As a follow up to yesterdays post on Vientaine some Thailand expats may be interested in how I got a non immigrant O visa in Vientaine. It seems to be getting harder and harder these days to get a Non Immigrant visa for Thailand in a neighbouring country but with the right papers it’s easy […]
Udon Thani is a 90 minute flight from Phuket direct with Air Asia. From Udon Thani airport it’s just 56km down a good highway to Nong Kai and the border with Laos. It’s an ideal weekend getaway from Phuket and an option for Phuket expats doing a visa run. Flights, food and accommodation can all […]
Whale Shark at Phuket Shark Point MV SaiMai has just returned from an overnight charter from Phuket to Phi Phi with 5 happy divers from Singapore. On the way to Phi Phi on 16 July they dived Phuket Shark Point and spent nearly the whole dive with a whale shark. It even followed the boat […]
Bali Komodo Diving May to October is the time of year when Phuket Divers like to head away on holiday to dive. Some dive staff head off to Koh Tao to work, some move to the red sea. Increasing numbers are taking advantage to the cheap flights between Phuket and Bali and going to dive […]
Although we always tell Phuket divers that whalesharks cannot be guaranteed in Phuket, that is exactly what one dive centre was doing yesterday. It’s been a while since we’ve had so many whale sharks around in July. A good sign. While in Patong beach this morning I took a couple of photos of the beach […]
For my first post on this new blog I thought I’d write about Phuket low season diving because it’s something that we get asked about a lot and as Phuket becomes ever more popular as a year round tourist destination it’s even more relevant. Ok there are days when it’s raining and the sea is […]
