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Phuket - the Pearl of the Andaman
The map above was prepared as a
fun and useful tool in helping you orientate yourself. Featured here, are the
location of hotels, local businesses and of course the popular beaches.
Fondly referred as the "Pearl of
the Andaman", the island possess remarkable beauty with tropical hillsides in
the north and along the south and west.
Once renown for its tin mines and
rubber plantations, visitors now arrive looking for a place to relax and explore
the scenery.
You can find rubber plantations
but gone are the tin mines. The popular beaches are Patong, Kata and Karon,
situated on the western part of the island with tidal mud flats in the east.
In all, the island is 530 sq km
in size and is large enough to be a provincial center. Commuting by car is easy
and the roads are generally quite good. If you plan to explore the island by
car, beware of motorcycles especially in the city centers.
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