Cherng Talay Area Guide

Cherng Talay is a practical west-coast lifestyle base for restaurants, villas and long stays behind Bang Tao and Laguna.

Fun Friday Avenue Market

Fun Friday Boat Avenue Market Phuket with food stalls set up on a parking lot, tables covered with prepared food and no cars present

Fun Friday Avenue Market Phuket is a weekly Friday night market at Boat Avenue in Cherng Talay. It operates from late afternoon into the evening and combines cooked food stalls with small retail vendors, communal seating, and steady local and visitor use. What is usually a parking lot becomes Fun Friday each week, with the […]

Bang Tao Beach Phuket

Parasail activity off Bang Tao Beach with hills and forest behind.

Bang Tao Beach Phuket Bang Tao Beach Phuket is one of the island’s longest beaches, stretching several kilometres along the west coast with soft sand, calm dry-season water and luxury resorts behind the shore. Quieter nature in the north and beach clubs in the south give visitors clear choices for atmosphere.   Bang Tao Beach […]

Layan Beach Phuket

Wicker loungers and umbrellas facing the quiet sea near the headland.

Layan Beach sits at the northern end of Bang Tao, a quiet, sheltered bay with soft sand, calm high-season water, and a relaxed local atmosphere shaped by casuarina trees and the lagoon inlet. Layan Beach sits at the northern end of Bang Tao, a quiet, sheltered bay with soft sand, calm high-season water, and a […]

Big Changes in the Phuket Real Estate Market

Phuket Island has metamorphosed over the last few decades. It was once just one of thousands of islands in tropical Asia, but as its popularity has grown over time, the Jewel of the Andaman Sea is now regarded as one of the world’s finest vacation hot spots. The island’s continuously improving infrastructure and road network, […]