Phuket Surfing - Phuket News

Good news to all of you that enjoy surfing and love coming to Thailand on a holiday.

Surfing is becoming a popular sort among tourists and locals in Phuket, doubling as a great business opportunity during the Green Season. Our reporter went there to capture the atmosphere:

Although it may be the low, Monsoon or Green season, the atmosphere on Kata Beach in Phuket seems otherwise as many European and Middle Eastern tourist are still seen in abundance, swimming, sun bathing and surfing.

Locals and tourists enjoy surfing the waves on Kata and other beaches that have waves only the Monsoon season can provide, since the high season seas are flat. Surfing is therefore a popular pastime from May to October and is becoming an activity that is gaining popularity with riders, as more surf rental stalls are seen along the beaches.

Although an owner of one surf board rental stall in Kata says that this year the waves and winds in the sea have reduced a bit and so less tourists are renting out boards when compared to last year, with around 50-60 people renting a day, this is still a fairly high number, and enough to generate income for locals during the Monsoon Season.

Despite seeing the waves at Kata Beach as much smaller and less powerful than beaches down under, a New Zealand tourist said he still enjoy the surfing here as it’s still a good combination of sun and waves.

Surfing in Phuket is not just a business; it’s a lifestyle and community of close knit friends that welcome people from all walks of life, as long as they have a love for surfing.

Surfing’s growing popularity in Phuket can be witnessed just by taking a look at the surfing competitions being organized with the main annual one coming up on the 31st of August till the 2nd of September.

One of the main organizers of the Surf Competition in Kata Beach khunWallop Nadon is busy preparing for the event with surfers from around the globe participating in the event, not to mention local surfers including Phuketsurf.com shop co-owner Noppasit ‘Kho’ Bunchuai. The competition will include different divisions from long to short boards, grommet and body boards and a beginners division with surfer girls and Phuketsurf.com shop co-owners Kulab Boonchareon (Ying) and Winna Nernnila (Joom) coming in 4th and 5th place respectively last year.

Surfing in Phuket really has its own community of like minded surfers having a place to meet and socialize and its popularity can only grow with a surf documentary movie made by Thai surfers having come out this year, being the first of its kind to feature surfing in Thailand.

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New Phuket Airport Shuttle Service

The Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor) today launched a shuttle van service between Phuket International Airport and downtown Phuket City.

Phuket Vice-Governor Tri Augkaradacha chaired the launch ceremony of the service, operated by the Phuket Vehicle Service Cooperative.

V/Gov Tri said the van service was launched following tourists’ complaints that existing bus services were slow and often delayed as bus drivers often stopped on the way to wait for more passengers or to try to sell tourism packages to the tourists.

Manote Chusak, president of the cooperative, said the service started with five vans leaving from the airport to the downtown every hour.

Festivals and Souvenirs

Major Phuket festivals worth attending are Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sisunthon Fair, held in March to commemorate the two great heroines who rallied Thalang inhabitants to repel Burmese invaders in 1785, Seafood Festival in May, and Vegetarian Festival usually held in October will amaze with ascetic displays of fire-walking and ascending sharp-bladed ladders. Shopping buys when visiting Phuket include cultivated pearls, batiks, and pewterware. Culinary delights include Kanom Chin Phuket, Nam Prik Kung Sieb, fried or boiled noodle dishes, cashew nuts of all kinds, and the most delectable pineapples of Phuket.

Attractions, Activities and Best Time to Visit Phuket

Phuket is blessed with magnificent coves and bays, palm-fringed powdery beaches, and sparkling island-dotted seas. All of these, combined with sincerely hospitable people, superb accommodation and seafood, delightful turn-of-the-century Sino-Portuguese architecture, as well as numerous sporting and leisure opportunities, create delightful and truly memorable holidays. The best months for visiting Phuket are November to May, particularly March and April when the water is crystal clear.

Patong Beach

Patong Beach

Patong is the foremost beach resort of Phuket which can compete with any other famous beaches of the world. But many people do not know that, as late as a few decades ago, Patong was the remotest district of Phuket, cut off from the main part of the island by mountains. Even though it was located only 15 km. from the provincial town, it sometimes happened that a Patong villager who was seriously ill would die before reaching a hospital in town. Thanks to His Majesty King Bhumibol, after his visit to Patong in 1959, a modern road called Phra Barami was built leading from Phuket town to Patong Beach, bringing modernization to the district.

Patong Beach is widely known among Thais and foreigners because of two important factors. One is its natural beauty -- the white sandy beach, plentiful sunshine, clear turquoise sea, fantastic underwater life and soft breezes. The other factor is the availability of a wide range of man-made facilities. Here you have a big choice of accommodation from luxury hotels to palm cottages, a host of restaurants and shops, all kinds of aqua-sports equipment and numerous places of nighttime entertainment, including enchanting transvestite cabaret shows. Patong is also famous for its late night markets where everything wanted by tourists can be found.

Introduction agencies in Bangkok

Many tourists who arrive in Bangkok become smitten with the many pretty Thai girls with their slender physiques and friendly, carefree attitudes and would like to get to know them better. This is why introduction agencies in Bangkok thrive. Thankfully this is quite possible without having to resort to fraternising in the seedier side of Bangkok’s nightlife. Many men have met good ladies through one of Thailand’s many introduction or dating agencies.

Introduction or escort agencies

Escort agencies are a great way to meet a pretty Thai girl with minimal hassle

Like most things in Bangkok, introduction agencies come in many different shapes and sizes. There are many which try to hook up a ‘Thai Bride’ with a western counterpart, and these can seem like nothing more than a shopping catalogue of potential wives, and for many the whole idea of this seems a bit ridiculous.

Usually the brides in question will have signed up to the service as a way to try and get themselves out of an unhappy, poverty-stricken life, and there are plenty of lonely western men waiting to whisk them off to paradise.

Usually both parties have to sign up to the introduction agencies and pay an up-front membership fee, which can be on a monthly, quarterly or even yearly basis for those who anticipate spending a long time finding their future spouse. It is then the job of the agency to make the suitable match, based on the detailed profile that you will have filled in upon joining. What happens next is down to the two individuals invoved.

For those who have only one thing in mind, these kinds of agencies provide a quick and hassle-free solution to their love-life problems.

If you feel that these aren’t quite for you then there are other options besides: you may just want to cut to the chase and contact an escort agency, where you will be connected immediately with a willing, friendly and professional Thai companion. The chances of these developing into anything more than companionship for the duration you’ve arranged is slim, and some people see these agencies as nothing short of organised prostitution; and some of them probably are. Still, if this kind of thing interests you, then please read our in-depth article on Bangkok Escort Agencies.

The introduction agencies are respectable and serious and do not provide holiday companions offering sexual services. The ladies who have joined are genuinely looking for a husband and are usually respectable hard working women, often with a conservative outlook.

The Bangkok introduction agencies vary in method and pricing and almost all now use the internet as their tool for introductions. Some go to greater lengths than others to ensure you find someone of the right match, ensuing the girls speak English sufficiently, screening the men and even attending the first date to smooth things along. Others simply take your money and provide a catalogue of willing and desperate women of dubious background. We suggest you spend time looking into the various pricing, pictures and proceedures listed on their websites.

Dating websites

Many attractive and internet-savvy Thai girls are waiting to meet online

Then there are dozens of online dating and introduction agencies, which vary greatly in their format, rules and online clientele. There are many global sites which have a significant number of Thai-based members, plus many geared specifically towards Thailand and Thai people.

Seeing as you’re reading this on an internet-ready computer now, you could start clicking and flirting away in a matter of minutes, and many people do this and have a lot of fun in the process. Some online friendships can develop into much more, although of course you always have the typical online problems of never really knowing who you’re communicating with until you meet face to face.

Even though many of these sites require a picture or album of pictures to be uploaded into each online profile, you can still never be quite sure just how flattering these pictures are, or even if they actually represent the person who’s behind the profile at all.

So, tread carefully and don’t expect too much with these sites. Some people, though, have enough fun simply chatting and flirting online without ever taking things any further.

Recommended introduction agencies and websites

Thai Darling – Marriage / matchmaking agency for those who want to avoid anything sleazy and connect with a nice, respectable girl. Long term relationships only here, and no bar girls as their site claims. Tel +66 (0) 9499-4961

Thai Professional Introductions – Mail order brides at the kind of agency which typifies this scene, great for those who need a wife fast, maybe slightly absurd for others.

Sweet Singles – Deals with putting two like-minded people in touch, and then the rest is up to you. They always seem to have a decent selection of nice girls who sign up.
Tel +66 (0) 4169 2139 (24 hour) or +66 (0) 2533 6623, +66 (0) 2996 7071 (Office Hours only). Or email contact@sweetsingles.com, soulmate@mweb.co.th

Thaigirls Introductions – Respectable agency with no sleaze or bar girls involved. Long term membership options available, with a gallery of many of their registered girls on the web site.
Tel +66 (0) 1998 6373 for Thailand office, or +44 (0) 1202 599121 for their UK based office. Or email enquiries@thai-girl-dating-agency.com

Thai Love Links – Online dating agency which will put you in touch with a prospective partner, online at first, with whatever else follows. A good way to make the first tentative steps from the safety of your own home.

Thailand Date – Online personal ads and dating site, this fun site is good at putting people in touch for a bit of fun, up to those seeking long term relationships or marriage.

Dating Thailand – Good and successful dating agency which starts the process online with plenty of profiles to search and an easy to use site.

Thailand Friends – This huge online community has nearly 30,000 members, most of them in Thailand. Not strictly speaking a dating or introductions site, but some people sign-up for that reason. However, don’t assume that everyone you see on the site will be interested in romance, as many members are either attached already, or simply use the site to find non-sexual friendships.

dating agency agencies

dating agency agencies

There are quite a few dating and mariage agencies in Thailand, some located in the most tourist destinations such as Phuket and Pattaya. These agencies provide the same dating and mariage services you would find in Europe, America or most other Asian countries.

See below some of the most reputed dating and mariage agencies in Thailand and Phuket.

1.Siam Marriage Agency
Meet the worldwide mail order bride of your dreams at Siam Marriage Agency.
Click here to visit the site [www.siammarriageagency.com]

2.www.aPerfectWife.com
Meet beautiful single Thai girls and more mature Thai ladies from all areas of Thailand for pen pals, dating, romance and marriage. Your Thai lady is waiting for you.
Click here to visit the site [www.aperfectwife.com]

3.ThaiLoveLinks.com
ThaiLoveLinks.Com has an advanced matching system that lets you find exactly who you are looking for!
Click here to visit the site [www.thailovelinks.com]

4.The Thai Connection
Here at the Thai Connection our aim is simple, to match our British gentlemen clients with a suitable lady partner in Thailand.
Click here to visit the site [www.thethaiconnection.com]

5.T.T.K.I.Services (uk)
We are a professional Thai marriage agency who are committed to help you find your dream partner.We pride ourselves in making sure you meet the right Thai lady.We do not run a casual dating service.
Click here to visit the site [www.ttki-uk.com]

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Geography
About 70 percent of Phuket is mountainous; a western range runs from north to south from which smaller branches derive. The highest peak is Mai Tha Sip Song, or Twelve Canes, at 529 meters, which lies within the boundaries of Tambon Patong, Kathu District. The remaining 30 percent of the island, mainly in the center and south, is formed by low plains. Streams include the Khlong Bang Yai, Tha Jin, Khlong Tha Rua, and Khlong Bang Rong, none of which is large.

Economy
Since the early 1980's the tourist business has been Phuket's chief source of income. Hotels, restaurants, tour companies, and souvenir shops are much in evidence on the west coast. However, while once all-importance tin mining has ceased, tourism is by no means the island's only activity. Agriculture remains important to a large number of people, and covers by far the most part of the island. Principal crops are rubber, coconuts, cashews, and pineapples.
Prawn farming has largely taken over the east and south coasts. Pearl farming is also important. Phuket's fishing port is at all time filled, and processing of marine products, mainly fish, makes a significant contribution to the economy. With so many healthy industries supplying income, construction has become a major factor in employment. This range from massive public works projects, large office buildings and hotels, and housing estates with hundreds of units, down to single family homes, apartments and additions.

Population
Official population as of December, 1998, was 231,206. This figure numbers those who are registered as living in Phuket. Phuket' s attraction as a center of economic activity has resulted in many living on the island whose registration is elsewhere. The total population of Phuket varies considerably depending on the time of year, through it is never less than the figure given above.

Government
The island is divided into three districts, Thalang in the north, Kathu in the west, and Muang in the south. Thailand's system of government relies upon a strong central authority, thus the Provincial Governor is a civil servant appointed by the Interior Ministry in Bangkok, as are the Nai Amphoe, or District Chief. The cities of Phuket and Patong have their own city governments, with elected city councils, the leading members of which serve as mayor. There are also elected provincial, district, and sub-district, or Tambon councils. The local constabulary is part of the Interior Ministry.

Climate
Phuket's weather conditions are dominated by monsoon winds that blow year round. It is therefore always warm and humid. There are two distinct seasons, rainy and dry. The rainy season begins in May and lasts till October, during which the monsoon blows from the southwest. The dry season is from November through April, when the monsoon comes from the northeast. Highest average temperatures, at 33.4 degree Celsius, prevail during March. Lowest averages occur in January, when nightly lows dip to 22 degree Celsius
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