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Learning to cook Thai made with fish sauce. intended travel dates.
food is a great skill to take However, vegetar ian Airbnb is also very useful,
home after your holiday, food is usually available espe cially if you prefer
and cooking schools on request. selfcatering. It offers
abound on the island. The More expensive places everything from villas to
Blue Elephant Cooking add a service charge of 10 rooms in homes. Note
School begins with a visit per cent, while some add that some of the listings
to the market, followed by 7 per cent for VAT as well. are in fact public hotels. If
preparing, cooking, and If no charges are added, this is the case, check for
eating your creations. 10 per cent is plenty. the best price offered on
Thais love children, so other booking websites.
Where to Eat don’t be surprised if the
waitress wants to feed DIRECTORY
There’s a wide choice of your toddler. Kid’s seats
food on offer in Phuket, are available in most TRAVELERS WITH
both in terms of price and restaurants, and some DISABILITIES
type. You can enjoy every have children’s menus. Accessible Thailand
thing from authentic Thai ∑ accessiblethailand.com
and fusion food to classic Where to Stay SOURCES OF
French, Italian, and INFORMATION
Indian. Thai street food In Phuket, the variety of
enjoys a reputation as one accommodations range Department of
of the most delicious in from privatelyrented National Parks
∑ park.dnp.go.th
the world. It’s spicy, sour, villas of incredible luxury
tangy, and sweet, and to dorm rooms. Patong’s Jamie’s Phuket Blog
often prepared in just a simple hostels suit its ∑ jamiesphuket.com
few minutes. To top it all, nightlifelovers, while the Phuket 101
it is incredibly cheap and Cherngtalay area is for ∑ phuket101.net
very hygienic. Eat where 5star resorts. Kata offers Phuket.com
you see locals eating. the midpriced beach ∑ phuket.com
Another option to dine option; the far north is for Tourism Authority
in is the food courts in natureseekers. It’s even of Thailand
shopping malls. Individual possible to stay in a tent MAP P5 • 191 Thalang
vendors (who often have on Mai Khao beach in the Road, Phuket Town
their own restaurants Sirinat National Park. § 07621 1036
elsewhere) offer their Staying inland is cheaper ∑ tourismthailand.org
specialties, and you can and quieter, but you need TRIPS AND TOURS
choose selections from your own transportation
different stalls. Payment to reach the beach. Blue Elephant
Cooking School
is usually by coupon, Although Phuket can be § 07635 4355
bought at a central kiosk. visited yearround, prices ∑ blueelephant
Thai food is best shared rise during Christmas and cookingschool.com
by two or more people, New Year. The high tourist Phuket Sail Tours
with each person getting season, when prices are § 087 897 0492
his or her own plate of higher and rooms should ∑ phuketsailtours.com
rice. This allows diners be reserved in advance, Scuba Cat Diving
to sample many different is between November § 07629 3120
flavors and textures. Thai and May. During the low ∑ scubacat.com
salads and soups are season between June and
usually eaten along with October you should ask WHERE TO STAY
main dishes, a bite of one, about reduced tariffs at Agoda
then a bite of the other. hotels. Many post their ∑ agoda.com
Many Thai restaurants rates on their websites. Airbnb
in the West tend to high Accommodation booking ∑ airbnb.com
light vegetarian options, websites such as Agoda
but dishes in Thailand and Booking.com are the Booking.com
∑ booking.com
generally include some best way to survey what’s
sort of meat and are available during your
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