safer. Thirdly, and my big mistake, make sure you have contact telephone numbers for back up and have checked they work on your phone. And make sure you have a full address of your location so someone else can find it is you need them too. An isolated villa and lake at the end of a long little used track will not be a normal route for any local driver not dedicated to that location. May sure too your phone is fully charged too. I was expecting more people in Thailand to understand basic English that I found to be the case. Big cities and major hotels no doubt are different. I have fortunately been to many foreign parts on vacation but this is the first time I felt stranded and unable to communicate properly with anyone. Finally just because someone nods their head and you think they have understood the arrangement you have made do not assume they understand English well enough to have got it right. Always, always have back up contact telephone numbers you know will work and a charged phone you know will work...oh yeah and don’t lose your phone! Lol

Thank you. This is one of best videos on Phuket I have seen on RU-vid!

Amazing info, Thanks.

Thank you. Will be referencing this before i set off to Thailand. :-)

Great video. Very informative

Excellent informative video!

Nicely done.

Great video thanks

Wow that looks fantastic, am dying to be there. July I will be there

Thank 4 all information 👍

very nice and informative vid. Thanks

Great tips!

Well done best one

One of the best travel vlogs I've watched on Phuket.

Thanks...headed there in August...apparently Rainy season... new sub

good work

Love eating Thai Durian !.

The Thai Y just makes so much sense.. Body language is 80% of communication.. Wish western world would adopt this..

I’ve probably been to Thailand 20+ times ranging from Chaing Mai up North actually old capital now they call it mini Bangkok however there is a place near by called Chang Rai way less crowed with tourist and a lot more beautiful.Now mostly I stay in Phuket is Patong I’d just like to say have a look at the prices of Devanna hotel and check out BYD Appartments I’ve stayed in so many hotels and resorts in Kata Karon and Patong there’s very few that are much better then the other so if. Your willing to spend $80 Aus go check BYD Patong it actually gave me that wow factor very very nice two Air Con one for lounge room one for bedroom 2 TV with cable aprober size kitchen with a proper fridge helps so you go to Big C by whatever you need and won’t need to go anywhere for a while and if in need 7/11 every were The serviced Appartments are cleaned everyday if you like just press 0 and they will come and do it everything is so nice towels so nice and soft his and her sinks a walk in shower and serperate bath with shower as well and blue ray DVD player iPod docking station stereo system and pick up from air port with either a limo or ew Mercedes Benz I’m happy with either soon as you get in there a cold bottle of water or soft drink just go there and see the the place the reviews oh btw 2 pools one rooftop or other on ground it’s about 10 min walk from Bangla rd but close enough if you wanna go out but far enough to not hear any noise at night plus a big balcony with Were you gave have a coffee and chill out.I could keep writing about this place it has a deli were you will find all hams salami etc and top it off it has its own bottle shop so if your into wines there’s so much to choose from!Btw nice video

Sawasdee seems the Thai version of the Indian Swasthee , meaning Good, wellness, etc. The greeting seems to mean , let good be with you.

You is awesome

amazingly informative and greatly recorded. off to phuket on 10th Aug 2018. If someone wants to meet and party, revert back. Cheers !!!!!!!!

Havn`t been to Phuket in years, but planning a new trip soon, but where have all those people come from ?? Great video !!!

arriving in Phuket in early November can't wait Q. are they spiders and scorpions in phuket and do you need a fishing permit to fish from the beach. (kalim bay area)

Love Phuket and thai food but they rarely serve me spicy even when I ask for it. I been 2x for 7wks

Been there tons of times but still found this vid informative and enjoyable.

"What you wear will be noted by the locals..." MWAH! Oooooooooh!

Very nice commentary

certainly willing to cooperate, but slippers make me feel inconfident, so, can I take off shoes and carry with me, or must the shoes always be left on the ground outside? Any help appreciated.

thank you very much very instructive will be there in october

Hi , it good wheder at end of the november please ? Thanks a lot !!

How many days would you recommend for a stay in Phuket? Just askin!

Thanks for necessary facts in one video instead of guys who record 25 videos to provide basic info.

some good advice here ...but i never get out of patong

I did all my shopping on Bangla Road

Is September a good month to visit???

1st went there in April 1998

How long is the travel from Bangkok To Phuket by train or ?

Great place to go on vacation. Maybe not a good place to hire a motorbike if you are not experienced. This is regarded as one of the most dangerous places in the world to drive a motobike.

It's time to update info!

i arrive in phuket at 11pm will get any taxi or bus at that time?

I’ve found most vendors will tone it down for farang. I have to tell them to add more chillies to my som tum 5555

Didn't Phuket Town change its name to Phuket City years ago?

in short ..whcih is better ..phuket or pattaya

Also hong Nam u tho nai “ where is the toilet “

Wow what a great alternative to the cringy sextourism style guides, now I actually would like to visit!

Good video with a lot of good information for a tourist. If you're planning a trip to Phuket this is good info for you. What was left out in this video are some real gems (truths) you need to know. First off Thais are insane and uneducated drivers throughout the whole country...but on Phuket they are even worse. Here is the real story for you while driving in Thailand, walking and most important trying to cross the street: "Thailand tops road death ranking list NATIONWIDE: Thailand now tops the rankings as the country with the highest death rate in road accidents, according to one global survey." Read more at www.thephuketnews.com/thailand-tops-road-death-ranking-list-65078.php#6mZ0RAOtiP0o2wmk.99 The roads are a mess and the government refuses to fix them. Full of potholes that never get repaired. The once pristine beaches are a mess with plastic and trash. Since this video was made the Phuket government has fired the lifeguards and we have had more drownings on the island as a result. I'm a great surfer and swimmer and I have had to save a few tourists on Surin Beach. Surin Beach is called the Kings Beach...but you won't find any bathrooms on the beach or enough trash cans. As a result the beach is littered to death by the Thais. So us locals, both Thais and Farangs get together on Saturdays to clean the beach up from the majority of Thais that just throw garbage everywhere. I love Thailand and put up with this and do my best to educate the Thais about the environment. Go to any 7/11 in Thailand and they love to give you a plastic bag for a bottle of water and 5 plastic straws. We have a major plastic problem here. When you come to visit bring your own bags to the store. Refuse plastic straws, spoons, forks, etc... I speak Thai and have lived in Thailand for 13 years and it's sad to see Phuket's once clean seas a mess. I first came Phuket over 30 years ago while I was living in Tokyo and when I lived in Hong Kong. I flew here at least one or two times a month, vacationed for months at a time before I decided to call Thailand my home. Come here and have fun, be aware the Thais drive like lunatics, prices are very high, this island is not cheap. If you want cheap go to Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Udon Thani or other areas. Dining out in a good to great restaurant in Surin Beach, Bang Tao Beach, Cherng Talay Boat Avenue and Laguna areas you will be paying close to what you spend at home. In my opinion you will find great dining value at the Black Cat Restaurant, Sunset, Pesto and The Red Tuna, all within walking distance in the Cherng Talay/ Laguna area. You want 5 star food and a beautiful ambiance then go to Taste on Srisoonthorn Road in Bang Tao, it's right across the street from Tesco Lotus, it's a bit pricey if you buy a bottle of wine, but has fantastic food and it's less expensive than what you would pay for a meal like this back home. Also keep in mind that wine and spirits have a very high duty tax and they will cost you a lot more than what you pay at home. I hope this was informative and sorry I had to reveal the whole truth about our Island and country.

can we pet the cats??? i dont think i will be able to resist...

Where is this place at 20:04?

Fuck it, let's go to Phuket

Which place is this @ 16:00

how do you say NO FISH OIL!? They put it on pork or they cook it after fish..

I like most Asian food, Japanese, Korean, Filipino , Pho and so on. I have only had Pad Thai in the USA. Cooked and prepared by Thai people. I don't really like it for some reason no matter where I have bought it. Do you think it is a lot better in Thailand? I think I don't like the soggy noodles part.

while i was in Thailand i got none spicy food at all

Fuck it a quick guide

The girl featured in this video is really cute

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cheers to future of Israel

since when is the thai smile famous

20 mins is not a quick guide