Thailand - Phuket
Photo Gallery of Phuket in Thailand.
Phuket is one of the most famous and popular resort in Thailand or in Southeast
Asia. It's located about 860 kilometers south of Bangkok, around one
and 20 minutes flight. You can fly directly from Japan.
Since the disastrous tsunami, Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004, Phuket has been recovered and as of Aug. 2007, it looks as before.
Phuket is the largest island in Thailand, as large as Singapore, and it is the only one place that the whole island is a province. It has wonderful and beautiful beaches facing the Andaman sea, a lot of smaller islands around, mountains converging about 77 percent of the main island. You can enjoy various attractions, not only marine sports but golf, trekking and river rafting. The biggest theme park in Phuket, "Phuket FantaSea" with state-of-the-art technology and special effects is also ready to meet you.
By the way, the name "Phuket" is from Malay word 'bukit' which means hill or mountain.

Since the disastrous tsunami, Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004, Phuket has been recovered and as of Aug. 2007, it looks as before.
Phuket is the largest island in Thailand, as large as Singapore, and it is the only one place that the whole island is a province. It has wonderful and beautiful beaches facing the Andaman sea, a lot of smaller islands around, mountains converging about 77 percent of the main island. You can enjoy various attractions, not only marine sports but golf, trekking and river rafting. The biggest theme park in Phuket, "Phuket FantaSea" with state-of-the-art technology and special effects is also ready to meet you.
By the way, the name "Phuket" is from Malay word 'bukit' which means hill or mountain.
*1) His Royal Highness Prince Abhakara Kiartiwonges, Prince of JumBorn
Prince Abhakara Kiartiwonges, the 28th children of King Rama V (King Chulalongkorn the Great ), was born in Dec. 1880.
The prince was sent to England to study at the age of thirteen and became a naval cadet in the Royal Academy of England. Six years later, the prince returned to Thailand. He was the first Thai prince to establish Royal Thai Naval Academy and the Naval Engineering School in Thailand. The prince built the first military base in Phuket.
With his love and devotion dedicated to the Royal Thai Navy, Admiral Krom Luang Jumborn Khet Udomsakdi was greatly loved and highly respected by all Thai and all members of the Royal Thai Navy. As a result, the prince is honored as " the Father of the Navy".