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Talk:Phrae/Listings

Amphoe Mueang Phrae
Wat Luang (วัดหลวง) on Kham Lue Road in town is an ancient and principal temple built at the same time that Phrae was established. Several restoration works have taken place. Some of its major features include the Viharn and Chiang Saen-style Chedi enshrining a Holy Relic brought over from Myanmar. Others are the museum housing various antiquities including several 500-year-old Buddha statues and an ancient Lanna-style wooden structure.

To the west of Wat Luang is Wat Phra Non (วัดพระนอน) near the site of the old city walls. Some of the architectural works include the Chiang Saen-style Ubosot with narrow openings to let in light instead of normal windows. The lintel is made of wood with graceful designs. The eaves over the Viharn are all fretted a symbol of northern architecture. Inside is a 9 metre-long plaster Reclining Buddha.

Wat Phra Bat Ming Mueang (วัดพระบาทมิ่งเมือง), located on Charoen Nakhon Road near the townhall, was built in 1955 by combining two ancient temples. There is an old Chedi containing a replica of the Holy Footprint inside.

The City Pillar Shrine of Phrae (ศาลหลักเมืองแพร่), situated on Khum Deom Road in town centre, features an inscription stone with ancient Thai scripts of the Sukhothai period describing the construction of a temple in the town.

Located on Nam Khu Road next to the city moats is Wat Sa Bo Kaeo (วัดสระบ่อแก้ว), a temple with several exotic Burmese artistic-styled structures and Buddha statues. It is also where Burmese monks who travel to Thailand to study the Buddhist scripture stay.

Just one kilometre from the townhall on Yantrakit Koson Road is Wat Chom Sawan (วัดจอมสวรรค์), a Burmese architectural style temple. The building which combines the hall for conducting religious rituals and monk's living quarters is beautifully decorated both in its interiors and exteriors. The over-lapping roofs are adorned with fine fretworks. Antiquities found here include marble Buddha statues, statues made of woven bamboos coated with lacquer, and Buddha statues made from ivory, as well as ivory scripture slabs with Burmese scripts.

About 4km away on Highway No. 101 (Phrae-Nan) is Ban Thung Hong (บ้านทุ่งโฮ้ง), a village noted for the making of products made from Mo Hom (ม่อฮ่อม) material. It is a local cotton fabric dyed in blue which is used in making native and modern wears.

Ban Rong Fong (บ้านร่องฟอง) specialises in making metal agricultural tools using traditional production method. The village can be reached by taking Highway No.101 (Phrae-Nan) with a turn into Highway No. 1101 leading to Rong Fong.

Ban Pong Si (บ้านโป่งศรี) at Tambon Thin of Mueang district is a village which collects and exchanges second-hand household utensils for daily use. It also sells silver products.

About 12km out of town, and with a further 6km after a right turn, is the Phae Mueang Phi (วนอุทยานแพะเมืองผี), a wide area with no large trees. Because of subsidence and erosion of the soil, the harder elements remain and are formed into the shapes of exotic-looking mushrooms.

A small, 2-level waterfall, Namtok Mae Khaem (น้ำตกแม่แคม) is located at Tambon Suan Khuan. To reach it, go on the Pa Daeng-Thung Hong road for 4 kilometres. Then turn left and continue for another 12 kilometres. There is another fall, larger and with three levels, in the vicinity. It is Namtok Tat Mok (น้ำตกตาดหมอก), which is about 22 kilometres from town.

Wat Phra That Cho Hae (วัดพระธาตุช่อแฮ) is about 8km to the east of town on Highway No. 1022. A major religious site of the province, it was built since the time of Sukhothai. The 33 metre-tall Chiang Saen-style Chedi housed a Holy Relic. It was built of bricks and covered with bright brass sheets. The name of the temple refers to fine silk woven in Sip Song Panna (in southern China) which was first used to wrap around the Chedi when the temple was first constructed. There is a fair celebrating the Chedi in March every year.

Three kilometres from Phra That Cho Hae is Wat Phra That Chom Chaeng (วัดพระธาตุจอมแจ้ง), some 10km from town. Built in the year 788, the name of the builder was unknown. The golden Chedi is 29 metres tall and enshrined a Holy Relic. There is also a museum of rare ancient relics.

Phraya Chaiyabun Memorial (อนุสาวรีย์พระยาไชยบูรณ์) is about four kilometres from the Phrae townhall on Highway No. 101. Governor of the town during 1897-1902, he was slain by rebelling Shan tribe men when he refused to cede the town to them. After the rebellion was put down by government troops, King Rama V ordered a memorial erected in his honour.

Amphoe Sung Men
Folklore Museum (พิพิธภัณฑ์พื้นบ้าน), in the same compound as the Ban Fai garden restaurant (สวนอาหารบ้านฝ้าย) three kilometres from town on the Phrae-Sung Men road, is made up of several buildings and wooden structures displaying the local way of life. The different types of wooden houses demonstrate the different status of the local people. There are also market and shop houses of the past.

About 9km to the south of town on Highway No. 101 in Sung Men district is the Hua Dong Market (ตลาดหัวดง). It is the centre of products made from wood and rattan, mostly household furniture and decorative items.

Some 700 metres off Highway No.101 at Ban Hua Dong is Wat Phra Luang (วัดพระหลวง). It features a Sukhothai-style Chedi and is referred to by the local people as "That Neong" (ธาตุเนิ้ง), meaning the leaning Chedi.

Amphoe Den Chai
Three kilometres from Den Chai district, or some 2km from the provincial town, is Wat Phra That Suthon Mongkhon Khiri (วัดพระธาตุสุโทนมงคลคีรี). Although a comparatively modern temple, it boasts highly eye-catching structures. The Ubosot in particular is noted for its delicate sculptures with fine designs. There is also the golden teak structure in the Lanna-style which houses valuable relics of the North, including Buddha statues, lacquer ware, Lanna musical instruments, ancient weapons and pictures depicting past events.

Amphoe Long
A leading attraction, Kaeng Luang (แก่งหลวง) is located in Tambon Ban Pin, Long district. To get there, go on the Phrae-Lampang road for about 50 kilometres, then take a right turn at Km.69 and continue on for another 7 kilometres. The scenery is lovely and amid the Yom river are rocky formations which create fast-flowing rapids. On the other side of the river, which can be crossed by ferry, and with a 100-metre walk uphill, will be found the Tham Erawan (ถ้ำเอราวัณ) adorned with elephant-and-female-shaped hanging and protruding crops of rock.

Amphoe Long, some 40km from the provincial town on Highway No. 1023, is the site of a centuries-old community since the time of Hariphunchai Period. The local people are skilled in the craft of weaving, both silk and cotton. The art of making the Tin Chok fabric (ผ้าตีนจก) in particular has been handed down from generation to generation. Its design has also been developed to meet with new and different preferences, although the original method has been retained. A fair celebrating the Tin Chok is held annually in Long district around November.

There is a huge gold Chedi housing a Holy Relic at Wat Phra That Si Don Kham (วัดพระธาตุศรีดอนคำ). Legend has it that it was built as early as 535 A.D. when the land was under the dominance of the Hariphunchai kingdom.

Amphoe Wang Chin
Wiang Kosai National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติเวียงโกศัย) is about 70 kilometres from the provincial town in Wang Chin district. It can be reached by taking Highway No. 11 (Phrae-Lampang). Then take a left turn toward Wang Chin district and continue for a further 13 kilometres to reach the turn to the park headquarters. A further 1.5 kilometres on are two waterfalls, the Mae Koeng Luang (น้ำตกแม่เกิ๋งหลวง), one kilometer from the headquarters, and the Mae Koeng Noi (น้ำตกแม่เกิ๋งน้อย), 2 kilometres on foot further on. Streams from the falls flow into the Yom River.

Amphoe Rong Kwang
Another interesting cave is Tham Pha Nang Khoi (ถ้ำผานางคอย) which is about 40km north of town on Highway No. 101 at Km. 59 within Rong Kwang district. A 50 metre-long rail leads to the cave mouth. Along the winding tunnels are strangely-shaped stalactites and stalagmites. At the end of the cave is a stalagmite shaped like a woman holding a small child. In front of the Nang Koi (waiting woman) stone is a heart-shaped stalactite. They are the source of the legend of the love of a woman who waited for her lover until she turned into stone.

Amid cool forested area is the Namtok Huai Rong (น้ำตกห้วยโรง). It can be reached by taking Highway No. 101 (Phrae-Rong Kwang) and go on for 60km northward. Turn left at Km. 78 and proceed on for a further 4km.

Amphoe Song
Phra That Phra Lo (พระธาตุพระลอ) is a 400-year-old Chedi believed to contain the remains of a king named Phra Lo, ruler of Nakhon Maen Suang once located in the vicinity. It is said he died together with his two lovers, Phra Phuean and Phra Phaeng, which gave rise to the legend of folklore. The Chedi itself is at Tambon Ban Klang, Song district on Highway No. 103 some 45km north of the provincial town.

Mae Yom National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติแม่ยม) is about 70km from Mueang Phare. The terrain is mountainous with deciduous and rich teak forests, probably the densest in the country. Along the Yom River in front of the camping area of the park are the Kaeng Sua Ten rapids (แก่งเสือเต้น), a two-kilometre-long stretch of rock formations and best visited during November-February when the weather is cool and the scenery at its loveliest. Visitors may camp along the river banks.

Buy
Mo Hom (ม่อฮ่อม) is a well-known hand-crafter material made in Phrae. Considered a quality product, it is made mainly at Ban Ton Hong using traditional methods in the weaving, dyeing and tailoring processes.

Another famous product is Pha Tin Chok (ผ้าตีนจก), a fine and well-made material with distinctive design Apart from being widely used as material to make dresses, today it is also used to make items such as hand-bags, shoes, household decorative items, etc. The main production centre is in Long, Wang Chin and Den Chai districts.

Festival
The Phra That Cho Hae Fair (งานประเพณีนมัสการพระธาตุช่อแฮ), held in around March, involves a procession to carry robes to cover the Chedi. The procession follows the Lanna style. All participants are decked out in traditional Lanna attires.

Amphoe Mueang Phrae

 * Anusorn Resort (อนุสรณ์รีสอร์ท) 128/1 Mu 4, Tambon Chor Hae, 4 houses: 500-1,500 baht
 * Bua Khao (บัวขาว) 8/1 Soi 1 Ratchadamnoen Road, Tambon Nai Wiang (Tel: 0 5451 1372), 30 rooms: 120-220 baht
 * Bussarakam (บุษราคัม) 39/12 Ratchadamnoen Road, Tambon Nai Wiang (Tel: 0 5451 1437, 0 5462 6234), 30 rooms: 160-340 baht
 * Ho Fa (หอฟ้า) 194-196 Charoen Muang Road, Tambon Nai Wiang (Opposite Krung Thai Bank) (Tel: 0 5451 1140), 15 rooms: 100 baht
 * Mae Yom Palace (แม่ยมพาเลซ) 181/6 Yantrakitkoson Road, Tambon Nai Wiang (Tel: 0 5452 1029-35 Fax: 0 5452 2904), 104 rooms: 650-2,500 baht
 * Nakhon Phrae (นครแพร่) 69 Ratchadamnoen Road, Tambon Nai Wiang (Tel: 0 5451 1122 Fax: 0 5452 1937), 220 rooms: 300-700 baht
 * Nakhon Phrae Tower (นครแพร่ทาวเวอร์) 3 Muang Hit Road, Tambon Nai Wiang (Tel: 0 5452 1321 Fax: 0 5452 3503), 139 rooms: 800-2,500 baht
 * Paradon (ภราดร) 177 Yantrakitkoson Road, Tambon Nai Wiang (Tel: 0 5451 1177, 0 5451 1059, 0 5452 1719 Fax: 0 5452 2340), 79 rooms: 230-650 baht
 * Sawatdikan (สวัสดิการ) 76-78 Yantrakitkoson Road, Tambon Nai Wiang (Tel: 0 5451 1032), 18 rooms: 100-150 baht
 * Siriwattana (ศิริวัฒนา) 152 Charoen Muang Road (Tel: 0 5451 1047), 25 rooms: 60-100 baht
 * Thep Wiman (เทพวิมาน) 226-228 Charoen Muang Road, Tambon Nai Wiang (Tel: 0 5451 1003), 27 rooms: 100-180 baht
 * Thung Si Phaibun (ทุ่งศรีไพบูลย์) 84 Yantrakitkoson Road, Tambon Nai Wiang (Tel: 0 5451 1011), 45 rooms: 120-280 baht
 * Phoomthai Garden Hotel, Saiabut Road, Nai Wiang, Phrae. Tel 054 627366, www.PhoomthaiTravel.com,50 rooms, 720-1500 baht

Amphoe Den Chai

 * Nam Ram Garden (น้ำแรมการ์เด้น) 98/1 Mu 3 Utaradit-Pin Chai Road, Tambon Huay Rai (Tel: 0 1473 0983, 0 9925 8088), 15 houses: 500-1,400 baht and A big house for 25 persons: 2,500-3,500 baht
 * Yaowarat (เยาวรัตน์) 11 หมู่ 2 Yantrakitkoson Road (Tel: 0 5461 3293), 12 rooms: 60-80 baht

Amphoe Long

 * Doi Pha Klong National park (อุทยานแห่งชาติ ดอยผากลอง) Doi Pha Klong National Park provide some accommodations for tourist. In case of camping, tourist must take your own tent. For more information contact Doi Pha Klong National Park 84 Khum Doem Road, Tambon Nai Wiang, Phrae 54000 (Tel: 0 5452 2097 Bangkok Tel: 0 2562 0760) www.dnp.go.th

Amphoe Wang Chin
for tourist. For more information contact Wiang Ko Sai national Park P.O.Box 1 Amphoe Wang Chin, Phrae 54160 (Tel: 0 5452 2097, 0 1224 0729 Bangkok Tel: 0 2562 0760 www.dnp.go.th Punjen Hide-Away offers both bed and breakfast and 3day/2night village tours. For information check the website:www.ruralthailand.com
 * Wiang Ko Sai National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติ เวียงโกศัย) Wiang Ko Sai National Park provide some accommodations

Amphoe Song
Punjen Hide-A-Way is a small resort that does 3day/2night villages tours. For more informaiton go to the website www.punjenhide-a-way.com or www.thailand-experience.com.
 * Mae Yom National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติ แม่ยม) Mae Yom National park provides some accommodation. In case of camping, tourist must take your own ten or private sector service rafts in Yom River. For more information contact Mae Yom National Park P.O.Box 4 Amphoe Rong, Phrae 64120 (Tel: 0 5452 2097 Bangkok Tel: 0 2562 0760 www.dnp.go.th

Amphoe Muang Phrae

 * Khanom Sen Pan Jai (ขนมเส้น ปั๋นใจ๋) 24/1-2 Ratdamnoen Road, Opened 07.00AM.- 03.00PM. (Dessert)
 * Chat Chai (ฉัตรไชย) 450 Mu 2 Nam Thong Road, Tambon Na Jak, Tel: 0 5451 1368, 0 5452 2413, Opened 11.00AM.- 11.00PM. (Thai Foood, Chinese Food)
 * To Rung Market (ตลาดโต้รุ่ง) Pra Tu Chai area
 * Tung Kaeo (ทุ่งแก้ว) 1/ 4 Mu 6 Chor Haae Road, Tambon Na Juk,

--(WT-en) globe-trotter 13:12, 5 February 2010 (EST)

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Talk:Phrasebook International

I'm not entirely convinced that this listing is useful...? A universal sign language phrasebook would be interesting though! (WT-en) Jpatokal 22:14, 29 November 2006 (EST)

 * I agree... I'm not sure how "international" some terms are or how useful this list could be. (WT-en) Maj 22:24, 29 November 2006 (EST)

I traveled several times to countries where knowledge or usage of English is really rare: like some distant regions in Morocco and Croatia. Of course you always try to use as simple English as possible (which maybe even worth a separate article), but when you're stuck every other time explaining with signs what do mean, words like this really help--and would help more if I have more of them in mind. Of course, the list would be better organized into groups by occasion/subject, but it's bit early with only 2 dozens we have right now. So please plunge forward and add what seem to be missing in the row. --(WT-en) DenisYurkin 14:02, 30 November 2006 (EST)

 * I'm really leaning towards a vfd here. I mean, is it just going to be a list of English words that some people might understand in some other countries? Maybe there could be a more general topic about getting by when you don't speak the local language? (WT-en) Maj 14:53, 30 November 2006 (EST)

 * The aim is: a) not necessary English words; in most other countries.
 * Do you see what that topic should look like, and whether there's a place for these words? --(WT-en) DenisYurkin 15:56, 30 November 2006 (EST)

 * I guess I just don't get it... words like "virage" (and what's GSM stand for?) don't seem very "international" to me... (WT-en) Maj 21:10, 13 December 2006 (EST)

 * I encountered virage in Morocco where a native tried to find most international words out of his French (as we spoke only English). I put it here because virage is also used in Russian with the same meaning; if these are the only 2 languages where it can be understand, probably it shouldn't be here.
 * GSM is a standard for mobile phones used in most of Europe; the same name is used across languages, as everyone understands GSM while mobile phone may be called differenly in different languages.
 * What if we provide list of languages (countries?) for each word where it is known to be well-understood? It will complicate the list a bit, but can make it more reliable. --(WT-en) DenisYurkin 09:40, 14 December 2006 (EST)

I just can't see how to turn this into something useful. Take an item from the list such as "chips", for example: It's a word that isn't mutually understood even among anglophones; in London it means "french fries" and in Chicago it means "potato crisps", and I have no idea which meaning it might have in Kyoto. There are several words here that I don't even know what they mean in English, let alone any other language. This article seems to be based on the same (IMHO faulty) assumption that Esperanto is based on: that human languages are similar enough for a useful mutually intelligible subset. In my experience, if you don't have a common language with someone, once you get beyond "yes", "no", "okay", and "Coca-Cola", playing Charades is more effective. - (WT-en) Todd VerBeek 19:19, 12 May 2007 (EDT)

 * There are a few words that seem to be international. "Hello", "OK" and "bye-bye" are used in Chinese, for example. Things like "CD" and "DVD" are also understood in China. "GSM" is likely in the same class, though I have not encountered it. "WC" for toilet seems to be used everywhere except the English-speaking countries.

 * There are also other loan words; I have heard "battery" in one of the South Indian languages. Some loanwords might be similar across a range of languages. The Chinese for "sauna" and "mango", for example, sound much like the English words, presumably because both were borrowed from other languages.

 * Beyond that, though, I think the premise of this article is ludicrous. There just is not a useful "international language" to be documented here. I'd say scrap this article. (WT-en) Pashley 20:11, 11 June 2007 (EDT)

 * A "Charades phrasebook" might be interesting and viable though. There are quite a few things you can express with gestures, not all of them obvious (eg. drawing a square in the air to ask for a menu in a restaurant). (WT-en) Jpatokal 23:43, 11 June 2007 (EDT)

 * Scrap the article seems right to me. The 'word list' is a joke. Apartments, bikini, penthouse (?), microwave, expedition, catastrothe (definitely not understood in New York!), are not even remotely understandable in most non-English speaking countries. I count 13 words as having the potential for being generally understood when used in a tourism context. But, that's about it.--(WT-en) Wandering 16:35, 24 July 2007 (EDT)

 * I sorta like Jani's proposal if we can find a way to make it work, something like this, just written better;

 * Overnight train Hold your two hands together and lean your head on them like a pillow, and briefly close your eyes.
 * Day train Croutch down slightly on a flat hand (does not work well with suggestive clothing)
 * Upper bunk Hold your hands horizontal, parallel one above the other, and move your upper hand slightly (reverse for lower bunk)
 * Soft sleeper Hold your hands horizontally together and move them slightly up and down, like a spring.
 * Hard sleeper hold one hand horizontal, and clap the other hand hard down onto it (something solid)
 * Tomorrow do two circles with your finger around your watch.
 * Today Point at your watch while looking the clerk.
 * One way Move your index finger in a line in front of you, then fold out your hand vertically and do a karate chop to symbolise a stop.
 * Return Move your index finger in a line in front of you from left to right to left.
 * How much? Show a note and shrug, or swipe your four fingers across your thumb looking like you just saw Elvis walking across the street. Then write your name with a virtual pen in the air.
 * etc etc. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) talk 23:26, 25 October 2009 (EDT)

VfD discussion
Getting rid of this has been discussed before; see its discussion page and User talk:(WT-en) DenisYurkin. I thought it time to broaden the discussion.

It seems to me the basic premise that there's some sort of "international language" (words or phrases likely to be understood more-or-less anywhere) to be documented is just wrong. Given that, I do not think the article is salvageable, or at least not under this title. On the other hand, could we move it to Tips for coping with language problems or some such? Certainly this is a problem many travelers face; that's a valid travel topic and parts of this article might be a good start. (WT-en) Pashley 08:36, 25 October 2009 (EDT)

 * What sections/aspects could an article like Tips for coping with language problems include? --(WT-en) DenisYurkin 05:29, 26 October 2009 (EDT)
 * I mean that if there's any idea of what this article better become a part of, why vfding it at all--why not start with an outline of such a more-general article? I absolutely admit that it's impossible to have a complete phrasebook (complete in the sense we have other phrasebooks here)--and this article was never considered for that goal--. Yes, it's a helper in communicating when you can't find a common language--so if it's only a matter of renaming, let's just do it. --(WT-en) DenisYurkin 16:30, 27 October 2009 (EDT)

 * I like this idea better. An international phrasebook is too limiting, I think, because there is no such thing as an international language (although people like to say that English is the international language). Tips for getting through language issues seems easier to add to, as well as to forgive things that apply to many places but not everywhere. (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 02:16, 26 October 2009 (EDT)

 * Delete though Jani's idea of a sign language phrasebooks seems good if someone can come up with an idea on how to make it work, I learned booking whole railway tickets in China (before mass tourism arrived) using nothing but sign language and a LP guide (city names in Chinese) - See the talk page —The preceding comment was added by (WT-en) Sertmann (talk • contribs).

 * Keep. I think it's useful to have a list of English words that are likely to be widely understood.  (WT-en) LtPowers 14:33, 26 October 2009 (EDT)

Based on discussion at Project:Travellers'_pub, I've started a Talk article using some, but by no means all, text from this one. (WT-en) Pashley 21:23, 22 December 2009 (EST)

 * Now that we have Talk, I think this should be a Redirect. (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 19:49, 8 February 2010 (EST)

 * Result: Redirect to Talk. (WT-en) LtPowers 16:17, 7 March 2010 (EST)

It wasn't a good idea to delete it because it offered some good explanation in variations of the Spanish Language and other languages. For example: it explained words from the Castillan Spanish differently from the Latin American Spanish Shirazian (talk) 15:25, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

It might have helped many people out there Shirazian (talk) 15:30, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

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Talk:Phuentsholing

To the anon person who added the [NOTE: THIS IS NO LONGER THE CASE] information: Are you sure that visitors are no longer allowed to enter Phuentsholing without a Bhutan visa and spend the night? There is no immigration check at the main gate, and neither vehicles nor pedestrians passing through are asked to produce documentation. If it is the case that one needs a Bhutan visa even to stay in Phuentsholing, then maybe we should change the sentence to "visitors used to be able to enter the town and spend a night without a Bhutanese visa, but since 20?? this is no longer allowed." However, as I have no knowledge of this change, I'll leave that up to you to do so. 19 Dec 05

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Talk:Phuket

Since Phuket is both a province and a city, shouldn't this page be disamb.? For reasons of completeness I think it would be a good idea. However since the province is rather small, I can see why it was not yet chosen to be disamb.. Just wanted to see what other people think. -- (WT-en) Fido 17:21, 16 Sep 2004 (GMT+6)

 * Phuket the island and Phuket the province are identical, so I don't really see the point of disambiguating. Phuket Town can be shifted out into Phuket Town if it ever grows large enough. (WT-en) Jpatokal 06:32, 16 Sep 2004 (EDT)

 * Agreed -- (WT-en) Fido 17:51, 16 Sep 2004 (GMT+6)

ภูเก็ต
The following interesting comment was posted into "ภูเก็ต":

จังหวัดหนึ่งในภาคใต้ เป็นเกาะที่ใหญ่ที่สุดของประเทศไทย มีแหล่งท่องเที่ยวที่มีชื่อเสียง เช่น หาดป่าตอง หาดกะตะ หาดกะรน หาดราไวย์ แหลมพรหมเทพ เป็นต้น

Oh my. Is that so? (WT-en) Jpatokal 13:38, 15 May 2006 (EDT)

Transiting via Changi?!
Going from Bangkok to Phuket via Singapore makes absolutely no sense any way you look at it; it adds a minimum of three hours of flight and transfer time, and there's no way you can fly BKK-SIN-HKT even on the cheapest LCCs so that it's competitive even with TG's standard 2000B rate, much less Nok and Air Asia specials. SIN airport taxes & charges alone comes to about US$20! (WT-en) Jpatokal 01:57, 16 May 2006 (EDT)

Pronunciation?
Shouldn't the first sentence of this article say how to pronounce the island's name? I'm pretty sure it's not pronounced like its English spelling would suggest, but I don't know how it is pronounced. 75.2.76.138 02:29, 16 May 2006 (EDT)

 * Yes, it should, and it does now. (WT-en) Jpatokal 06:55, 16 May 2006 (EDT)

Phuket name
Phuket is a thai name for the original name Bukit, of Malay origins, meaning, hill, mountain.

Nowadays, phonetic spelling is ˌpoōˈket

Help with sleep listings
Opinons please as to which Phuket article these 2 should go into (taken out of the main article):

 *  Absolute Chandara Resort & Spa in Phuket, Thailand is located less than a kilometer from Ao Por Bay. It is also just 20 minutes from the international airport and 30 minutes from the town. Each spacious accommodation also has a dining area, toilet and bath, kitchenette with refrigerator, and living room/ lounge.

 * Laem Sai Garden Beach Resort (แหลมทราย การ์เดน บีช รีสอร์ท) 33/9 Km.3, Mueang Mai-Laem Sai Road (Tel: 0 7621 7120, 0 7621 0193 Bangkok Tel: 0 2514 1011), www.laemsai-resort.com, 40 rooms: 1,500-5,000 baht

Chandra is on the northeast cape - don't think we have a district for that area, Laem Sai is closed, I say to hell with them, we have enough listings as it is. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 08:55, 20 October 2009 (EDT)

 * To hell with them it is :). I also took all the bar listings out of Phuket. All except 1 were Patong and I dumped them there. Frankly they are rubbishy listings and could all be deleted with no loss to the site.--(WT-en) Burmesedays 09:07, 20 October 2009 (EDT)

 * We had a major dump by the Thai Tourism Authority before I joined up, which has basically wrecked all of Thailand, simply cause it's so massive and don't contain many individual details/reviews. I think it has been agreed that it's open season on all that content. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 09:12, 20 October 2009 (EDT)

Remove TAT clutter
I've moved some TAT clutter and placed them at Talk:Phuket/Listings for future reference. --(WT-en) globe-trotter 17:40, 5 February 2010 (EST)

Payphones & misc telephone
It may be wise to describe the payphone situation:
 * How many different types/providers there are?
 * Access to 1800, 001800 & other free numbers? Payment required?
 * Reliability/vandalism/pickpockets
 * Can you get cheap prepaid calling cards for international calls, and do they work from payphones?

Other issues to consider: 118.209.182.31 08:59, 20 May 2011 (EDT)
 * Do mobile phones allow free access to free numbers? (FYI, NZ - yes, Aus - big fat no)
 * Cost to call 1155 tourist police (landline/payphone/mobile)?
 * emergency numbers (can usually lift from travel.state.gov)
 * Example International call prices?
 * VoIP - is it legal? is it feasible?

Scuba listings
There should be NO specific scuba listings in a region article. The following need to be placed in the relevant town article, if they are not there already.

 *  Khao Lak's largest dive center offers diving in a friendly atmosphere with an experienced crew. Day trips and daily departing liveaboards to the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock.
 * Daily departures by our fast and comfortable speedboats to Similan Islands, Koh Bon Islands or Richelieu Rock.
 * Kon-Tiki Phuket Diving & Snorkeling Center . 30 years of experience in Thailand catering divers and snorkelers from around the world. PADI 5 star dive center & GoEco operator. Daily diving and snorkeling trips to Phi Phi Islands, Racha Islands, Shark point and Similan Islands.
 * Kamala Diving Center: Merlin Divers Co., Ltd., PADI dive courses and day trips & liveaboard excursions around Phuket. Retailer of water sports gear and sportswear.
 * Dive Asia, Phuket's first Padi 5 Star CDC Center, offers a full range of diving services: liveaboards to the Similan/Surin National Parks, daytrips to Phuket's local dive sites and Padi diving courses and IDCs.
 * Phuket dash Scuba dot Com, Liveaboards to Similan, Surin, Phi Phi & Hin Daeng as well as day trips to all Phuket dive sites and training from try dives to PADI professional level.
 * Sunrise Divers, PADI 5 Star Dive Resort specialising in Liveaboards.
 * Just Dive It Connects to Worldwide dive and sail  with longer liveaboards to the Similan and Surin National Parks.
 * ALOHA offers snorkeling rental gear, SNUBA diving, and scuba diving courses for all ages and abilities.
 * West Coast Divers
 * Similan Diving Liveaboards and overnight adventures to the Similan and Surin Islands
 * Thailand Divers, 128 Thaweewong Road, Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand. Tel: +66 804245649
 * Tec Divers, Phuket, Thailand.
 * Santana, Diving and Snorkling Patong Beach, Padi 5 Star IDC Center, 30 years of experience, English and German instructors available. Daily (Day)-Trips and (MV Discovery) LiveAboards, PADI Courses, Gear Rental.
 * 3Willys Diving, 135/9 Rat-U-Thit Road, Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand. Tel: +66 804245649

Snorkeling
Same: SweetDreamers offer sailing day trip to Coral Island for snorkeling with just 6 people on board.

Kon-Tiki Phuket Diving & Snorkeling Center [32]. 30 years of experience in Thailand catering divers and snorkelers from around the world. PADI 5 star dive center & GoEco operator. Daily diving and snorkeling trips to Phi Phi Islands, Racha Islands, Shark point and Similan Islands.

Day trip snorkeling tour by Mari Tour Phuket
 * Aloha Ocean Adventures - Highly Rated Small Group Full day Sightseeing & Snorkeling Tours to Phi Phi, Racha Yai and the Khai Islands. Premium Tours - Check for their online specials.
 * Kon-Tiki Phuket Diving & Snorkeling Center - Dedicated snorkeling program to Phi Phi islands, Racha Yai, Coral island, Koh Khai islands and Similan islands. Depart every day from Phuket.
 * Coral Seekers luxury speedboat charters.
 * Thailand Divers, Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand. Tel: 0 7629 2052
 * Phuket Islands trip by Phuket Thailand Trip

SNUBA
Same:

 * ALOHA SNUBA Thailand SNUBA dive tours Phuket, Thailand

Warning needed?
Please read this article. Nightmare! I'm more inclined to ask where we should put a warning than whether we should. Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:20, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
 * In Retiring abroad, I think. Pashley? ϒpsilon (talk) 05:52, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

 * Done ✅, in the Retiring_abroad section. Pashley (talk) 12:41, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

 * Thank you. Should we reference the warning with a link in this article, too? Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:03, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Beaches listing
Shouldn't they merged into one itinerary article? Veracious (talk) 08:13, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * All but one of the articles has several listing each -- see, do, eat, sleep. Combining them into one article would make it harder to find the information. Ground Zero (talk) 13:05, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Phuket Town retains some interesting examples of Sino-Portuguese architecture, which reflect the town's past as an important trading post.

Amphoe Thalang (อำเภอถลาง)
Two Heroines Monument (อนุสาวรีย์วีรสตรี) Phuket’s most famous monument in Amphoe Thalang is the memorial statue of the heroines Thao Thepkasattri (Kunying Jan) and Thao Sisunthon (Mook), who rallied islanders in 1785 to repel Burmese invaders. As the island's governor has just passed away, organizing Phuket's defense against the Brumese invasion of 1785 was conducted by his widow, Thao Thepkasattri. With her sister's help, they assembled what forces they had, then cleverly disguised local women as male soldiers, thus appearing to increase Phuket's military manpower. After a month's siege, the Burmese tired, lost heart and left. King Tama I awarded Kunying Jan with the royal title of Thao Thepkasattri.

Thalang National Museum (พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติถลาง) This is located near the Two Heroines Monument. In 1985, on the 200th anniversary of the Thalang War, the Thalang National Museum was established. The museum contain permanent exhibition of life in old Phuket, ancient artefacts and remains discovered on the coast and, materials used during war with Burma (Myanmar). It is open daily except national holidays from 8.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Admission is 30 baht. For more information call 0 7631 1426, 0 7631 3397, 0 7631 1206.

Wat Phra Thong (วัดพระทองหรือวัดพระผุด) Situated some 20km from Phuket town past the Thalang district office, this temple enshrines a golden Buddha image that sprang up from beneath the earth long ago. The story tells of a young boy who tied his buffalo to what he thought was a post. After doing so, he fell down in agony and died. The father of the boy dreamed that the reason his son had died was for the sin of tying a filthy buffalo to a sacred object, that what the boy thought was a post was in reality the golden peak of the Buddha's conical cap. He told his neighbors the dream and they all went out to dig up the statue but had no success.

Wat Phranang Sang (วัดพระนางสร้าง) This temple is located 20km from town on the Thepkasattri Road at Thalang district. An old and historical landmark of Phuket, the temple was once a fort resisting Burmese invasion around 1785. Inside the old chapel are enshrined the three oldest and largest Buddha statues made of tin. Called the Three Kings, they are positioned in the midsections of another three large statues.

Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Conservation Development and Extension Centre (สถานีพัฒนาและส่งเสริมการอนุรักษ์สัตว์ป่าเขาพระแทว) Its duty is to promote, distribute and wildlife within Khao Phra Thaeo wildlife park. The park is located near Thalang district, 22 kilometres from Phuket Town. 22.28 square kilometers of virgin forest are coverd by this park, which also actively conserves a number of wild animals; they would otherwise be extinct in fast-growing Phuket. It is a center for study of the environment and the forest vegetation is spectacular. Giant trees supported by huge buttresses are thick with creepers and climbers of every description.

One species of palm, the Governor's Palm or White Back Palm (palm lang khao in Thai) is especially rare. Gibbons, civet, macaques, squirrel, flying squirrel, bat, flying lemur, chameleon, mouse deer, wild boar, and many species of birds inhabit the forest. Khao Phra Thaeo serves also as one of Phuket's most important water sources. Major attractions include:-

Ton Sai Waterfall (น้ำตกโตนไทร) A small falls, over which pours a great volume of water during the rainy season. The trees, watercourses, and pools nearby provide one of Phuket's loveliest scenes. The park headquarters with an excellent view are also at Ton Sai.

Bang Pae Waterfall (น้ำตกบางแป) Another waterfall in the sanctuary which is located at Tambon Pa Khlok past the Two Heroines Monument. There is an arboretum and a nursery to rehabilitate captured gibbons before returning them to the wild.

Animal sanctuary Visit the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project by the beautiful Bang Pae waterfall. They have a visitor centre manned by Western volunteers and English speaking Thai staff who will talk to you about the project. Talks are free, but please support the project by buying a souvenir, sponsoring a gibbon or giving a donation. Don't have your photo taken with a captive gibbon in Phuket or on the beaches.

For nature enthusiasts, the sanctuary has mapped out some walking trails. Further information, please contact the centre, call 0 7631 1998.

The Big Buddha of Phuket Formerly, officially known as “Phra Puttamingmongkol Akenakkiri” and now called the Mingmongkol Buddha image, it is still referred to as the Big Buddha by everyone in Phuket. Sitting serenely in the meditating posture and on a dominant hilltop between Karon and Chalong it overlooks Chalong Bay and far beyond. So dominant is the Big Buddha that it can be seen from many of the southern parts of Phuket Island as well as nearby islands. At a height of 45 m and width at the base of nearly 25m it is completely covered in white Burmese marble tiles which signify purity. The base of the Buddha is wrapped in giant white marble covered lotus leaves signifying love and happiness. It is the largest white marble Buddha image anywhere in the world and has already become a very popular attraction for tourists and a place of significance for local Thai people and the many who visit from other regions. A smaller Buddha image made from 22 tons of brass and 12 m high sits along side the Big Buddha and joins the many other statues, images, sculptures and bells of worship. The Big Buddha was constructed in devoted to the King of Thailand, HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 80th birthday and the smaller Buddha in devotion to the Queen, HM Queen Sirikit. Completion is not far away and will eventually include a 7 hectare Buddha-Utthayan” Buddhist garden landscaped with rock features, grassed areas, flowers, shrubs and natural environment. It will be designed for peace, relaxation and meditation. Some say that the early morning is the best time to visit the Big Buddha, with cooling sometimes cold winds you can watch the sun rise across Chalong Bay and the beauty of the suns reflection in the calm waters. Looking from the other side of Chalong Bay it is an awe inspiring sight to watch the sun slowly setting behind the Big Buddha, slowly forming a silhouette of this remarkable image as its features are darkened. The Big Buddha is atop a 400m hill offering spectacular views of Phuket Town, Chalong bay and the islands beyond. It is found by following the signs along Choafa west road on the left side just over 2km north of the Chalong roundabout or if traveling south less than 1km past Wat Chalong on the right side, look for the ample signs. As the crow flies it is 3km to the Big Buddha from Choafa Road, the road is fairly steep in parts but concreted or sealed so perfectly safe. This is a Buddhist temple and the usual rules of modest dressing, strict respect for Buddha images must be observed and please remove your shoes in areas where you see others removing theirs. At the end of the main reception area you can [after removing your shoes] approach the seated monk, try to make yourself at a lower height than him by stooping or shuffling along on your knees. Watch what the Thais do and do the same, you will then receive a special blessing, and a charm to tie on your wrist. Remember that a female can not receive this charm directly from the monk, he will place it in front of you or ask a male to give it to you. And if you got now the blessing from a monk, you should know something about the 2500 year old Buddhism. The Buddhism monks are learning to see the things as they are and not as they should be, to split yourself from illusions and expectations to get a better human. Work on this simple thing and every day will be your day. Only a short information at the end. The total amount of the building was made from donations and if you enjoyed your visit, then show your gratitude, drink two bottles singha less in the evening and give some donation in one of the boxes around, or write your name onto the backside of a marble plate with them the base of the Buddha will be covered soon.

Off-shore islands
There are 39 islands to the south and east off Phuket, featuring forests and mountains, rocky formations, beaches, coral reefs and fishing. The main ports are Chalong and Rawai. Islands with accommodation are listed above, but some others open to day trips include:

 * Ko Taphao Yai (���กาะตะเภาใหญ่), 10 minutes by ferry from Ao Makham on Phuket’s southeast coast. The island is home to the Bucerotes hornbill.

 * Ko Rang Yai (เกาะรังใหญ่), lying off Phuket’s east coast, has been developed for the soft adventure tourist. Among various activities are snorkelling on the coral reefs, sea kayaking, mountain-biking, playing miniature golf, and visiting the island’s pearl farm. Package tours are provided by tour agencies.

Ko Nakha Noi (เกาะนาคาน้อย), just off Ao Po on the northeastern shore, is popular for its pearl farm. There are fine sandy beaches suitable for swimming and a seafood restaurant. Tourists can charter a boat at Ao Po or contact tour agencies for a tour package (generally including lunch).

Ko Khai Nok (เกาะไข่นอก), a tiny island surrounded by white sandy beach, is suitable for swimming and snorkelling. To get there, one can hire a boat from Si-Re Island’s pier.

Do
Fishing

 * Wahoo Big Game Fishing Charters The Sea Center 48/20, Moo 9, Soi Ao Chalong, Tel: 076 281 510
 * Bill Fishing Phuket (บิล ฟิชชิ่ง ภูเก็ต) 124/431 Mu 5, Tambon Ratsada Tel: 08 9885 6233
 * Dorado Tel: 0 7629 3167
 * G Blank (จี แบลงก์) 47/6 Rat- Uthit 200 Pi Road Tel: 076263642
 * Igo Phuket (ไฮโก ภูเก็ต) 141/2 Mu 2, Tambon Karon Tel: 0 7628 4069
 * Kingfisher Marine 23/109-110 Moo 2, Thepkasattri Rd., Koh Kaew, Muang, Tel: 076 273467-8
 * Nikita Fishing (นิกิต้า ฟิชชิ่ง) 180 Rat-Uthit 200 Pi Road Tel: 0 7634 0833
 * Phuket Pro Fishing (ภูเก็ต โปร ฟิชชิ่ง) 45/16 Mu 4, Wiset Road Tambon Rawai Tel: 0 7638 3249 Fax: 0 7628 0266
 * Phuket Sport Fishing Centre (ภูเก็ต สปอร์ต ฟิชชิ่ง เซ็นเตอร์) Hat Patong Tel: 0 7621 4713, 0 1464 1338, Fax: 0 7633 0680
 * Prasert Seri Fishing Tour (ประเสริฐ เสรี ฟิชชิ่ง ทัวร์) 11/4 Mu 5, Wiset Road Tel: 0 7628 0932, 0 7628 8131
 * Suk Chai Fishing (สุขใจ ฟิชชิ่ง) Ao Chalong Tel: 0 7622 2173
 * Surasak Fishing Tour (สุรศักดิ์ ฟิชชิ่ง ทัวร์) 43/50 Mu 7, Tambon Rawai, Amphoe Mueang Tel: 0 7628 0621, 0 7638 4100 Fax: 0 7628 0557
 * World Fishing Tour (เวิลด์ ฟิชชิ่ง ทัวร์) 43/94 Mu 5, Wiset Road Tel: 0 7628 1638

Boating
 * Wahoo Cruises The Sea Center 48/20, Moo 9, Soi Ao Chalong, Tel: 076 281 510
 * Asia Vovages (เอเชียโวยาจเจส) 60/6-7 Paradise Complex Hat Patong Rat-Uthit Road Tel: 0 7634 0912, 0 7634 1987, Fax: 0 7634 1188
 * Cobra Windsurf-Sea Sport (คอบร้า วินเซิร์ฟ-ซีสปอร์ต) 1/11-12 Wiset Road Ao Chalong Tel: 0 7638 1065
 * June Bahtra (จูนบาซทรา) 128/3 Chalermprakiat ro 9 Road, Tel: 0 7637 6192,0 7637 6196
 * Nara Yacht 86/63 Moo.7 Chalong, Tel: 07621 3700,  0 7621 3708
 * Phuket Yacht Service (ภูเก็ตยอร์ช เซอร์วิส) 59/33 Bangkok Road Amphoe Mueang Tel: 0 7622 4999, 0 7621 0789 Fax: 0 7622 0915
 * Southeast Asia Yacht Charter (เซาท์อีส เอ เชีย ยอร์ชชาร์เตอร์) P.O.Box.15 Hat Patong Amphoe Krathu Tel: 0 7634 0406 Fax: 0 7634 0586
 * Yacht Charter Travel Service (ยอร์ช ชาร์เตอร์ ทราเวล เซอร์วิส) 5/3 Chaofa  Road Amphoe Mueang  Tel:  0 7621 0350-2, 0 7621 6423  Fax: 0 7621 6556
 * Phuket Boat Lagoon Tel: 0 76239768
 * Ao Chalong Yacht Club (ACYC) 52/25 Soi Phon Chalong Moo 9 Chaofa Road East Phuket 83130 Tel: 0 7638 1844
 * Phuket Yacht Club (PYC) Ao Yon

Other sports
Golf - see also: Golf in Thailand - Phuket section and Golf

The golf courses of Phuket are of international standard. Each one has its own particular challenges and scenic splendour that only Phuket can offer. Discount green fee are available by booking through Phuket golf booking agencies. Karon Beach also has a minigolf course.

 * Blue Canyon Country Club
 * Laguna Phuket Golf Club
 * Loch Palm Golf club Phuket
 * Mission Hills Phuket Resort and spa
 * Phuket Country Club
 * Red Mountain Golf Club
 * Thai Muang Beach Golf and Marina

Muay Thai training (Thai kick-boxing):
 * Rawai Thai Boxing & Fitness Training Camp
 * Tiger Muay Thai Training Camp
 * Suwit Muay Thai Boxing Camp
 * Muay Thai Chaiya

MMA training (Mixed Martial Arts):

Mountain Biking - It’s easier than it looks. Most any person can enjoy themselves on a mountain bike, which has gearing sufficient to take the mightiest incline.

Trekking – Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Park offers the best trekking in Phuket with a well preserved natural environment. May through October is the best time for jungle trekking, when the forest is full of blossoms. The park has a marked hiking route for visitors to follow.

Horse Riding

 * Phuket Laguna Riding Club (ภูเก็ต ลากูน่า ไรดิ้ง คลับ) 394 Mu 1 Hat Bang Thao Tel: 0 7632 4199, 0 7632 4099

Other sports

Other sports and games such as go-karting, bungy jump and paintball are available at Patong.

 * CS Bowl Center Entertainment 2nd Floor Big C Super Centre 72 Moo 5
 * Chalermprakiat Ror 9 Rd. 2nd Floor Big C Super Centre Tel : 076 249 260
 * Pearl Bowling Lanes Montri Rd, Muang, Tel : 07 621 1418
 * Ocean Plaza Bowling 31 Bangla Rd., Patong, Tel: 0 7634 1163
 * Go Karts (โกคาร์ต)  118/5 Vichitsongkram Rd, Amphoe Krathu, Tel: 0 7632 1949
 * Kinnaree House (Shooting Range & ATVs, Paintball Asia) 82/9 Patak Rd., Tambon Rawai,Tel: 076 28 1050-2
 * Muay Thai Gym (Suwit Boxing Camp) 15 Moo 1, Choa Fa Rd. Chalong, 076 381 167

 * Phuket Muay Thai Gym And Camp 82/5 Moo 4 Patak Rd. Kata, 076 284 090
 * Rawai Muay Thai 43/42 Moo 7 Soi Sai Yuan 1 Rawai, 072 838 633, 072 761 797
 * Tarzan Jungle Bungy Jump (ทาร์ซาน จังเกิ้ล บันจี้ จั๊มพ์) 61/3 Moo 6 Vichitsongkram Rd. Kathu, Tel: 0 7632 1351
 * Top Gun Paintball (ท็อปกัน เพนท์บอล) Tel: 0 7638 1667
 * Phuket ATV Park 102/21-22 Moo 5 Rassada, Muang, Tel: 0 7626 1513-4

Surfing You can go surfing in Phuket on most of the Western facing beaches from April to September.

Spas
Phuket has evolved into a major center for spas and wellness in recent years. Several world-class facilities have been built around the island, and all of the island’s top resorts are scurrying to either expand or develop their own in-house spa services. Many offer a blend of Eastern and Western, classy to modern techniques in a tranquil environment, often at lower prices than spas with similar standards of service and luxury in the West.

You can receive a Thai traditional massage costing as little as 250-300 baht, or indulge in a pampering spa treatment program for 7,000 baht or more. There is something here to suite all tastes and budgets. The more basic facilities may be little more than a shop house with a row of chairs or daybeds for giving massages and facial treatments, and there are numerous other places all the way up to a full-service spa such as spas in 5-star hotels/resorts, where a sensational range of treatments are provided in an elegant setting. Some major spa centers outside hotels include:

 * Streamer Spa at Pacific Club Resort, offers most services and reasonable prices +66-(0)76-398-350,
 * Cannaceae Spa 51/17 Moo 2, Soi Thep-Anusorn, Chaofa-Nok Road, Tambol Vichit, Amphur Muang, Phuket 83000 Thailand, Tel: 0 7626 4429, 0 7635 5134
 * Panwa Garden and Spa 39/3 Mu 6, Soi Bowrea-Khaokhad, Sakdidej Road, Tambon Wichit, Amphoe Muang, Phuket, Tel: 0 7723 0414-5, 0 7742 2327, Website :
 * Cheraim Spa Village 16 Wichitsongkram Rd, Tel: 0 76249 0070 to 5 Fax: 0 7624 9676
 * Hideaway Day Spas 157 Soi Nanai, Patong Beach, Tel : (66 76) 340591, 342475
 * Sukko Cultural Spa & Wellness 5/10 Mu 3, Chaofa Rd, Tambon Vichit, Amphoe Muang, Phuket, Tel: 0 7626 3222 Fax: 0 7626 4533, Email: sukko@sukkospa.com,
 * Tarntara Spa and Health Cuisine 58/11 Mu 6 Chaofa Rd, Closely Chalong Temple,Muang Phuket Tel: 0 7652 1746,0 7621 1747 Fax: 0 7636 7317,
 * Thai Privilege Spa 3rd Floor, Central Festival Phuket, 74-75 Mu 5, Vichit, Muang Phuket, Phuket, Tel: 0 7620 9009-12 Fax: 0 7620 9012,
 * The Royal Spa & Health Club 367/63-64 Yaowarat  Rd, Muang Phuket Tel: 0 7623 6663

Cultural Shows and Entertainment
Phuket Fantasea The very biggest of all Phuket's extravaganzas, Fantasea brings Hollywood-sized, Las Vegas-style entertainment to the island. Remarkable acrobatics, dazzling light work, stunning set design and a host of animal action combine in a song and dance spectacular that brings to life tales of history and mythology that will leave visitors in no doubt that Phuket was at least as, if not more, exciting way back when.

Set upon 140 acres in Kamala Bay, this unique cultural theme park houses an immense theatre, a festival village offering carnivals, games and handicrafts, and reportedly the world's largest buffet of Thai and international cuisine. For information, Tel: 0 7638 5111 Fax: 0 7638 5222 or visit

Palace of the Elephants: Palace of the Elephants is a modern theater with traditional acoustics. The theater has seating for 3,000 persons. It is a reconstruction of a Sukhothai-era stone palace, with interesting elephant statues. Visitors can admire a fascinations show which mixes both culture and illusion fronted by a glorious reconstruction of a Sukhothai-era stone palace, with intriguing elephant statues.

“Fantasy of a Kingdom” Culture – Illusion Show: Created by international experts and local professionals, the ultimate in Las Vegas-style theatrical productions, this theater puts on a fascinating show combining culture and illusion. The nine themes are: Thai culture, magical illusions, 4-dimensional effects, aerial performance, acrobatics, indoor pyrotechnics, special effects, elephant circus and stunts. The show is from 9PM til 10:15 and reservation is recommended.

Festival Village: Home to the Kamala people, this village is a haven for shoppers. Things on sale includes the likes of: silk, leather, handicrafts, ceramics, jewelry, souvenirs, unusual items about elephants and Siamese twins etc.. Shoppers can also admire a demonstration of traditional and crafts and enjoy cultural parades, pageants, street shows and elephant rides. Park Operating Hours: 17:30 p.m. – 23:30 p.m.

Simon Cabaret: There's not a diva in the West who can compare, and many a catwalk model has turned green with envy at the sight of the lady-boy performers of Simon Cabaret. This hugely popular tourist attraction, on the hill just outside Patong, has been wowing audiences for years with its exotic, hilarious and transvestite cabaret. With sets and choreography that would do Broadway justice, and gowns dripping with diamante, the boys who are girls stiletto-strut their stuff to full houses each night at 7.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. Tel. 0 7634 2011-5, 0 7634 2114-6 Fax. 0 7634 0437. Admission is 500-600 baht.

Festivals and Events

 * Phuket Vegetarian Festival - an annual event held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It is believed that the vegetarian festival and its accompanying sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who religiously observe this rite. During this time, local residents of Chinese ancestry strictly observe a 10-day vegetarian or vegan diet for the purposes of spiritual cleansing and merit-making. Sacred rituals are performed at various Chinese shrines and temples and ascetic displays such as walking barefooted over hot coals and ascending ladders with bladed rungs are performed by entranced devotees known as "Ma Song".

 * Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Sisunthon Fair (งานท้าวเทพกระษัตรี - ท้าวศรีสุนทร) is held on March 13 every year to commemorate the two great heroines who rallied the Thalang people to repel Burmese invaders. Many activities and celebrations are organised.

 * Seafood Festival (เทศกาลอาหารทะเล), held around May yearly, is designed to publicise the delicious seafood of Phuket and attract visitors during the rainy season. Activities include a Marine Tourism Resources Parade, seafood stalls, demonstrations of regional cuisines and cultural shows.

 * Phuket King’s Cup Regatta (งานแข่งเรือใบชิงถ้วยพระราชทาน) is held in December. The Kata Beach Resort hosts international yachtsmen, largely from neighbouring countries who compete in the Kata Beach area for royal trophies.

 * Phuket Raceweek (งานแข่งเรือใบ) Four days of professionally-run, international-standard yacht racing, off Phuket's East Coast..

 * Laguna Phuket Triathlon (ลากูน่าภูเก็ตไตรกีฬา) is held in each December. The triathlon (a 1,800 - metre swim, a 5.5 -kilometre bike race and a 12-kilometre run and a 6 –kilometre fun run) attracts world-class athletes from all over the world.

 * Phuket Travel Fair (เทศกาลเปิดฤดูการท่องเที่ยวจังหวัดภูเก็ต), starting from November 1, is usually called the Patong Carnival, from the place where celebrations occur. Colourful parades, sports events, and a beauty competition for foreign tourists are major activities.

 * Chao Le (Sea Gypsy) Boat Floating Festival (งานประเพณีลอยเรือชาวเล), falls during the middle of the sixth and eleventh lunar months yearly. The sea gypsy villages at Rawai and Sapam hold their ceremonies on the 13th; Ko Sire celebrates on the 14th; and Laem La (east of the bridge on Phuket’s northern tip) on the 15th.  Ceremonies, which centre on the setting adrift of small boats similar to the Thai festival of Loi Krathong, are held at night and their purpose is to drive away evil and bring good luck.

 * Phuket International Sportfishing Tournamen, . An annual big game fishing tournament around November. This event attracts friend of big game fishing from around the world.

Learn
Cooking Classes

 * Pat’s Home 26/4 Kwang Road., Muang, Tel: 076 263 366
 * Phuket Thai Cookery School 39/4  Thepatan Rd, Rasada, Muang, 076 252 354-5
 * Kangsadaan Land and House Park 79/201 Mu 7, Chaofa Rd, Muang, Tel: 08 9651 1064
 * The Hideaway School of Thai Cookery 116/9 Moo 4 Patak Rd., Kata Beach, Tel: 0 7633 0914*Mom Tri’s Boathouse The Boathouse Phuket,Kata Beach, Tel: 0 7633 0015-7

Cultural Activities

 * Sukko Cultural Spa : Thai Cooking Class, Thai Massage Lesson, Muaychaiya, Ashtanga Yoga 5/10 Moo 3, Chaofa Rd. Muang, Phuket Tel: 77 7626 3222

Meditation & Yoga

 * Karuna Meditation & Yoga Center: between Patong & Kamala at Nakathani Village, offers daily Dharma talks, meditation instruction, yoga classes in both a drop-in and residential setting.

Other

 * Anna's Language School and Translation Services 116 Phisitkaranee Road, Patong Beach, Kathu, Phuket Tel: 0 7629 6372, 0 7629 6599, Mobile: 08 9873 7784 Fax: 0 7629 6423, Email: info@phuket-anna.com, [www.phuket-anna.com] (Thai & English Language Courses with one-year student visas, TEFL Teacher Training)
 * ECC Phuket 73/1-2 Ratsada Road, Amphoe Muang, Phuket Tel: 0 7621 9062, Email: eccpkt@ecc.ac.th, Website: www.eccthai.com (Teacher Learning Courses)
 * Patong Language School 5/19-20 Aroonsom Square, Had Patong Road, Patong Beach, Kathu, Phuket Tel: 0 7634 0373 Fax: 0 7634 0873, Email: info@phuket-languageschool.com, (Thai Language Courses)
 * Areeya's Language School - 9/1 Moo 6 Wichitsongkram Road, Kathu, Kathu, Phuket 83120 Thailand Phone: (66) 076.203.452,, Study Thai Language and culture in a relaxed setting, 10 min. away from the hustle and bustle of Patong. Students qualify for a 1 year Non-Immigrant ED visa. The curriculum is tailored to long-term visitors to Thailand.

--(WT-en) globe-trotter 17:45, 5 February 2010 (EST)

Sleep

 * Ao Chalong Bungalow (บังกะโล อ่าวฉลอง) 9/1 Mu 9, Ao Chalong (Tel: 0 7628 2175, 0 7638 1190), 20 rooms: 250 baht
 * Big A Resort (บิ๊ก เอ รีสอร์ท) 67/18 Mu 4, Soi Suksan, Wiset Road (Tel: 0 7628 0786, 0 7638 3080 E-mail: bigasail@samart.co.th), 18 rooms: 700-1,000 baht
 * Boomerang Bungalow (บูมเมอแรง บังกะโล) 58/16 Mu 10, Patak Road (Tel: 0 7628 1068-9, 0 7638 1690 Fax: 0 7628 1070), 10 rooms: 600-1,500 baht
 * 1800Phuket 48/12 Soi Sunrise, Chalong. ( tel free call 1800Phuket, 076 383581, email info@1800phuket.com ), roomms from 200 baht/night

--(WT-en) globe-trotter 22:02, 6 February 2010 (EST)

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Talk:Phu Quoc

You talk about low season. You talk about high season.

I don't have a clue when high season starts or when it ends.

==== The current version of the article has a "Visa" section that says

"Citizens of all countries are exempt from Vietnam visa if staying at Phu Quoc island not more than 15 days. Passport must be valid for at least 45 days."

The first sentence of is statement does not make sense or refer to any government authority that could help clarify it. Please revise - thank you.

 * It's referring to this. I've clarified the wording a bit. (WT-en) Jpatokal 00:41, 12 November 2007 (EST)

Sleep
Have edited Mai House top prices to what is more up to date. 90$ was the price for a 2-person bungalow offered me two days ago (14-02-2011).

Tropicana deleted as it seems to be out of bussiness - website is squatted on and on Phu Quoc taxi drivers all say it is closed. (WT-en) Larsvilhelmsen

The places under "sleep" seem all quite expensive to me. Are there really no cheaper accommodations? 115.72.55.170 05:00, 19 January 2010 (EST)

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Talk:Picacho Peak State Park

I think this park should be included as a listing in the article for a nearby town or region. --(WT-en) evanp 17:11, 14 January 2007 (EST)

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Talk:Pickpockets

Weird headings
The headings in this article read a little weirdly. Usually we use infinitives for something the traveller will do, eg "Do", "Learn", "Stay", "Understand". In this article we use them for something the pickpocket will do, eg "Carry a razor", "Hit the easy targets". This reads really strangely, I managed to read "Carry a razor" as an instruction for me, the traveller.

The article might be better written more from the traveller's point of view. For example, rather than "Hit the easy targets", have a "Avoid being an easy target". Instead of "Work in teams" have "Watch out for groups of thieves" or something like that. (WT-en) Hypatia 23:00, 30 Oct 2005 (EST)

Overlinking
Someone's added a ton of links to this travel topic from other places. I have mixed feelings about that. I don't think we need to have Wikipedia-style linking on every third word in a paragraph. I find it distracting and inappropriate for printed guides. This is a place where the wiki-aspect of Wikivoyage is kind of at odds with the printable aspect. I guess I'm just expressing some vague uneasiness with a move that's counter to undocumented "house style". Ideas? Opinions? Does this need to change? --(WT-en) Evan 14:20, 2 Jan 2006 (EST)

 * Pickpocketing is a crime in pretty much every country in the world, only the Police (Interpol) often call it Robbery or (petty) Theft depending on the law and whether the pocket is on the person or not. I do not think any country has a specific law just about pickpocketing - to Police it is just a theft/robbery Modus Operandi (MO). Since it can happen anywhere in the world, a link from every article is a valid link. I think that people should need to produce some evidence, such as the local crime statistics for an area, that show that the criminal act of pickpocketing is a problem that is statistically significant enough to require extra precautions than one would take in the typical country. Trouble is, since international crime statistics are not readily comparable, because there are few standards, laws differ, and statistics at this level of detail are not always collected, any suggestions that pickpocketing, or any other crime MO, is prevalent at a destination is only anecdotal. Also, should the advice about bag snatching, money belts and defensive tayloring be in here, as it is a bit off topic. Perhaps the pickpocket technique could even be put under common scams - maybe the whole article should. Besides, this article isn't really about pickpocketing, it is about preventing being pickpocketed, avoiding bag snatching and overall Personal security. I really do think this is only part of a larger article about traveller safety. Consequently, I think pickpockets should not be linked as it is too fine grained and maybe it is not an article. -- (WT-en) Huttite 14:58, 2 Jan 2006 (EST)

I wrote most of this article. I live in and write about a heavily pickpocket-infested area. It seemed silly to go into defense measures in the Zhuhai article. To me, everything here seems on topic. Then I added some of those links, all at places that already had pickpocket warnings. I agree this might be better as part of a larger article. (WT-en) Pashley 05:30, 25 May 2006 (EDT)

Valuables in Hotel Room
I am not so sure about leaving cash and credit cards in hotel rooms. It is easy to carry safely and I have been to hotels where I would not have left cash in the room. --(WT-en) elgaard 22:16, 24 Jan 2006 (EST)

Avoiding pickpockets
What has worked for me pretty well is keeping my valuables in my front left trouser pocket, and keeping my left hand in that pocket. I am right handed, so most manipulations are easy and natural without using my left hand. This also means that your wallet is less visible, as your hand is obscuring the wallet bulge. A possible drawback is if someone uses a razor on your pocket your hand is in the way. Should this tip be added to the avoiding pickpockets section?

This tip is really good. I use it in any city really. Because your never likely to point with your left hand or pick something up with it, it works. Another 'hiding place' that I've heard from friends is the inside of a bra. While I don't know how comfortable a place that is, being a guy, they swear it's vital for a one-way taxi fare to an embassy. (WT-en) TrapY 16:05, 7 September 2007 (EDT)

 * Don't you find it awkward to walk around with a hand in your pocket!? What I do in dodgy locales is simply leave the wallet in a safe place, then fold up cash around a card (room key, public transport card etc) and put that in my pocket.  Completely invisible. (WT-en) Jpatokal 23:39, 7 September 2007 (EDT)

To Guide
What needs to be done to make this article a Guide? A couple of relatives of mine could have avoided a lot of trouble by reading it before visiting Barcelona, where they allowed themselves to get suckered into getting their money stolen. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:43, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Quick Question
I was reading this article and it said not to put money in your thigh pocket of your pants/trousers. Where is the thigh pocket? Is it the same thing as your "back" pocket? If anyone can clear up the confusion, thank you very much. -Donny (talk) 17:53, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

 * Just a guess: Occasionally, a pair of pants has pockets lower on the thighs, instead of at waist level. But if that's what's being referred to, I haven't seen a pair of pants like that in a couple of decades or more. Are there women's clothing with pockets in the thighs? Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:29, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

 * w:Cargo pants? ϒpsilon (talk) 20:42, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

 * To answer your question, I haven't seen pants for women like that either. Thank you for clearing up the confusion, though. Donny (talk) 23:45, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:Pidgin

I don't think we need this, since we already have Tok Pisin phrasebook. That article, however, might benefit from a brief note that Tok Pisin is just one of various Pidgin languages (cited already in the phrasebook) and a pointer to the obvious Wikipedia article. Rather than going through a VFD, would anybody object to a redirect to the phrasebook? -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 15:08, 15 March 2007 (EDT)

More pidgins now
This page was redirected to Tok Pisin after a VFD in 2007 (Project:Votes for deletion/April 2007). The decision was controversial, and based on the fact that Tok Pisin was at that time the only pidgin language which had a phrasebook. This is no longer the case, with the Bislama phrasebook.

We also have ten country articles (if I counted correctly) which refer to various pidgin languages/dialects. A traveler going to one of those countries might easily search for "pidgin" and feel he had the correct phrasebook when he was redirected to Tok Pisin, unless he had a good background in linguistics terminology.

I think it is time we revisit that decision and make this "pidgin" page into a disambiguation page, referring users to either Tok Pisin or Bislama, and adding a definition for "pidgin". --(WT-en) Bill in STL 03:37, 24 August 2010 (EDT)

 * I definitely agree that this should be a disambiguation, perhaps with a little bit of a travel topic–style introduction. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 16:55, 24 August 2010 (EDT)

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Talk:Piedmont

Ski Areas
This area of Northern Italy has a number of ski resorts or areas that would be of interest to the travellers. Therefore this should be added.

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Talk:Piedras Negras

My name is Terence Egan-Wyer Marroquin. My father was Terence Michael Egan-Wyer, who married my mother, Maria Teresa Marroquin de Egan-Wyer in Guatemala City in 1930. They went on their honeymoon, to explore the Peten Region of Guatemala, along with an expedition of the Pennsylvania Museum from Philadelphia. This institution hired my father to be the civil engineer of the expedition, that eventually explored the location of Piedras Negras on the banks of the Usumacinta River. My mother would tell us about their adventures in the Guatemalan Jungles, among the Lacandon Indians, considered the descendants of the Mayans of that regions. They had all sorts of Pictures of their trip and trinket, bows and arroes that they brought back to Guatemala City. I was born in Guatemala on February 3, 1932, therefor conclude that I was concieved during the honeymoon trip to Piedras Negras. My brothes, four besides me and I really enjoyed the tales that they told us of their trip. Naturally with time and moving around Guatemala, my father being an Engineer would have assignments to different places for his work, and so, I lament that most all of these treasures were lost to us, except for the memories thay bring back to me and posterity.

At present 2006, I had the very emotional finding. One day looking in Google, I happened to try putting my fathers name as T.Egan-Wyer, as he usually signed himself in his papers, in the search bar. Lo to my supprise, His name came up. With emotions I can't describe I swallowed tears of pleasure and pride, to see, after some 70 years a record of their surjourne in the Jungles of Guatemala. You can imagine the awakening of my mind as it was refreshed with all the stories he and my mother told us. They are in my memory, as vague whisps of words that would come from their mouths, in some evenings, when after dinner they would elaborate for us wonderful tales, of what they saw.

I can only send you to explore the drawings and photographs of the site of Piedras Negras, that are recorded as his in his report to hia employer at =

[PDF] PNA ,1931–1939 File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat T. Egan-Wyer contain mapping information and measurements. Object Catalogs include catalogs of ... and sections made by Mr. T. Egan-Wyer, our engineer ... www.famsi.org/research/piedras_negras/u_penn/PiedrasNegrasArchaeology01.pdf

If you would like, I have a picture of the Egan-Wyer Family, as of 1950 in Guatemala City. That I would like to contribute to posterity.

Terence Egan-Wyer Jr. teribina@yahoo.com

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Talk:Pigeon Forge

Wow, thats a lot of restaurants. Anyone opposed to me going through & getting rid of at least the chain restaurants? (WT-en) Fastestdogever 03:16, 4 March 2007 (EST)

 * I'd suggest nuking anything without an address or a description. (WT-en) Jpatokal 03:35, 4 March 2007 (EST)

 * Here's the ones that didn't make it. Anyone that wants to do a little research, feel free to add your favorites back:(WT-en) Fastestdogever 12:38, 4 March 2007 (EST)

 * Alabama Grill No longer in business.
 * Alf's Restaurant
 * Atlanta Bread Company
 * Bob Evans Restaurant
 * Boston's Shrimp Bucket
 * Calhouns
 * Corky's Ribs & BBQ
 * Cracker Barrel
 * Denny's Diner
 * Granny's Home Cookin'
 * Happy Days Diner
 * Huck Finns Catfish
 * Johnny Carino's Italian
 * Jon Boy's Restaurant
 * La Caretta Mexican Restaurant
 * Louis's Grill
 * O'Charley's Restaurant
 * Old Mill Restaurant at Old Mill Square 164 Old Mill Ave.
 * Duplicate
 * Ponderosa Steakhouse
 * Pop's Catfish & Seafood
 * Private Eye Grille
 * Ruby Tuesday
 * Sagebrush Steakhouse
 * Seaton's Cafe & Grill
 * Shoney's
 * Smoky Mountain Brewery
 * TGI Friday's
 * Golden Corral
 * Star Buffet Chinese Restaurant
 * Apple Tree Inn Family Restaurant
 * Baskin Robbins Ice Cream
 * Dairy Queen
 * Funnel Cake Corner
 * Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
 * Marble Slab Creamery
 * All American Pancake House Burnt down.
 * Flapjacks Pancake Cabin
 * Hearthside Pancake House Torn down
 * IHOP
 * Parkway Pancake House
 * Smokies Breakfast House
 * Smoky Mountain Pancake House

Hotels
I've also done the same with the hotels. I've removed the following if I was unable to find certain info (contact/prices/etc).

 *

 * Briarstone Inn 3626 Parkway

 * Capri Motel 4061 Parkway

 *
 * Same as comfort inn

 * Country Inn & Suites 204 Sharon Dr.
 * List goes to 3rd party site

 * Creekside Inn 4034 River Rd. South
 * List goes to 3rd party site

 * Econo Lodge 114 Pickel St.

 * Consolidated the following:
 * -East 3785 Parkway
 * Family Inns of America-North
 * Family Inns of America-South
 * Family Inns of America-Suites at Twin Malls 2647 Parkway
 * Family Inns of America-West 3144 Parkway

 * Grand Inn 3206 Parkway

 * Green Valley Motel

 * Howard Johnson Inn 2826 Parkway

 *

 * Laurel Grove Inn & Suites

 * Mountain Breeze Motel 2926 Parkway

 * Mountain Melodies Inn 1949 Parkway

 * Mountain Trace Inn 130 Wears Valley Rd.

 * Mountain View Inn

 * National Parks Resort Lodge 2385 Parkway

 * Norma Dan Motel

 * Park Grove Inn 149 Community Center Dr.

 * Park Tower Inn 201 Sharon Dr.

 * Pigeon Forge Motor Lodge 3280 Parkway

 * Pigeon River Inn 1931 Parkway

 * Quality Inn 2162 Parkway

 * Ramada Inn 4010 Parkway

 * Ramada Limited & Suites 229 Dollywood Ln.
 * Red Carpet Inn 3229 Parkway
 * Red Carpet Inn-Pin Oak 2065 Parkway
 * Red Roof Inn 2510 Parkway
 * Regency Inn
 * River Breeze Motel 2905 Parkway
 * River Gate Motel & Chapel 3307 Garland
 * River Lodge South
 * River Place Inn 3223 Parkway
 * Riverside Motor Lodge of Pigeon Forge
 * Riverside Towers
 * Riviera Motel

 * Rodeway Inn-Mountain Skys 4236 Parkway
 * Royal Inn
 * Scenic Inn
 * Shular Inn 2708 Parkway
 * Smoky Meadows Lodge 2809 Parkway
 * Smoky Mountain Motor Lodge 3661 Parkway
 * Tennessee Mountain Lodge 3571 Parkway
 * Timbers Log Motel 134 Wears Valley Rd. East
 * Twin Mountain Inn & Suites
 * Vacation Lodge Motel 3450 Parkway
 * Valley Forge Inn 2795 Parkway
 * Valley View Motel
 *

Cabins
and the same with cabins (WT-en) Fastestdogever 12:57, 12 March 2007 (EDT) removed:
 * Aunt Bug's Cabin Rentals 3121 Veterans Blvd Pigeon Forge Tennessee
 * [http://www.cabinfevervacations.com/ Cabin Fever Vacations 2536 McGill St Pigeon Forge.

 * [http://www.alpinemountainvillage.com/ Alpine Mountain Village Pigeon Forge Tennessee.

 * Country Oaks Cabins 2740 Florence Dr. - same as Eagles Ridge Resort (or at least owned by it & easily accessible through Eagles site)
 *  -unable to find any additional info on their website. They have several sites and run clever but deceptive ads. Also listed on several B&B sites.
 * Middlecreek Valley Chalets 2525 Goldrush Rd. - same as Kimball Rentals
 * Resort Quest Smoky Mountains 610 Dollywood Ln. - junk link Out of business.
 * River Place Condominiums 3215 North River Rd. - moving to hotel section
 * River Stone Resort 212 Dollywood Ln.- moving to hotel section
 * Sunrise Ridge Resort 2301 Ridge Rd. - junk link
 * Whispering Oaks 2809 Parkway - no info
 * Whispering Pines Condominiums 205 Ogle Dr. - moving to hotel sections

 * Removed the following listings due to negative Better Business Bureau Reports:

 *

 * Offers over 200 cabins that sleep 2 to 30.

 * Thirty-eight one to three bedroom cabins. Not related to Alpine Mountain Village.

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Talk:Piha

Waitakere/Piha
Hi Tom,

I'm not sure that Waitakere/Piha meets the criteria set forth in Project:What is an article?. Attractions, such as a beach, are almost always listed in the town or region that contains them, with exceptions made for attractions that aren't located anywhere near a town such as Stonehenge, or huge attractions such as Disneyland. The reasoning behind that is it is more convenient for travelers if each Wikivoyage article is a comprehensive guide, thus putting all information in one place where it can be easily printed. If Piha doesn't meet the article criteria then it should be marked for deletion and added to Project:Votes for deletion. If you feel that it is worth keeping it might be useful to provide a note about why this beach is different on its talk page. -- (WT-en) Wrh2 02:04, 1 Sep 2005 (EDT)
 * Thanks for the heads up. I felt that Piha warranted its own article as alot of people coming to Piha (which is an isolated community from the rest of Auckland) are surfers, whose only purpose is to go to Piha. Therefore wanted to build it into a more comprehensive article for them. Will make mention of this fact in talk page. --(WT-en) Tomwebbnz 15:33, 2 Sep 2005 (EDT)

 * In that case, rather than making it a district of Waitakere, let's move it to its own article. In general districts are only created for regions within larger cities. -- (WT-en) Wrh2 16:50, 2 Sep 2005 (EDT)

 * What is the best way of doing that? --(WT-en) Tomwebbnz 17:10, 2 Sep 2005 (EDT)

 * Already done. In the future you can just use the "move" button at the top of the page to move an article from "Old Name" to "New Name". -- (WT-en) Wrh2 17:18, 2 Sep 2005 (EDT)

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Talk:Piha Beach

links to mine for info:

 * http://www.pihanz.co.nz
 * http://www.pihabeach.co.nz
 * http://www.piha.co.nz
 * http://www.westcoastgallery.co.nz

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Talk:Pikes Peak

Need to merge and redirect
This article needs to be merged into Colorado Springs per our policy Project:What is an article? just like Muir Woods (Mill Valley) and Manzanar (Independence (California)). It's a common error -- I learned my lesson when I made the old Manzanar article :-) -- (WT-en) Colin 13:06, 6 Nov 2004 (EST)
 * Colorado Springs or Manitou Springs? My geography isn't telling me... (WT-en) Hypatia 13:53, 6 Nov 2004 (EST)
 * Ai! I finally found a decent reference in the Cog Railway Website  which says the cog railway goes from Manitou Springs, and the road starts from Cascade, and some maps seem to confirm this.  (I guess I was biased by the fact that it's such a dominant mountain in Colorado Springs, I forgot the smaller cities).  So what do you think we should do?  -- (WT-en) Colin 01:30, 30 Nov 2004 (EST)
 * Well, I'm not uh... exactly an expert on the US. Is it possible that it's a region level attraction? -- (WT-en) Hypatia 01:57, 30 Nov 2004 (EST)
 * It could be. How about stick it in Manitou Springs and refer to that from Colorado Springs? -- (WT-en) Colin 02:18, 30 Nov 2004 (EST)
 * Done. -- (WT-en) Tim (writeme!) 04:44, 11 August 2007 (EDT)

Does this article qualify as an itinerary? Or should it be merged into Colorado Springs or Manitou Springs? ~ 61.91.191.11 03:21, 4 April 2007 (EDT)

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Talk:Pikesville

Comments
I made a bold edit to this page, could a more seasoned Wikivoyage user take a look? :) (WT-en) travelguy101 16:55, 3 January 2012 (EST)
 * looks good to me. --(WT-en) Inas 18:14, 3 January 2012 (EST)

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Talk:Pinta

Only scientists are able to visit this island

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Talk:Pipe Spring National Monument

Not a destination (?)
I question whether this is a destination. You can't sleep there, and there's not enough to do at it to justify a stand-alone on other grounds. Information on similarly minor national monuments is incorporated into city and region articles; so should this one be, unless I'm missing something. Please discuss; VFD nomination coming unless somebody sees something that I don't. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 15:04, 23 November 2006 (EST)
 * On second thought, this is just redirected to the region -- no reason to make a fuss. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 13:40, 24 November 2006 (EST)
 * I am not sure why we can't leave this as an article and develop it. It seems to have some good information and a lot more could be added. But, if it is going to be a redirect the information should be moved to the redirected article. -- (WT-en) Tom Holland (xltel) 16:05, 24 November 2006 (EST)
 * Well, the thing is, Pipe Spring is a wide-spot-in-the-road national monument, not a stay-three-days-and-explore national monument (e.g. Bandelier National Monument, where one can easily spend five or six days backpacking -- spending six hours at Pipe Spring would strain the average attention span). The convention that seems to have developed regarding national monuments is that "major" ones get articles, "minor" ones get mentioned in other articles.  There's plenty of room for discussion as to where the boundary between major and minor lies, but only a real zealot would call this one major.  As for the "content" part, there was less to the original article than meets the eye; it's reasonable to transfer the contact info, however, and that has been done.
 * The tendency of the National Park Service to proclaim incredibly disparate things all to be "national monuments" is bound to create debate as to whether a particular monument is a "destination," not to mention confusion among people not used to wandering the national monuments. With this one, however, there really is not much justification for calling it a destination.  Suggest a followup discussion on Talk:United States National Parks regarding the major/minor break point if you're so inclined; the number of western national parks and monuments that I'm familiar with runs to many dozens, if not hundreds, and I'd be happy to participate. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 17:06, 24 November 2006 (EST)
 * I favor keeping it as a destination, simply because Pipe Spring in a very remote location geographically and there is no nearby city to append its listing to (Fredonia, which has no entry, and Colorado City are the only towns nearby). Also, I think that wikivoyage can only benefit from having more information.  Pipe Spring is indeed not a "destination" park but I spent a few hours there and I believe there is camping nearby.  Granted, my visit was a few years ago and my recollections getting dim -- so perhaps linking to the National Park Service's official Pipe Spring site is the best bet for now.  If there is interest we could colaborate on a page. (WT-en) SONORAMA 09:57, 25 November 2006 (EST)
 * In my opinion the "correct" solution (as in, the one consistent with the way other places like this are handled) is to go ahead and create a Fredonia (Arizona) page, and then make Pipe Spring one of the items there, under "Do" or "Get out". The step that I took, of redirecting to North (Arizona), is an interim measure until the Fredonia page is created.  I may have some time today to look into that.  But if it's not a "destination park," I don't think it should be treated as a destination.  As for camping, if there's camping in the park -- contrary to what the web site implies -- then that changes things as regards it being a destination, according to the de-facto standard that's emerging. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 11:31, 25 November 2006 (EST)

Another attempt at a Pipe Spring article
I have made another attempt at an article for Pipe Spring. Almost all of the current content came from the NPS site, which is acceptable. I believe visitors can add and modify it to make it even better. Most are aware that I believe small locations can have their own article and this one falls in to that catagory. That said, I don't have any quest here and if there is a concensus to not have this article I will support that. It is just that I believe that smaller locations should be able to have their own article. I am realistic also, crossroads do not count and should be deleted. My def of a crossroad is there is nothing there but a maybe a store and no town or local population. Does anyone have comment on the usefulness of this article? Should we keep it or redirect? -- (WT-en) Tom Holland (xltel) 11:06, 2 December 2006 (EST)
 * Tom, your article looks great. Thanks for taking the effort. (WT-en) SONORAMA 01:44, 3 December 2006 (EST)

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Talk:Pipestone

pic of soldiers it seems to be out of place or does it even belong all together? --(WT-en) CoonCat89 00:42, 19 May 2009 (EDT)

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Talk:Piraeus

Piraeus has already been created as a district of Athens. (WT-en) Pjamescowie 05:51, 26 Apr 2005 (EDT)

Athens has dozes of municipalities, Athens municipality cover only the center of the city. Modern Piraeus was build in the dessert at the time area (1834) and take the ancient name Piraeus, which was not used at that time. From 1834 to 1945 was the port of Athens but not intergated into Athens until after ww2 period. The original urban plan of 1834 foresaw that gradually Athens and its port (Piraeus) would be united. Finally after WW2 Piraeus is part of Athens officially. Is a common mistake to write Piraeus is a separate city because of the previous status--85.73.134.128 15:30, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * shouldn't we take it WAY back? Themistocles and the Battle of Salamis and Pericles and Aspasia and Alkibiades and Socrates and Plato and such? Sounds like you don't know the Greek things, oh yes it does. Ibaman (talk) 17:23, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

MODERN Piraeus. As a Greek and as a resident of the area I probably know something--85.73.134.128 17:45, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * it would be a shame to not elaborate on the long and intrincate history of such historically significant harbour... the pos-Salamis long wall ought to have a slight, however brief, mention... agree or disagree? Ibaman (talk) 18:42, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

I agree Ancient Athens at it's best was the most powerful naval city-state--85.73.134.128 20:20, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Redirection
From Project:Votes for deletion

 * Piraeus - already created as a district of Athens: Athens/Piraeus (WT-en) Pjamescowie 05:53, 26 Apr 2005 (EDT)
 * Then merge and redirect instead of deleting. (WT-en) Jpatokal 06:44, 26 Apr 2005 (EDT)
 * Both pages appear to still exist. Technically, Piraeus appears to be its own city, but in practice I suspect most travelers would consider it a suburb of Athens (it's just 9 km away). Opinions? (WT-en) Jpatokal 04:01, 21 May 2005 (EDT)
 * I'm broadly in favour of treating nearby towns as suburbs of famous cities rather than independent cities when there's a question about it. (Particularly when they share metropolitian infrastructure like public transport -- I don't know if that applies in this case.) It seems more likely to serve the traveller: many more will start at the big city and be looking for things to do in that city than will be looking for the suburbs/satellite cities specifically. My vote (without knowing the area) is merge Piraeus into Athens/Piraeus and redirect. (WT-en) Hypatia 21:49, 19 Jun 2005 (EDT)

Merge proposal
I think this article should be merged into Athens because it's really part of the city, as the IP address 2A02:587:440B:FF00:4CE8:2D08:231A:80C7 thinks. --Comment by Selfie City  ( talk | contributions ) 23:47, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose - the Athens article, at 143,000 bytes, is big enough already. Piraeus is 12 km away, has several points of interest, places to eat, drink and sleep. It can stand in its own, with appropriate links between the two articles. Ground Zero (talk) 08:38, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Also. Piraeus is the port & many travellers go there en route to the Greek Islands, so from the traveller's point of view it is a separate destination. 110.54.243.45 18:13, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment: I'd be OK with this area being treated as part of Athens, but only if there's a prior decision to wiki-districtify the entire city and have a separate "Athens/Piraeus" article for this area. Until then, Oppose. Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:59, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

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Talk:Pirnmill

Penrioch VFD Discussion

 * Delete. I'm doing some work to try and bring Arran into shape, and came across this article. This is a tiny hamlet, with no accomodation, shops, atttractions or anything else except some lovely scenery. I think the "Motorcycle Musem" mentioned is someone's wee joke: The 'motorcycle museum', with only one motorcycle, which is British, on display. You look at it through the window as you stand outside. Free. I'm not even sure that Pirnmill really needs a page of its own either. (WT-en) Tarr3n 06:00, 2 November 2009 (EST)

 * Delete. Does not meet the bar for a Wikivoyage article. Like the joke about the motorbike museum :). Good work on Isle of Arran by the way. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 06:44, 2 November 2009 (EST)
 * Redirect to Arran? (WT-en) Pashley 07:41, 2 November 2009 (EST)
 * Unlikely search term, but I guess a redirect wouldn't do any harm. Now you mention it, it's probably worth setting up redirect pages for the larger villages on Arran, which users might search for. (WT-en) Tarr3n 09:28, 2 November 2009 (EST)

 * Always Redirect valid place names. Always.  (WT-en) LtPowers 10:04, 2 November 2009 (EST)
 * Weak Keep or Redirect. No harm in having a article saying there is little to see or do there.  Probably more useful to a potential traveller than a redirect to another destination article that contains no information on the destination.  Of course if there was destination information in the target of the redirect, then definitely redirect to where the info is. --(WT-en) inas 17:37, 2 November 2009 (EST)
 * Redirect - No place to sleep but might be a search term. (WT-en) Texugo 19:19, 2 November 2009 (EST)
 * If the redirected city contains information about Penrioch, then redirect. If it does not, then we are not doing anyone a favor by redirecting them to a city where the destination they seek is not mentioned. (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 00:38, 3 November 2009 (EST)
 * Redirect - It is a place that might be an attraction in the regional destination article, so the information about the scenery can be mentioned under See on the regional destination article page that is the redirection target. - (WT-en) Huttite 06:12, 3 November 2009 (EST)
 * Redirect per Project:Deletion_policy. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 16:36, 7 November 2009 (EST)
 * I have redirected to Pirnmill, which already mentioned Penrioch. (WT-en) Tarr3n 16:59, 11 November 2009 (EST)

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Talk:Pirotan Island

There is only the President Hotel who will arrange tour in the island???

@above talk: There are also other reputed hotels and environment awareness organisations will arrange tour in the island.

Closed
Pirotan Island is now closed for tourists due to environment concern.--Nizil Shah (talk) 11:41, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

 * Thanks, but the place to put that information is in the article, along with whether it's temporary or permanent. Ikan Kekek (talk) 12:15, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
 * The place is permanently closed except for academics. The nearby Narara site is now accessible for tourism in Marine National Park which can be visited on feet in low tide. Can you add this? Ikan Kekek. Regards--Nizil Shah (talk) 18:43, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Anyone can add the information. Please add it. Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:59, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

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Talk:Pisa

Ryanair
I removed the line about Ryanair, as it was already stated that low-cost companies fly to Pisa.(WT-en) Johann.gambolputty 13:17, 17 September 2006 (EDT)

Sleeping
I removed both names, the former because it is not located in Pisa but in Terricciola, which is a small town 40 km away, and the latter because on their site I could not find any information regarding an address. In addition, both description were taken verbatim from the web sites, infringing copyright. (WT-en) Johann.gambolputty 13:31, 17 September 2006 (EDT)

Torre / Leaning Tower errors
I type this from Lucca, having visited Pisa and the tower today. The information about tickets to climb the tower is completely incorrect. It is not a requirement to pre-book tickets. Luckily I ignored the information on this page and simply caught the train to Pisa, walked to the tower, entered the ticket office, and asked. It was some time after 11.00 am and there were still about 20 free places for the tower visit at 2.00 pm that day. There were several subsequent tower climbs later that afternoon too (I believe twenty minutes allowed for each group to climb the tower.) They did not ask to see our passports, they did not ask for our passport numbers, and did not even ask our names. Also the information about length of queues and duration of wait is also very wrong. You must deposit bags 10 minutes before you are scheduled to climb the tower (the bag deposit is a quick process), and then you join the short queue for your scheduled climb (marked on your ticket - you can't climb any other time) and when it is time for your climb all the people on that climb enter the tower. There's no real wait and there seems to be fewer than 50 people in each group so it really isn't crowded or slow at all. I bought a comsolidated ticket allowing a tower climb (2.00 pm), entry to duomo (amazing, worth seeing), baptistry, an adjacent building housing several tombs, and two museums. These can be entered any time so I did a few of them while waiting for 2.00 pm and the climb. The cost to climb the tower was 15.00 euro; the cost for all other things combined was 10 euro. (Each of the tickets can be bought separately though I think that to see both museums you have to get the combined ticket. The museums are small, but worth seeing. At first I thought the Sinopre museum wasn't up to much, but it does have original costumes from Zephirelli's Romeo and Juliet on display, so really it is worth getting the combined ticket and seeing all the places. They are all adjacent to the tower so there's no travelling involved. I will update the page properly when I have time to list everything by the proper names with the proper places (I have kept the tickets and have a picture of the price list.) By the way climbing the tower really is amazing much better than I expected and the feeling at the top is incredible (and a little scary!) (WT-en) Melbased 13:22, 31 May 2011 (EDT)

Public Transport
Regarding the section: Single fare is €1, but if you buy them from the driver on the bus, you pay double that. All convenience and book shops also sell the ticket. You may need two tickets since each ticket is valid for only 30 min.

This information seems to refer to the LAM lines, but is incorrect. I just bought a ticket at the airport for LAM (Price 1.1 EUR), but it is also valid for 70 minutes.

Universities
I am in a strong conflict of interest since I have studied at one of these and work at another, but the order in which the universities are listed in the Learn section seems quite unnatural to me. It starts with S. Anna, where it says that it emerged from Scuola Normale, but Scuola Normale is mentioned only later. Also, it would feel more natural to mention the University of Pisa first, because it is the largest, the oldest, the only 'generalist' university, and the one that a casual reader has the most opportunities to attend --- the other two are quite small and difficult to enter. 131.114.217.4 10:08, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

 * The 3 universities are listed in alphabetical order. However, these are the guidelines for the optional "Learn" section, from Listings:

 * A "Learn" section is an option in any article. If you choose to include one, any university, college or other post-secondary institution listed in it must accept students for specific courses lasting 12 months or less and/or accept students attending foreign educational institutions for semesters abroad.

 * Which if any of the universities does this guideline apply to? Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:17, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

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Talk:Pisac

isIn doesn't work
Somehow the isIn template doesn't show up at the top of the page. I can't figure out why.
 * It works now. Don't ask me why. --(WT-en) Ravikiran 20:34, 25 February 2006 (EST)

Too many images
On my browser, the last 3 images are entirely below the end of the text and codes, and the 4th-to-last also extends a bit below the visible codes. This is undesirable. Unless someone plans on adding loads of content to this article very soon, we need to remove several images, at least for now. Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:11, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

 * I decided to remove the new images for now. If more content is added, some can be put back into the article eventually. Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:15, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

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Talk:Pisew Falls Provincial Park

Since nobody can seem to find the time to answer a guestion I asked a few weeks ago, I've just gone and done it. I created this article for the Wikipedia last December. What is shown here on this page is what I contributed up to the point where the first other wikipedia editor made a contribution. Since what appears on wikipedia to this point is my sole effort, I do have the right to do with it what I will, including posting it here. If anyone doesn't agree, by all means, speedy delete it.... it represents about 30 seconds work on wikivoyage. (WT-en) Weaponofmassinstruction 23:20, 30 Jan 2005 (EST)

 * This is perfectly OK — you're just relicensing your own work under cc-sa. (WT-en) Jpatokal 01:22, 31 Jan 2005 (EST)

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Talk:Pismo Beach

As a lifelong traveler to Pismo Beach, the current list of hotels has to be the worst representation of Pismo that I've ever seen. No worries, I will fix. :D

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