Stickman Phuket & Ko Samui photo gallery

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Phuket & Ko Samui photo gallery

All of the photographs on this page are copyright (c) 2006.

This photo gallery contains photos that were taken in March and May 2006, when I made a couple of trips to Phuket, and one to Ko Samui. There aren't any particularly striking pictures here, but I think they help to give a bit of a feel for these Thai beach resorts.

All of these shots were taken with a Canon 20D camera, the vast majority with a Canon 24 - 70L lens attached. A small number were taken with a Canon 70 - 200L lens and one or two were taken with a Canon 50 mm 1.4 lens.

Phuket photo gallery

Late afternoon at Phuket's most popular beach, Patong Beach.

Sunset on Patong Beach.

A tuktuk driver looks for customers on the main beach promenade at Patong.

Picture perfect Patong Beach, the most popular of all of Phuket's beaches.

The tuktuk mafia, as they are known. A short journey around Patpong Beach, often no more than a kilometre, never costs less than 100 baht.

Various activities are available at Patong including parasailing.

Late afternoon and Patong Beach is quiet. Everyone is preparing for the night ahead.

Looking down Bangla Road, early morning, before most people have woken up.

Jet skis for hire at Patong - though be careful of having an accident! Crash one and they'll hit you up for about 200,000 baht!

Soi Crocodile, or as it is sometimes known, "Soi Katoey".

All of the purple beach umbrellas were donated by the Siam Commercial Bank after the tsunami.

Early morning at Patong Beach and it is still quiet.

Karon Beach, my personal favourite of the Phuket beaches.

These signs can be seen all over the beaches in Phuket nowadays.

Is it a tsunami watch tower, or is it a lifesaver's tower?

Tuktuks on Bangla Road. Wherever you travel in Thailand, the tuktuks are different in different regions. Those in the far flung corners of Isaan are the most "unusual"!

Tiger Entertainment Complex, one of the hot spots on Bangla Road.

Patong Beach.

Soi Eric is home to some of the best beer bars in Phuket, and perhaps the best decorated beer bars in Thailand.

Soi Sansabai, where affordable accommodation can be found at Patong Beach, and where you're just a couple of minutes from the action.

Searching for his next customer, a tuktuk driver enjoys the shade of his vehicle.

The clouds roll in over Karon Beach.

The corner of Bangla and Rat-Athit Roads at Patong Beach, quite possibly the best real estate at Patong for a business.

If you don't want to pay the extortionate prices charged by Phuket's tuktuk drivers to get from Patong Beach to Phuket Town, jump on board this! Just 25 baht!

That strange Buddhist (?) monument at the centre of Karon Beach.

Wild bar-top dancing at the Tiger Complex on Bangla Road, the centre of Phuket's farang oriented naughty nightlife.

These girls are all from the Kangaroo Bar on Bangla Road and believe it or not, girls in that bar are NOT barfineable!

Oooops, this guy didn't look happy at the fellow with a camera pointing it at him!

Two fishermen at Karon Beach.

The beautiful entranceway to the Phuket Kata Resort, done out in a Khmer temple style. This photo was taken from the Capannina Italian restaurant in Kata, a MUST VISIT if like me you are a big fan of Italian food.

This restaurant, something of a landmark with its ornate entrance, is on the main beach road at Karon Beach.

The Kangaroo Bare on Bangla Road is different to the Kangaroo Bar in Bangkok. It is actually Thai owned, and not run by Aussies.

Strolling down Bangla Road with his teeruk. He really should be smiling - he chose well!

Sunset at Karon Beach. Being on the east of the island, you get great sunsets at Phuket's major beaches.

The tuktuk drivers on Phuket do not have a good reputation.....

.....because they charge prices that are way more than what they should be, in what is essentially a controlled pricing regime.

Phuket attracts a lot of oldies, especially from Europe. Fortunately this one actually had her top on, unlike many...

Thailand is not the place to be if you have no money...

Wherever you are in Thailand you will see all sorts of small reptiles running around, even in heavily built up areas.

The Banana Disco, a Patong Beach institution for going on a couple of decades.

Ko Samui photo gallery

I wouldn't have thought the beach was the place to sell counterfeit music, but what would I know?

Massage on the beach at Chaweng. Funnily enough, you could get a cheaper massage in an air-con spot up on the main road.

A beach vendor wanders up and down the beach, selling his wares.

Down and out at Chaweng, this foreigner really needed to somehow make it to their embassy. But that's in Bangkok, a long way away...

The main road at the northern end of Chaweng Beach.

The peculiar habit of taking one's beach chair into the ocean and sitting on it!

Lovely Chaweng.

The bow of a Thai boat at Chaweng.

A clock tower affront a shopping centre attached to a hotel at the northern end of Chaweng.

The beaches at Samui are nice, but do they have to put all of these signs everywhere and ruin it?!

I just cannot figure out how they can offer these sets so cheap. 49 Euros is about 2,200 baht. How on earth can they possibly make a profit on a deal like this?! You cannot get prices like this in Bangkok.

Air mattresses for hire.

I could not imagine walking backwards and forwards along the beach all day, in the hot Thai sun.

Fishermen at Crystal Bay.

Mate, you really need to go on a diet!

The main road running through Chaweng, early evening.

Crystal Bay, a lovely spot.

The Mrs. and I were enjoying a pleasant meal when all of a sudden the lights went down and this lady ran out on to a stage we didn't know existed and started dancing!

This is the road connecting Lamai to Chaweng Beach, and this photo was taken while sitting on the back of an unstable motorbike!

No, it's not from the tsunami! This boat was placed at the entrance to Samui's largest restaurant on purpose.

These birds were everywhere on Samui and I don't know for the life of me what sort of birds they are.

Lugging ice cream up and down the beach all day. Still, sales seemed to be good, and profit even better. Vendors sell ice cream at about 2.5x the usual price. Good on them, it's hard work.

Pancakes anyone?! They have to keep the Khao Sarn crowd happy but that said, most of the customers seemed to be Thai.

No, it's not a temple, but rather a restaurant! It was beautiful to look at, but the food, hmmm, it wasn't so good...

I was fascinated by this clock tower which was at the main road end of main road running through Chaweng Beach.

I'm not sure if this boat was available for hire or not.

Hailing from Korat, she cannot make a decent living up there so she comes down to Samui and sells jewellery on the beach. "In the high season there is good money to be made" she told me.

At the northern end of Chaweng, looking south.

A romantic spot on Chaweng, were it not for all of the vendors on the beach....

Ooooh, now that's a good looking farang bird!

A boat called Meuang Samui.

Miss New York? No wonder so many Americans come to Thailand...

Doesn't your place of birth make a huge difference to how your life is going to be? A western bird suns herself while a Thai woman makes her way up the beach trying to make a few hundred baht a day.

A Bangkok Airways plane thunders in at the airport on Samui.

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Phuket photo gallery

		Late afternoon at Phuket's most popular beach, Patong Beach.
		Sunset on Patong Beach.
		A tuktuk driver looks for customers on the main beach promenade at Patong.
		Picture perfect Patong Beach, the most popular of all of Phuket's beaches.
		The tuktuk mafia, as they are known. A short journey around Patpong Beach, often no more than a kilometre, never costs less than 100 baht.
		Various activities are available at Patong including parasailing.
		Late afternoon and Patong Beach is quiet. Everyone is preparing for the night ahead.
		Looking down Bangla Road, early morning, before most people have woken up.
		Jet skis for hire at Patong - though be careful of having an accident! Crash one and they'll hit you up for about 200,000 baht!
		Soi Crocodile, or as it is sometimes known, "Soi Katoey".
		All of the purple beach umbrellas were donated by the Siam Commercial Bank after the tsunami.
		Early morning at Patong Beach and it is still quiet.
		Karon Beach, my personal favourite of the Phuket beaches.
		These signs can be seen all over the beaches in Phuket nowadays.
		Is it a tsunami watch tower, or is it a lifesaver's tower?
		Tuktuks on Bangla Road. Wherever you travel in Thailand, the tuktuks are different in different regions. Those in the far flung corners of Isaan are the most "unusual"!
		Tiger Entertainment Complex, one of the hot spots on Bangla Road.
		Patong Beach.
		Soi Eric is home to some of the best beer bars in Phuket, and perhaps the best decorated beer bars in Thailand.
		*Soi Sansabai, where affordable accommodation can be found at Patong Beach, and where you're just a couple of minutes from the action.*
		Searching for his next customer, a tuktuk driver enjoys the shade of his vehicle.
		The clouds roll in over Karon Beach.
		The corner of Bangla and Rat-Athit Roads at Patong Beach, quite possibly the best real estate at Patong for a business.
		If you don't want to pay the extortionate prices charged by Phuket's tuktuk drivers to get from Patong Beach to Phuket Town, jump on board this! Just 25 baht!
		That strange Buddhist (?) monument at the centre of Karon Beach.
		Wild bar-top dancing at the Tiger Complex on Bangla Road, the centre of Phuket's farang oriented naughty nightlife.
		These girls are all from the Kangaroo Bar on Bangla Road and believe it or not, girls in that bar are NOT barfineable!
		Oooops, this guy didn't look happy at the fellow with a camera pointing it at him!
		Two fishermen at Karon Beach.
		The beautiful entranceway to the Phuket Kata Resort, done out in a Khmer temple style. This photo was taken from the Capannina Italian restaurant in Kata, a MUST VISIT if like me you are a big fan of Italian food.
		This restaurant, something of a landmark with its ornate entrance, is on the main beach road at Karon Beach.
		The Kangaroo Bare on Bangla Road is different to the Kangaroo Bar in Bangkok. It is actually Thai owned, and not run by Aussies.
		*Strolling down Bangla Road with his teeruk. He really should be smiling - he chose well!*
		Sunset at Karon Beach. Being on the east of the island, you get great sunsets at Phuket's major beaches.
		The tuktuk drivers on Phuket do not have a good reputation.....
		.....because they charge prices that are way more than what they should be, in what is essentially a controlled pricing regime.
		Phuket attracts a lot of oldies, especially from Europe. Fortunately this one actually had her top on, unlike many...
		Thailand is not the place to be if you have no money...
		Wherever you are in Thailand you will see all sorts of small reptiles running around, even in heavily built up areas.
		The Banana Disco, a Patong Beach institution for going on a couple of decades.


Ko Samui photo gallery

		I wouldn't have thought the beach was the place to sell counterfeit music, but what would I know?
		Massage on the beach at Chaweng. Funnily enough, you could get a cheaper massage in an air-con spot up on the main road.
		A beach vendor wanders up and down the beach, selling his wares.
		Down and out at Chaweng, this foreigner really needed to somehow make it to their embassy. But that's in Bangkok, a long way away...
		The main road at the northern end of Chaweng Beach.
		The peculiar habit of taking one's beach chair into the ocean and sitting on it!
		Lovely Chaweng.
		The bow of a Thai boat at Chaweng.
		A clock tower affront a shopping centre attached to a hotel at the northern end of Chaweng.
		The beaches at Samui are nice, but do they have to put all of these signs everywhere and ruin it?!
		I just cannot figure out how they can offer these sets so cheap. 49 Euros is about 2,200 baht. How on earth can they possibly make a profit on a deal like this?! You cannot get prices like this in Bangkok.
		Air mattresses for hire.
		I could not imagine walking backwards and forwards along the beach all day, in the hot Thai sun.
		Fishermen at Crystal Bay.
		Mate, you really need to go on a diet!
		The main road running through Chaweng, early evening.
		Crystal Bay, a lovely spot.
		The Mrs. and I were enjoying a pleasant meal when all of a sudden the lights went down and this lady ran out on to a stage we didn't know existed and started dancing!
		This is the road connecting Lamai to Chaweng Beach, and this photo was taken while sitting on the back of an unstable motorbike!
		No, it's not from the tsunami! This boat was placed at the entrance to Samui's largest restaurant on purpose.
		These birds were everywhere on Samui and I don't know for the life of me what sort of birds they are.
		Lugging ice cream up and down the beach all day. Still, sales seemed to be good, and profit even better. Vendors sell ice cream at about 2.5x the usual price. Good on them, it's hard work.
		Pancakes anyone?! They have to keep the Khao Sarn crowd happy but that said, most of the customers seemed to be Thai.
		No, it's not a temple, but rather a restaurant! It was beautiful to look at, but the food, hmmm, it wasn't so good...
		I was fascinated by this clock tower which was at the main road end of main road running through Chaweng Beach.
		I'm not sure if this boat was available for hire or not.
		Hailing from Korat, she cannot make a decent living up there so she comes down to Samui and sells jewellery on the beach. "In the high season there is good money to be made" she told me.
		At the northern end of Chaweng, looking south.
		A romantic spot on Chaweng, were it not for all of the vendors on the beach....
		Ooooh, now that's a good looking farang bird!
		A boat called Meuang Samui.
		Miss New York? No wonder so many Americans come to Thailand...
		Doesn't your place of birth make a huge difference to how your life is going to be? A western bird suns herself while a Thai woman makes her way up the beach trying to make a few hundred baht a day.
		A Bangkok Airways plane thunders in at the airport on Samui.