Asia Mega Tour 2026 - Day Nineteen - A Fisheye View of Old Town Phuket

We were looking for one more thing to do before we finished up our time in Phuket. I had put out feelers for a number of different things (photo workshop, guided tour, boat tour) but nothing came back. Both Wife and I had been dissatisfied with our time at Old Town at the end of our long day on Saturday. We'd both been tired (me especially so), and were hot and beat up. So we didn't really feel we had the kind of experience that we wanted. So we made the decision to go back on Monday evening. 

This turned out to be inspired. We were rested and in good spirits. We did some research so were able to find some things and orient our walk other than just wander around. We located a place we wanted to eat. Because Monday is a slow day of the week, the area had far, far fewer people or vehicle traffic. This allowed us to both wander around a bit without loosing track of each other. It made it easier to get the sight lines we wanted for various shots. And in general made for a much better experience. 

For myself, I knew I needed to do something different if I was going to photograph the same area, so I broke out the fish eye lens for the first time and used it almost exclusively for the night. 

Pre-Fish Eye  

A fellow photographer signals she too is ready for the hunt

 

Captain Wife fortifies herself with fairly authentic gelato but you can see the determination on her face.

 

We are watched over by the Peranakan/Baba Goddess of Good Photography

 

 We need sustenance and had researched this mini-hawker mall that was local food folk but more oriented toward the tourist without it being 'tourist food'.

 

 We had a bowl of Masaman Curry with Roti. It was awesome!

 

 The one and only non-fish eye lens shot that I kept

 

Fish Eye Mania

Streets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ha Ha Ha...Got Ya...You weren't expecting...

Water Feature

 

 The Espouses Fotograficus Asia Meridiorientalis is fond of the cool night air

 

 

 

 Someone interrupting her photo not knowing she is taking her life in her hands

 

 

 Motion

 

 

 

Buildings and Style Touches

 

 

 What happens to you if you drink a lot of their brew

 

 

 Street Art 

 

 

 

 

 SPECIAL SUPER SIGHS OF THE WORLD

Sorry. No. We have no Toilets

 

 I recite mantras while clubbing you with a baseball bat

 

Local resorts like to have balance so they can exchange guests if they have too many of any one nationality

We wondered what ever became of my long lost cousin April who clearly just slightly altered my family name.

 

If a 'Cat Cafe' is where you go to snuggle cats, a 'Couple Cafe' is where you go to snuggle...

 

 

I am not sure I quite understand the marketing imagery here but I suppose if you are of Chinese ancestry, this makes sense