QUICK GETAWAY TO MAITON PRIVATE ISLAND (เกาะไม้ท่อน), PHUKET, THAILAND

Koh Maiton, Phuket, Thailand. Bee's Journey - Inspirational Travel, Lifestyle and Unique Hotels Blog. www.beesjourney.com

Although Phuket is undoubtedly one of the most famous beach destinations in Thailand, a lot of travellers use Phuket as a “base location” to travel to a few famous islands nearby.  Among those islands such as Phi Phi and Similan islands, one of my favourite, much much quieter island, is Koh Maiton.

แน่นอนว่าภูเก็ต เป็นที่เที่ยวทะเลอันดับต้น ๆ ของประเทศไทย และคนที่มาท่องเที่ยวเยี่ยมเยียนภูเก็ตหลายคน ก็ใช้ภูเก็ตเป็นฐานหลัก และใช้วิธีนั่งเรืออกไปสำรวจเกาะสวย ๆ ที่รายล้อมภูเก็ตอยู่หลายเกาะ  สำหรับบีแล้ว นอกจากเกาะพีพีหรือสิมิลันที่โด่งดังระดับโลกแล้ว บีชอบแวะไปเที่ยว Day Trip ที่เกาะไม้ท่อน ซึ่งเป็นเกาะเล็ก ๆ เงียบ ๆ ค่ะ

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VIBRANT COLOURS OF CHIANG RAI FLOWER FESTIVAL 2015

Winters are beautiful, cold and white, but without a single flower in sight.

I found myself waking up in Chiang Rai, where Thai people travel to in our cold season to experience something somewhat close to “Winter”.   The “wintery” weather here isn’t so cold but cool enough for certain types of flowers—categorised as winter flowers among the Thais—to blossom.

A van picked me up from the Dusit Island Resort and headed straight down to one of the landmarks of Chiang Rai city, “Tung Garden”.  This was where the vision of varying vibrant colours struck me, and that vision was real.

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COOKING A THAI SEAFOOD FEAST WITH KHAO KOR LOCALS

It was our final night of at Saiphin’s hometown in Khao Kor, and we all knew it was going to be epic.

Nearly 20 people gathered up at Saiphin’s house as we started to prepare ingredients for our cook-up session.  Prawns, squid, kaffir lime leaves, coriander root, lemongrass, garlic, chili, basil, galangal and so on–I predicted a Thai seafood feast and I was right.

 

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Saiphin announced that we would be making three dishes that evening: stir-fry prawns with curry power, stir-fry squid with chili & basil, and the famous tom yum prawn.  I can say that these three are common every-day dishes found anywhere in Thailand, whether you are at a fine dining restaurant in Bangkok or at a street vendor with sticky tables by the beach.

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THAI-LAOS CULINARY TIME WITH KHAO KOR LOCALS

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Having arrived at Saiphin’s house in Khao Kor district in Petchabun province, Thailand, I found myself surrounded by the laughter and joyful smiles of Saiphin’s friends and family.  It had been a year since she last visited her hometown, so we all were greeted by over 40 people from her local area.

Being known as the best chef in town, Saiphin took no time to wind down;  she headed straight to her mother’s kitchen at the back of her house.  Excited to get to learn to cook with the locals and for the locals,

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FRESH COLOURS OF LHOM SAK FRESH MARKET | PETCHABUN, THAILAND

This was the start of our Rosa’s Road Trip.  

Our road trip van came to a stop.  I woke up and realised we had arrived at Lhom Sak Fresh Market in Petchabun province, Thailand.

The sun had just risen, but the market had been awake for a few hours already.

First there was a light whiff of typical fresh market odour mixed with the smell of exhaust fumes from delivery motor bikes.

A few more steps forward and we were greeted by the scent of greens and spices.

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THE BEGINNING

This was my very own sunset.

Time stands still every time I think of this darkening sky .  I can still hear the sound of the ocean and feel the sunlight brushing my skin.  And I wonder, would I ever see a sunset like this again?

The truth is, in my future days there will always be sunsets.  Some might be somewhat memorable; some will be unforgettable.  The sky, though, told me a secret: I will need to be present.  I will need to be out there and feel it happen. 

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