I also made a new friend. Yunluo thought that this was the charm of traveling. Finally I arrived at the hotel, but the super cute girl with glasses at the front desk told me that they made a mistake and gave my room to another traveler (what the hell!). Fortunately, their service attitude was good enough, so I got tiramisu ice cream, 6 fried chicken wings, and shrimp fried rice for free!

The vibrant flowers and plants in front of the house can make Yunluo stand there for a long time, not to mention the colorful houses and the endless Wall's in the freezer. Every time he goes out for a trip, Mr. Pang describes Yunluo as a puppy who has been locked up at home for many days and finally gets to go out for a walk, so he is full of silly curiosity about the whole surroundings.

Phuket Town Phuket Town Phuket Town Phuket Town After shopping, I returned to the hotel. A couple just checked out. I waited a while and checked in. The room on the first floor was inevitably damp and full of bugs, and the room was not big. After taking a shower and resting, the photographer took a nap for a while and then set off for Central Festival! First, look at the map.

This is basically the main itinerary of Yunluo and An Chuyu's first day: a - hotel, b - central festival (a shopping mall not far from Phuket Town), c - weekend market. After looking at the map, you can understand why Yunluo and An Chuyu have to stay in Phuket Town on the first day, and why Yunluo and An Chuyu have to go to central festival instead of Jiangxi Leng.

B and C can basically be solved in one day, about 15 minutes walking. Casablanca Boutique Hotel (casablancaboutiquehotelphuket) There is a sun room outside the hotel room, and all kinds of beautiful plants are wanted to be moved home. Casablanca Boutique Hotel (casablancaboutiquehotelphuket) Casablanca Boutique Hotel.

(casablancaboutiquehotelphuket) The floor tiles at the hotel entrance are amazing! As soon as we went out, we met the magical taxi grandpa mentioned in the previous article [Transportation]. The grandpa kept shouting "Taxi" at the hotel entrance and asked, "Go to CentralFestival200B", Yunluo and An Chuyu got on the car without saying a word.

We agreed to take Yunluo and An Chuyu to the U Hotel in Nai Harn Beach to store their luggage the next morning, and then go to Chalong Bay. After saying all kinds of sentences for no less than 10 times, the old man basically understood and offered 600b. He also left his phone number. (In the evening, we went back to the hotel from the weekend market. The roadside taxi offered 300b, but he refused to leave until he reached 200b.

At this time, Yunluo and An Chuyu realized how cheap taxi grandpa is! ) Central Festival is not as popular as Jiangxi Leng in Padang, but the products and brands are basically similar. If you live in Puji Town, this is a good choice because it is close enough to the weekend market! Given the ambiguous relationship between Thailand and Japan, Japanese brands and Japanese restaurants are everywhere in Thai shopping malls.

The number has reached an astonishing level. The number of Japanese and Thai restaurants on the first floor of the mall is roughly half and half. The first floor is mainly composed of various dessert shops and restaurants centralfestivalcentralfestivalcentralfestivalPhotographer Mr. Fat shows his face centralfestivalThere are too many Japanese restaurants, and it was hard to find a Thai restaurant that looked relatively authentic.

It is the spicehouse on the right side of the picture above. Since it was my first proper meal in Thailand, I mostly ordered traditional Thai dishes. But I don't recommend this restaurant, both the service and the taste were a little off. centralfestivalcentralfestivalcentralfestivalPhuket Town Weekend Market made a grand appearance!

This is the highlight of the day, okay? The previous spicehouse was not even an appetizer, okay? Everyone is more familiar with Patong’s market, but few people mention Phuket Town’s weekend market. For your information: Phuket Town’s weekend market is located in Wirathongyok, which is point C in the schedule map above.

The weekend market is still a weekend leisure place for Phuket people to a large extent, because not all the people you meet are tourists. The market is divided into two parts. One part is snacks, and the other part is clothes. For Yunluo and An Chuyu, two foodies, of course they focus on snacks. First, the picture: The Thai meatballs at Phuket Weekend Market are worth a try, very chewy.

Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market This thing actually also exists in China. After a while of shopping and eating at Phuket Weekend Market, my stomach was basically full, so I came out to cool down and take a breath, and then I saw this Volkswagen W1 bar. After blowing the cool breeze.

Yunluo and An Chuyu resolutely went back in and continued to eat and shop at Phuket Weekend Market. Although the color of this bag of stuff doesn't look good, it tastes great! I used to think that sugarcane juice was nothing special. Isn't it just super sweet?

But after drinking this, I was immediately overturned! I rushed to drink it with Mr. Fatty! The sweetness was refreshing. Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market The legendary grenade pineapple. Unfortunately, there was no room in my stomach, so I could only look at it.

The little boy who bows at Phuket Weekend Market After the weekend market, I walked to the bar at the door to drink some wine to relieve my greasy feeling. Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market Phuket Weekend Market After the weekend market, I wanted to walk back to the hotel to digest. I casually asked the taxi price on the roadside and it was 300b back to the hotel. I refused to bargain.

Only then did I realize how kind the taxi driver who brought Yunluo and An Chuyu here at noon was! He only charged 200b for a longer distance! The unpromising piglet was fooled by a motorcycle taxi on the side of the road. The driver asked Yunluo and An Chuyu if they wanted to get in the car. The piglet immediately felt that he couldn't walk anymore and said to Mr. Fatty, Yunluo and An Chuyu, let's take a motorcycle taxi back to the hotel!

But Yunluo said to the master, "There are two of us. Your motorcycle can't fit us." The master said, "It's okay. Yunluo can take two people." Then Yunluo and An Chuyu really got on the motorcycle. Two people plus a camera bag, it's estimated to be about 300 pounds. The motorcycle master sped away at 80 mph on the road, Yunluo and An Chuyu's little hearts were broken.

It was the first time in my life to ride a motorcycle. We were both riding together and we dared not breathe. The driver kept the speed of 80 mph in the traffic. 100b done! Back to the hotel, I found that Chinatown not far from the hotel was another paradise. It was probably during the Lantern Festival. There were red lanterns everywhere and a large night market.

The weekend market is just like that. The two foodies had digested some of the feeling after riding the motorcycle, and they needed to continue shopping and eating to relieve their tension. Compared with the weekend market, this place is not as large-scale and has not so many people, but there are more creative stalls, which is a paradise for young people. There are fireworks on the green land in front of the clock tower of Puji Town next to the hotel.

Yunluo will always remember this frangipani flower. Time is frozen here. Back at the hotel, I explained my intention to the front desk and asked her to call the taxi driver in Thai to arrange a time to pick up Yunluo and An Chuyu early tomorrow morning. The next day, Yunluo and An Chuyu were going to Emperor Island, so they wanted to store their 29-inch suitcase at the Usunsuri Hotel.

Then Yunluo and An Chuyu will be sent to Chalong Pier to take a boat to the island. Here is some information about Koh Racha. Let's take a look at the general geographical relationship between Phuket and Koh Racha. The big island in the middle of the map is Phuket, and the small island with letters below is Koh Racha, also known as Rachaisland. It takes about 45 minutes by speedboat from Chalong Pier in Phuket to Koh Racha.

The following pictures represent the three hotels that domestic tourists usually choose. There is no detailed picture of Emperor Island in Google, so we can only refer to a picture on the island website. Emperor Island is not big. The northern part of the island has been developed, while the southern part is still a virgin forest. The island is a whole virgin forest.

As we walked, we were always worried that a coconut tree would drop a coconut and hit Zhong Yunluo on the head. Generally speaking, there are three major hotels on the island. This number does not include small hotels on the island. In fact, there are other small hotels on the island, but they are smaller in scale and cannot be booked on agoda and booking. The corresponding facilities may be more suitable for extreme sports enthusiasts, backpackers, etc.

For Chinese people, it may not be considered. The three hotels are ranked from high to low in terms of quality and price: Theracha > Rayaburiresort > Banraya. From the perspective of snorkeling in the bays corresponding to the hotels, the ranking from high to low is Banraya > Theracha > Rayaburiresort.

In other words, the best place for snorkeling on Emperor Island is Konkarebay in Banraya Hotel. It is a rocky beach without sand, but the water is clear and there are many fish. However, the waves here are often too big to go into the water. Secondly, Theracha White Beach not only has fine sand, but is also suitable for snorkeling, and the water is very clear.

The locals will use ropes to block off a safe sea area for everyone to snorkel. Rayaburi's beach is less crowded and beautiful, and is not affected by day trips. However, the sea water is not clear enough and is not suitable for snorkeling. The three hotels can be reached within 15 minutes from each other, and it won't be too tiring even if you don't rent a motorcycle. So the deciding factor for which hotel to choose is not only the price, but also your travel preferences.

Of course, the snorkeling in Emperor Island is limited after all. If you love snorkeling, it is recommended that you book a snorkeling boat to go out to sea. They can drop you off at a suitable location, and the scenery you see must be better than these few beaches. Please remember to use SPF110 water sports sunscreen for snorkeling. Even if you apply it every 2-3 hours, you will still get sunburned.

So if you have the conditions, buy or rent a diving suit to prevent sunburn and to prevent injuries from corals and reefs when snorkeling. Some people asked where to store bags on the beach. In fact, there is no need to worry about this. Emperor Island is still very safe. Yunluo and An Chuyu put their camera bags directly on the beach chairs they rented by the beach and ran away to play.

In Phuket, Yunluo and An Chuyu threw their bags on the beach and went out to play. They never lost anything. The area of ​​Koh Racha is not large. If you are not too weak, you can directly reach the place you want to go. There is not much point in renting a car. Back to the topic, start the second day's journey. At 6:30 on time, I waited for the taxi grandfather at the hotel entrance. Can you understand how sleepy Yunluo was?

Casablanca Boutique Hotel (casablancaboutiquehotelphuket) actually takes a speedboat to Koh Racha at 9am, but the hotel requires us to arrive at the reception desk half an hour earlier. The old man was afraid of traffic jams, so he insisted on leaving at 6:30am (but it turned out that he was late). He left Casablanca at around 6:45am. Then he went to Usunsuri on Nai Harn Beach to put his luggage.

Then to Chalongpier, the whole journey takes 45 minutes! That means Yunluo and Anchuyu arrived at Chalong Pier at 7:30am. The itinerary map is as follows. I don’t remember which route I took, but I just want to let the lazy ones know the approximate location a=casablanca hotel b=usunsuri hotel c=Chalong Pier Let’s talk about the free speedboat in Rayaburi.

Rayaburi provides 2 free speedboats every day to and from the hotel and Chalong Bay, and has its own reception station at Chalong Pier. The specific address of Rayaburi reception station is: address: 45/33chaofaroadeast,moo9,aochalong next to the lighthouserestaurant, if you see a white lighthouse.

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That's it. The departure time from Chalong Pier to the hotel is 9:00am and 2:30pm. The departure time from the hotel to Chalong Pier is 11:00am and 3:30pm. You have almost reached the reception station. See it, it is the white house in the picture below, the reception point of Rayaburi Resort, the reception station address and shuttleboat time.

All of these were confirmed by email with the hotel before departure, so I really want to say that email confirmation of various matters in advance is really the best treatment for people with anxiety like Yunluo. Yunluo emailed the hotel in advance to book a speedboat, and it turned out that it was still necessary. Because the speedboat that Yunluo and An Chuyu took back and forth was full, there was no vacant seat.

Yunluo and An Chuyu booked a hotel a month in advance, and it was the peak season, so Rayaburi was about RMB 1,090 (at this time, Racha was 3,000+). But in fact, at this price, you can stay at Racha Hotel (Racha) in the off-season. And in fact, if you book a few days in advance, Rayaburi will only cost 600+, and Racha will only cost 1,000+.

I just didn't decide whether to stay at Emperor Island at that time, so I missed the good price. If there is a next time, Racha is definitely the best choice, with the best beach, the clearest water, the best service and location on the island. If the price is within 2000, it is worth booking. Because the service of Rayaburi is really bad!

The entire hotel was reserved by Chinese people. The boat started on time at 9:00am. The waves were big on the way there. More than half of the passengers on the boat were wet by the sea water. Yunluo and An Chuyu were sitting 3 rows behind the captain, so they were relatively not splashed. However, it is still recommended that you wear swimsuits when you take the boat, so that you can go into the sea and play in the water directly when you get to the island, and you don’t have to worry about getting splashed on the boat.

It takes about 40 minutes for the speedboat to reach Emperor Island. It is these 40 minutes that take you from earth to heaven. Along the way, the sea water changes from blue to bluer, and finally to transparent. As the angle of sunlight changes, the color of the sea water also changes. Just like that, it melts into the blue.

After getting off the boat, we went to the lobby to check in. But there was a huge bug. We couldn't check in at this time. We had to wait until 2pm to get the key to check in. All the luggage was placed in the luggage room. The next thing was to put on the swimsuit and jump into the sea. ps. Koh Racha was developed later than Phuket, so there are a lot of dead corals on the beach. You still have to be careful when playing.

Phuket's beaches have been developed for too long and there are too many people. It is estimated that the surrounding corals have been extinct for a long time. There are almost no dead corals on the beach. I still want to see the fine white sand beach outside the legendary Racha Hotel. It is about a 10-minute walk from the hotel. After all, the white sand beach is the unbeaten white sand beach. The sea and the beach are incredibly beautiful.

It's just that at noon, the beach was full of day-trip tourists, just like the domestic seaside bathing beaches, embarrassing. I rented a beach chair for 100b/person/day, put a towel and some clothes on it, and it was fine even if people walked away for a long time. When going to the sea, you can safely put your bag on the beach chair. Yunluo and An Chuyu threw their camera bags directly on it, so you don't have to worry about safety issues.

Those who love quietness are advised to go to the White Beach after 3pm, when the sun will not be too strong and the tourists who took a day trip to the beach have left. The beach now reveals its original temperament. Emperor Island Emperor Island Emperor Island Emperor Island The legendary cliff restaurant on Emperor Island is worth visiting regardless of its good or bad reviews.

The cliff restaurant is located on the side of the white sand beach and can be seen from the beach. However, it was crowded with people at noon. Yunluo and An Chuyu watched the day-trippers leave before going to eat. The restaurant waiter seemed to be very fond of Yunluo and An Chuyu. When he saw Yunluo and An Chuyu enter the restaurant, he directly gave Yunluo and An Chuyu the best seaside seats. (To be continued...)