Loved the people, the food, the different little shops around every corner. Chatting with locals. Buying a lukewarm coke in the old little glass bottle (with paper swirl print straw) and then being told to drink it in the shop 'cos they don't want to lose their bottles.

Trying satay sticks from street vendors. Fantastic!!

Drinking Singha beer while watching the "world go by".

Loved it!

Granted, the beaches on Phuket are great, but the town is the main attraction, unless you are looking for the sort of clubs, bars, and prostitutes you can find in many places around the globe.

Phuket town is truly one of a kind. It's small, loads of its residents speak at least some english, the old architecture is preserved better than in ...