The choice can be overwhelming, but having lived in Phuket, and stayed in dozens of hotels across the island, I’ve hand-picked the best places to base yourself for a memorable stay. Teetering ...

It’s not yet light, but Jui Tui, a Chinese shrine in the Old Town of Phuket, is already a hive of activity. I’m standing in a massed crowd of devotees, sheltered beneath canopies of vermilion ...

but you get my drift). And yet, 2025 is set to be an even bigger year for the country and in particular, for Phuket, thanks to season three of White Lotus. The next instalment of the hit HBO show ...

Thailand’s most visited region—the famed beaches of Phuket—just upped its family appeal with the grand opening of Carnival Magic last September. The country’s first culturally-focused ...

The best time to visit Phuket is between November and April when weather conditions are ideal for beach activities, such as swimming and boating. The six months between May and October are monsoon ...

One of the biggest safety concerns you'll run into on a Phuket vacation are the dangerous rip tides and undertows at the beach, especially during monsoon season, which stretches from June to October.

One of my favorite parts of the space was sitting on the comfortable periwinkle sectional couch at night and watching Phuket FantaSea theme park's carnivalesque fireworks and light show soaring ...

Every autumn Taoists flock to Phuket in Thailand to take part in arguably the country’s most unusual religious event: the annual Vegetarian Festival. The festival’s simple name belies the ...