I'm fidgeting and anxious because I can almost smell the saltwater, hear the roar of the waves! My friends, I give you the OCEAN!!! Coming from a land-locked state, one learns to appreciate seeing the ocean at least once a year and boy do we relish it.
Before I leap into the sea head first; let me tell a great piece of advice. If you have time for a Thai massage do it! I paid $20 for an hour and a half massage at a local massage place right outside the Tamarind Hotel in Chiang Mai. What a way to start my first beach day.
We drove to the airport and took a two hour flight to Phuket. Because we wanted to experience a little less foot traffic and people, we opted to stay at Dewa Hotel just across the street from the ocean. Dewa Hotel is located in Northern Phuket about ten minutes from the airport. Sirinat National Park borders the hotel which means you're not getting a whole lot of people hanging around the beach, as you would in Patong. It's nothing but trees and beach here, too bad Leo Dicaprio didn't find this place first. But guess who did? Our first traveling friend, Beach Dog. Of course the first man I meet traveling is an adorable, four legged charmer. Dewa Beach! (Shanna Ungate)
Four Legged Friend (Shanna Ungate) Sunset at Dewa (Shanna Ungate) Kata Beach, Mom Tri's Villa (Shanna Ungate)
Given the numerous islands in Southern Thailand, you really wouldn't want to stay at Dewa for an extended period. It's a great location for a stop over in Phuket if your flight arrives in the afternoon and you can't catch a boat out to a neighboring island until the next day. There are more gems to be had around Southern Thailand. One of which is known as "Paradise". To be continued.....aka read onto the next post!
Super smooth with questions answered & booking in just 2 days with Mary Curry. AND, the price was great!
Roger Allen
2 days ago
Erin is such a fabulous resource! She helped us bring our target destinations to life by suggesting activities that match our interests, fabulous lodging and excursion options, and patiently coordinating a seamless experience.
Debra D - RI USA
3 days ago
I don’t have the words to describe it but the last week has been one of the best I can remember. 6 days of adventure in South East Alaska including trekking through lush rain forest, sitting in silence listening to glaciers calving, up early to see the northern lights, kayaking and stupidly swimming in iceberg frozen waters ! (That actually hurt).
Animal sightings including black and brown bears, Minke and hundreds of Humpack Whales, porpoises, sea lions, mountain goats, harbour seals, bald eagles, salmon and more birds than I can count. Wonderful friends and connections made. A huge shout out to Trevor and his totally amazing crew on the Admiralty Dream whose energy and enthusiasm made this most incredible experience.
DAVID JAMES
4 days ago
Excellent safari trip with Adventure Life and Albatross Travel. Special shout out to our guides Eric Turasha (Kenya), and Blasi Shirima (Tanzania) from Albatross Travel. Both were world class!!! The trip went off without a hitch; all the camps were amazing…worth mentioning...one of the camps we were going to stay in on the Tanzanian side was damaged by high winds so we ended up in a different camp (Mara under Canvas Camp). Can't say enough good things! A great experience and superb service!!
Brenda Cox
5 days ago
very easy to deal with kassandra. she listened to what our interests were and planned a great trip for us. nothing to worry about!
