Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Weekend Market - Personal beauty



1) Beauty

As all the gossip about Thailand permeates the Internet we read constantly about the items that are available for purchase in Thailand. On e item that is proving to be very popular (available here) is perfume. The perfumes are clearly not in the right bottles but I have to tell you that they smell real...


Another item that is proving popular in Asia is coloured contact lenses. When I looked a little closer there was some indication that there was a 'strength' to the lenses BUT I am not sure you should put these items in your eyes.


Then there is the false hair - many Thai ladies like to have different coloured hair and the wig gives them the opportunity to have a go and then got to work on Monday.

The stalls do have any number of other items - fake teeth braces, creams and potions but they do not photo well and are not particularly interesting for me.

The Weekend market opposite Wat Naka is open from 16:00 until 10:00 each Saturday and Sunday.

The number of different items for sale are enormous and I have blogged about this previously but on reflection I think that it may be easier to look at the types of thing for sale here. I have started a list.

Saturday, 8 December 2012

Sapan Hin - Mangrove Walkway


There is a lot more in Sapan Hin than I read and we choose to go here because it is relaxed, there is a park, street food and it is calm.


Why I choose to post here is the fact that there is walkway built through the mangrove. My daughter loves to walk along here and it is peaceful.


The mangroves used to cover a great deal more land on the coasts of Phuket that did have mangrove swamps but then there was a lot of development and mangroves are not always the best for investment so it is a pleasure to see the natural habitats allowed to prosper.

I would hate to see all the mangrove swamps be destroyed near my house - there seems to be a great deal of development at the moment...


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Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Army Fatigues



Not my choice of a place to go but on my travels along this road - Soho Inn Coffee Shop is wonderful.


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But this might be a place that you want to visit?


Your choice?