Showing posts with label Phuket Old Town. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phuket Old Town. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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
 
 


Sunday, March 15, 2026

Asia Mega Tour 2026 - Day Sixteen (3) - Old Town Phuket Photos

"Phuket Old Town's history is rooted in a 19th-century tin-mining boom that transformed it into a prosperous trading hub. Developed by Hokkien Chinese immigrants, Malays, Indians, and Europeans, it features a unique Sino-Portuguese architecture style—pastel shophouses and mansions—created by this multicultural "Baba" or Peranakan community." (Wikipedia)

Today, it is a popular tourist area on the island with many shops and eating places. But the well preserved architecture along with the variety of visitors makes for a good photo shooting environment. Unfortunately, I was pretty tired, hot, sore, and dehydrated by this time and was not able to throw myself into things with as much gusto as I might have. Wife and I have decided we will go back at a time when we are both more rested and have had a chance to do more research on what we might find. Nonetheless, photos were taken.

 Peranakan/Baba Style Architecture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 People

 

 

 

Girl with Goat. Not something you see every day in town. (They were promoting ice cream made from goat's milk)

 

 The Photo Shoot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Street Art

 

 

 Other

 

 

 

 


 Signs of the World

When we were Thailand in 2024, there was talk of stopping the recent legalization of marijuana. Evidently that did not come to pass.

 

 No amount of perfume can take away the stench of paying taxes.