Exploring Phuket

We had decided to rent a car which really gave us the flexibility to explore Phuket island. We made frequent visits to the one concierge at our hotel. He was very helpful in setting up the tours we went on but also took great pride in telling us about some of the more local attractions. He was very instrumental in guiding us around the island which really made our trip so special. We discovered mid-way through our stay several very nice, un-crowded, non commercial local beaches .

Thailand's infrastructure is very bad and the sign posting is terrible, at least when it comes to English. Some of the beaches were pretty remote. You had an idea of where they should be but getting there was sometimes a challenge. Once we found them we were pleasantly surprised . He also recommended several local restaurants just outside of the resort area. Hard to find but once the we found them, wow the food was great. We ended up having dinner 3 times at this one restaurant, very good fresh Thai food.    

the local beach

having lunch

relaxing

long tail boat just off the beach

another local beach

favorite local restaurant, open on all sides, just a roof over head

close up of bar 

this was just a shack, served wonderful seafood

had a great sunset view