Round the world in 7 months

Travel time: November 2004 - June 2005  |  by Volker (Heusche) Pakulat

Thailand: Phuket

Phuket.
For me Phuket is awful. It's one of the worst examples how mass tourism can change a place. Sky scratchers, only disco bars; you get "weißwürste" and French red wine and it's really hard to find a quiet place. I only went there to see how the Tsunami affected that place. Phukets beaches were almost totally destroyed by the Tsunami, so I expected the worst but I was surprised. You hardly see anything from the damage anymore, almost everything is rebuilt and you only see some building sites. It almost looks like before the Tsunami but there is one big difference. All the wooden restaurants on the beach are now made of concrete!

Bavaria in Thailand

Bavaria in Thailand

Heaven or hell, Burgos road in Phuket, Patong. You don't get a seat in the evening

Heaven or hell, Burgos road in Phuket, Patong. You don't get a seat in the evening

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The trip
 
Description:
Ghana, Rio, Caribbean, USA, New Zealand, South Sea, Philipines, Thailand and more. Will try to write my experineces and make you jealous. So check this out once in a while! ;-) There is a guest book too, tell me what\'s going on over there and how envious you are! ;-) Take care
Details:
Start of journey: Nov 13, 2004
Duration: 7 months
End of journey: Jun 20, 2005
Travelled countries: Ghana
Brazil
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Germany
The Author
 
Volker (Heusche) Pakulat is an active author on break-fresh-ground. since 19 years.
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