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Keeping your Thai SIM working through a longer Phuket stay
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An independent island journalPhuket, Thailand · The longer-stay edition
True Phuket.
Good places. Ordinary days. A little more island.
The neighbourhood issue / 01
Find your
everyday island.
Where to stay in Phuket, for the days
between the day trips.
Nai Harn, southern Phuket · 2007Photo credits
A note from the journal
A favourite beach is a beginning.
A good base is more.
Groceries. A walk for breakfast. Somewhere to put the washing. Our Phuket guides connect the places you want to see with the everyday details of staying a little longer.
01 / Along the southern coast
Three places.
Three ways to stay.
Begin with Rawai, Nai Harn and Kata.
Then follow the coast in our beach directory.
The longer read
A month in Phuket.
Leave room for life.
Plan the first forty-eight hours. Choose a week you would enjoy repeating. Let the rest take shape.
Read the month-long guide ↗02 / The practical pages
The details
make the days.
Fresh guides to accommodation, getting around, food, shopping and time outside.
01Longer stays
Condo, hotel or villa?
02Everyday logisticsStay without driving
03Longer staysBefore you book: the checklist
04Island journalA viewpoint afternoon
05Longer staysRenting a Phuket villa
06Island journalFood & everyday meals
07Island journalShopping for a longer stay
08Island journalDays out with family
09Longer staysWeather & when to visit
10Island journalSightseeing at your own pace
11Planning toolsCar rental planning
12Island journalActive days in Phuket
13Island journalCulture & thoughtful visits
14Island journalPhuket Old Town
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