Phuket Supporters: Read People's comments and support to Phuket Island

We would like to thanks all the people who visited our site and gave us support and hope in the past weeks. You are all amazing.
We wish to publish all these wonderful messages, to show you how much it helped Phuket.
Email : Send us your messages here. - Also, please Recommend this site to your friends as well!
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Name: Hayley
Country: australia
Message:
I think you do an amazing job and your No.1 Phuket site has convinced me not to change my plans of a wedding in Phuket in May this year - we are still coming and bringing 40 of our family and friends with us!! THankyou for your wonderful insight to the cleanup of Phuket
Regards
Hayley

Name: Sheila
Country: Norway
Message:
We are two families of four adults and five children going to Phuket 10. February. This site helped us make the decision, so we pass it on to all our friends... We are all looking forward to our vacation in Phuket!!

Name: William Ochse
Country: South Africa
Message:
Hi
Please don't even worry about people questioning why you take daily photos of Starbucks. To me that is the barometer of how Phuket is getting back on it's feet and I always check the Starbucks pictures first.
I am a very regular visitor to Phuket, it is the only place in the world where I holiday and I have been there 18 times in the last 10 years. I NEVER miss out on a Starbucks coffee as it is something we do not have in our country.
I was at the Residence in kalim Bay when the tsunami hit us and I am very lucky that we did not experience the same destruction as in Patong.
Thank you for the fantastic up-to-date pictures. I log in to your site every day to check the progress as I am planning to go back in either April or June and I am bringing as much of my friends with as possible.
Keep up the FANTASTIC work !!!!
Best regards
William Ochse

Name: Josie
Country: England
Subject: Question about Phuket Photos on Phuket.com Website
Message:
I just want to say how very grateful I am to the photographer who takes the time to post the pictures every day.
I am sure that a lot of people who be in two minds about coming to Phuket at the moment but for him and Alex Malcolm the Forum Moderator I would be very doubtful.
You have put my mind at rest and I am so looking forward to coming. Will be there 14th March for 10 days.
Yours gratefully and I also like coffee and if I see the photographer I will love to buy him a coffee/beer or two.

Name: salee
Country: Germany
Message:
What a wonderful web site !!!
I have looked at your photo's every day since the 26th December and every day I see more progress.
We'll visit Phuket in march and stay one month. Thailand is the best holiday destination! Great people, good food, nice beaches...
Believe me, we are counting the days!
see you soon...

Name: Donna Waters
Country: Queensland, Australia
Message:
Hello everyone. It's great to read the support from around the world, and to see the strength of mankind displayed through your photos,in times of adversity. We'll be there on the 21st April. See you then and keep up the good work. Best wishes from downunder. Donna

Name: Tom Friedman
Country: Los Angeles, USA
Message:
We visit your site daily--at least here we can get the true story of the re-building of Phuket. We initially cancelled our trip to Phuket, but thanks to THIS SITE, we will be on the beach in Patong in 12 days--our 17th year in a row THANK YOU -THANK YOU for the fantastic pictures, and the message of the great people of Phuket

Name: teresa
Country: australia
Message:
Wow guys thank you so much for all the great photos.We have been coming to phuket for fours years now and love it. This year we are going to Koh Samui for a change. We will be back to beautiful Phuket next year.Just wondering if you could get some more photos of the holiday Inn as that is the hotel we love and stay there every time.Once again thank you and keep up the good work.Our thoughts are with everyone in phuket.

Name: Jennie
Country: UK
Message:
I have never been to Phuket before, but I am touched and inspired by your strength and courage. I will be coming very soon.

Name: Kim
Country: England
Message:
I think this website is fantastic, i recently booked a holiday to Phuket and was worried about the extent of damage in the area after the Tsunami, so thankyou for putting my mind at rest, i'm even more excited now i've seen the photos!x

Name: Diana van Gerven
Country: Netherlands
Message:
Thanks tanks
I am so happy to day
And so greatful that you showing some photos of burger restaurant
Now I know that the people are alive thanks thanks
I've there is any award you win a gold medal for your site on the internet
You are the best of all thanks
Jacques and Diana van Gerven
From the Netherlands

Name: Cheryl
Country: Singapore
Message:
Thanks for this webby that my husband & i have decided to spend our Valentine Day @ Phuket. Am looking forward to this trip!!

Name: Karen
Country: England
Subject: Question about Phuket Photos on Phuket.com Website
Message:
IMG 7218 'A famous dude' is the best photo yet - thanks for showing him in all his glory, every time we come out to Phuket he brings a smile to our faces. If you are ever up the Northern end of Patong beach could you try to snap Fruit Seller #19 - who used to rest a while with the beach chair family whose pitch was just before the parking bays opposite the piece of land where the Songkran market pitches.

Name: Sam
Country: Australia
Message:
I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate your work so much. Thankyou! thankyou! thankyou! You're doing a great job! Good pics!
One thing I hope you keep up is "a dog a day" 'cause I dedicate them to my friend Leone Cosens. She was affectionately known to the locals as "the dog lady of Phuket".
Take good care of yourselves and keep up the excellent work.

Name: Magdalena
Country: Australia
Message:
Hello to the Photographer,
I hope you are not being given a hard time in regards to your photos of Starbucks. I agree with what you are saying and I appreciate your daily updates. It is places like Sabai Sabai and all the other little shops that I have been to in my travels that I love to see and we around the world are lucky enough that there is someone taking their own time to take pictures and then download the images. You are doing a great job. I will be very sad when you get on with your real work and will stop these daily photos.
Again, keep up the fantastic work you are doing. I see Andaman photos everywhere and hope that all the good that you have done will someday return to you.
>From a "Fan", Magdalena

Name: Kathy
Country: Western Australia
Message:
Good Morning,
Re; Note from the photographer. I don't mind if you take a photo of "Starbucks" everyday. It is your website and your photo's so you take as many photos of Starbucks as you like. I just appreciate being able to visit your site everyday. I was so pleased to see the photo of the "Fortune Teller" He read my palm when we visited Phuket and sadly he told me that I would never visit Phuket again in this life time. I think I may have to prove him wrong. I look at your photos and relive wonderful memories of our holiday. Your photos are beginning to have a magnetic effect on us "drawing us back to Patong.
Keep up the good work. I work as a volunteer and I know how rewarding it is despite the people who will question your motives.
Kind regards
Kathy

Name: janice
Country: australia
Message:
i have just spent the last five hours in your photo gallery. after 10 of us surviving the tsunami, six of them children, it was somewhat comforting to see things on the road to recovery. there wasn't one of us (with the exception of my husbands parents) who didn't want to come back and help. the only person i have recognised is the beach chair guy. we were staying at the patong merlin beach resort at the time. i would have loved to see the faces of the beautiful thai ladies who always new where my kids were, shopping, whatever and who looked after us so wonderfully on the beach....their home. my children and husband are the bravest people i know at the moment, having rescued AND SAVED many people, from many different countries and i thank whoever it is every day for the safety of my family. your website is a credit to you....good job!!!! regards and love, janice, melbourne, australia

Name: erwin
Country: holland
Message:
First thank you for the fantastic photos every day
we go about 30 days to patong to visit our thai friends
we go every year to patong (16 times now) so we now patong and they photos help us to go this year to patong THANK YOU

Name: carl coughlin
Country: USA
Message:
i would just like to say thank you.i can't wait to wake up in the morning and have my coffee and look at Phuket Photos. I work for the airlines and Phuket is my favorite place in the whole world , i've been there 5 times and have always stayed at Patong Beach Bungalows , i've learned that the staff is all OK for which i'm very happy , although my bungalows was totally destoyed i'm coming back at the end of february and i can't wait!I'm not sure where i will stay but i will figure that out when i get there - SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS - thanks again - your friend from America :)

Name: Andy
Country: England
Message:
I have travelled to Phuket twice a year for the last 7 years. There are many people I know who would have been affected by the Tsunami of December 26th.
The photos and reports I read - daily - have kept me up to date with everything that I need to know. There are may sites providing needed information, however, I found that information obtained via Phuket.com gives me a true whole picture of the present position in Phuket.
I will be visiting Phuket very soon - and am proud to come back to such a wonderful country that is still filled with the warmth of the Thai smile.

Name: Ansel Ho
Country: Hong Kong
Message:
Dear All,
After browsing this site and pictures, I strongly believe Phuket is really getting better, and decide to take a vacation there again with my fiancee on March, so...keep going..!!
Best Regards,
Ansel & Eva

Name: Marieke
Country: Holland
Message:
This site is just what we needed to see! Thank you for the photo's; they take some of our worries away. The lovely people of 'MamaPat'at Kata are hopefully ok. I'm going to book a trip for 3 weeks in March and will come and stay in Ao Nang and Kata. It's a small contribution to the nice people of Phuket. See you soon!

Name: maurice
Country: Netherlands
Message:
It is good to see the rebuilding efforts taken by so many people. It is now up to the tourists to come to one of the most wonderful places of this planet. I'll be there soon !

Name: Kjell M
Country: Norway
Message:
Thank you for for updating about your situation in Patong. My wife and me has been visiting Patong and stayed in Tana Patong Hotel three times. We has been searching trough your pictures to find any thing that can tell us about the situation, but cannot find anything from that area. We would be very happy if you could update us.
Are there damages? Was any of the staff injured? Is the hotel open? If not, when do they open? You see we got no answer on a mail earlier, and therefore we are angelus what have happened with our friends.

Name: Annelies De Wolf
Country: Belgium
Message:
It's amazing how you rebuild everything in such a short period!!! I admire everyone!!! I wich everybody a great succes to pick up your lives again!!! To support the locals, i will come to thailand, as i did three years ago. I come again to patong and karon beach during the next summer to say that i respect the thai-people!! See u!!! greets Annelies xxx

Name: Lars and Lisa
Country: Sweden
Message:
Hi and thanks for an informative webbsite. We where in Kamala in Nov. 2004 and we like it very much and we are planing to go back in Nov this year. We are following the rebuilding of Kamala with great interest, you are doing a great job.
Kind regards to all of you in Kamala.
Lars and Lisa in Sweden

Name: Peter Allen
Country: England
Message:
Firstly, Thankyou for the superb daily photo update. I was planning to visit Patong this year in July and planned to stay at the Amari Coral Beach. This will, however not be open before Start of August. It is our intention to now visit in September , as we did a couple of years ago.
Is there any chance of a photo update on the Amari, Scruffy Murphy's & Molly Mallone's. I have passed the link to this web site onto many people. Keep up the great work.
Councillor Peter Allen

Name: Charlene
Country: Northern Ireland
Message:
This site is great. I spent 3 months in Thailand before the Tsunami and made many friends there. Your pictures have made my year as I have now seen that many of them are alive and well, some of the beach boys and Tor from Da Mauro formerly known as Roma.
Are there any ladies still selling doughnuts on the beach, i used to buy them every day from number 68. Hope she is alive and well. Thanks again for the pics. Cant wait to go back in July.
Chaz
Thanks

Name: anita en jan
Country: Holland
Message:
This web site is FANTASTIC thank you i look every day to see what's happening in Patong I see saterday a girl from the beach that is great that see is well we look every day for a girl her name is Ta ther number of Ta 's shirt is 28 whe hope that Ta is oke thanks for the photo's this is wonderfull thanks thanks Phuket whe see you on 7 May xx

Name: PILLE & SULEV
Country: Estonia
Message:
Thank you for your web site! We have been in phuket and now we coming back in March.
See you in March and thank you for photos.

Name: Simonato family
Country: italy
Message:
Thanks for this website, we have the flight today.
The land of smile's is magic.
Ciao

Name: Paul Mihalik
Country: USA>>>>OHIO>>>CLEVELAND
Message:
I love your photos..I like seeing the many happy people..I Just booked my flight to come volunteer in Thailand..I will spend 3 weeks in Phuket March 28 April 10. Your wonderful phots are reasuring to me..many thanks..so excited to come support wonderful Thai people..Peace 2 U all!
Paul

Name: WILLIAM & RENEE MACKERETH
Country: england U.K.
Message:
We were amazed at the damaged done to the beaches on Phuket Island After visiting for the past 12 years we must see the recovery and will be back for 4 weeks arriving on the 20th of February 05 staying at the Club Andaman Beach Resort as usual hoping to meet a lot of very Super Thai people and have massages on the beaches

Name: Carsten Bretthauer
Country: Germany
Message:
Thank you a lot for your great photo series of Patong.
I left in December and it was hard to see all the damages.
I like to see the progress of work and the power of the people.
I will be back in April for a hopefully good Songkran.
Thank you very much for this fantastic website !!!

Name: Sandra
Country: Australia
Message:
I am so pleased to hear that Phuket is so well organised with their recovery plan. This is a wonderful website showing all the loyal visitors to Phuket, the wonderful progress that is being made. My brother who lives at Patong has survived the "Wave" for which his family is eternally grateful. I visit each year and will continue to do so. My son and his wife and 4 children have started the same annual tradition and plan to continue yearly also. I love the time i spend at Phuket it is really "Heaven on Earth" and a place i will always call home. It was good to see the comment from Carol & Arthur Lane also from Australia. I met Carol and Arthur in Patong in 2003 and enjoyed their company immensely.
My best wishes to all my friends in Phuket, and i look forward to seeing and spending time with you again this year.

Name: Zew
Country: Thailand
Message:
Hi all you guys!!
we're looking farward you guys to visit us again.It's so quiet here,in Phuket.we're always welcome you and hope you will have a great time in our country...see ya soon!!!

Name: Trevor Page
Country: Australia
Message:
To all of you thank you for the many photos showing the progress that is being made in restoring this beautiful part of Thailand which I have visited on many occassions. I extend my prayers & love to all who have suffered during the tsunami & wish Phuket a speedy recovery.

Name: Kathy
Country: Western Australia
Message:
No need for you to say sorry for not having messages on the photos. You are doing a wonderful job. We take the time to visit this site everyday. The people of Phuket are doing a fantastic job with rebuilding their lives. Thankyou for the work you are doing, it is appreciated.
Have you seen the blue (067) Tuk Tuk yet? We pray for the drivers safety. He was very kind to us when we were in Phuket in 2003.
Kind regards, Kathy
PS We especially love "the dog of the day".

Name: Kate
Country: Australia
Message:
I love this website, the pictures are fantastic and make Phuket look as beautiful as it really is.
I spent a while in Phuket in October and we got caught in the floods which sadly claimed a few lives, we spent much of our time in startbucks as there was not too much else to do! I fully appreciate your photos.
Keep up the hard work. xxxx
(Note from the photographer: Kate is refering to Rain flood which occured in October)

Name: Suh
Country: Singapore
Message:
You guys ARE magic!!!!

Name: Rich and Liz
Country: England
Message:
Dear all,
We were in Patong Beach on 26th December and it is greta to see the work that has been donbe to rebuild it to its former glory!! Keep up the good work and see you soon!
Rich and Liz

Name: Jane Wills
Country: Germany (British)
Message:
I was in the Patong Merlin when the Tsunami hit. It was a scary and sad experience. I returned to Germany on 29th December. I agree with what you say about Starbucks. I have been following your site since we returned. It is so great to see the old haunts that we frequently visited. Starbucks, Sabai sabai, Sea Hag . Sweet Restaurant and all the Massage girls. It is wonderful to be able to see the people rebuilding their Villiage. It was out second visit to Patong and we SHALL return. You have done a brilliant job and I thank you very much. I have saved many of your photographs and will continue to visit this site every evening until you decide to call it a day. Again I thank you for your selfless heart. Jane Wills

Name: Kenta
Country: Sweden
Message:
Thank you for your fotogallery. We are looking at your home page every night. Thanks for your information, that have help ous to take decision to go back to Phuket. We are coming 21 feb and wont to stay one month. We promise to give very much tip. We love Thailand and the people living there. Thanks again for the information you giv us daily.

Name: MFB
Country: Canada
Message:
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS!!
Your dedication & picture's are appreciated. I agree that each "opening's" are a celebration!I look forward to your daily updates.
Where can I donate to your coffee fund? Looking forward to our next trip to Phuket. Sincere Thanks!!

Name: Jan en Gerard
Country: Netherlands
Message:
Still thinking about the Tsunami, but more thinking about going back to Phuket in 2 weeks.
We come back to see to enjoy and to do everything to help, we love Thailand !!!!

Name: Jenny Leach and Clare Fowles
Country: England
Message:
Just wanted to say thank you for being a great and very informative website. If it wasn't for you i wouldnt of found out any developments from Phi Phi.I travelled through Thailand last March amd am trying to raise as much as possible to help those who need it most. Phi Phi is a small island by has effected alot of visitors. So thank you. Keep up the good work and i send all my love to everyone on the Island.

Name: jane van roon
Country: england
Message:
love your website, been watching updates after wave, stayed at dusit laguna about 4 yrs loved phuket. love thailand been to several places bangkok, chang mai, pattaya, going to koh samui in 6 weeks. take some pics of the amari palm reef resort please.

From: sharronclifford@optusnet.com.au
Name: Brad, Sharron, Alex & Elise Clifford
Country: Sydney Australia
Message:
Like everyone around the world we were devistated to hear about the Tsunami. We have visited Phuket for the last 4 years and were there in October at Le Meridien. We are pleased to see many of our friends on your website such as Sabai Sabai, the Coke man and Sweet Restaurant and the Reflexogy near World Gem. Can you let us know if the guy that had no legs that sold cigarettes at night near the Holiday Inn is ok - he is such a lovely lovely person. Also we were very good friends of Ing - Tuk Tuk driver who also used to park along near the Holiday Inn - Anybody know if he is ok. I'm sure that the Island of Smiles will get it all back together as you are all beautiful and strong people. We wish you all well and hope to see you soon.
The Cliffords

Name: Hanne Elsøe Jensen
Country: Denmark
Message:
Hello Phuket
Thank you for a great web-site. We should have been in Khao Lak and Kamala in January 2005. Our flight was cancelled. But I can not stop thinking about Deng's at Kamala, we stayed there in 2004, and hade booked it for 2005 too. But does anyone knows what happened with Deng's and the staff?? I am so sorry about the terrible Tsunami who affect Thailand among others.
Best regards
Hanne in Denmark

Name: Leon
Country: Malaysia
Message:
It is a fabulous web site so far I had visited and I wished to say thank you to the staff at Chin's Fruitty Juicy where help were rendered to us. I and few of my friends were We were walked along the Beach Road after the sun bath from the beach. While we turned into Bangla Road, many people were suddenly running for live behind us as shouting, screamming " run, water coming". We were in a shock and we started running also. From the back, the sea water is swarming to us.
We were lucky enough where we reached a higher area right opposite the Patong Electric Building. There the water were is reached till the main road and all the building there were safe from being damaged.
There, we went to a fruit juice shop (Chin's Fruitty Juicy) asking for help to return to the hotel but was adviced better to stay on first. We saw people were runing to higher ground and many things were flow with the water along the road. Rescue team were on their boat and even jet ski can be used on the road now.
In that shop, we were given water and food. We felt secure there as the land is higher and we found people like them are generous when in crisis. Staff there told us the area is safe ( doubt at first ) expect from higher land there is a wall behind them from the water to smash into the area. Thank God that He bring us to the place.
With this opportunity I and my friends would like to express my sincere thank you to them and surely I will be the Patong, Phuket again especially that fruit juice shop.
Lastly, wish all the people in Phuket stand up together and hope recovery will be complete soon.
All the best.

Name: Jenny Leach and Clare Fowles
Country: England
Message:
Just wanted to say thank you for being a great and very informative website. If it wasn't for you i wouldnt of found out any developments from Phi Phi.I travelled through Thailand last March amd am trying to raise as much as possible to help those who need it most. Phi Phi is a small island by has effected alot of visitors. So thank you. Keep up the good work and i send all my love to everyone on the Island.

Name: Holger Pieper
Country: germany
Message:
Good Morning,
I am a tsunami surviver. I stayed in Phi Phi in Luk Guest House near the hill with the view point. Unfortunately I did not see any foto in your gallery. I do not know if the guest house is distoreyed or not. I read in the news paper that the belongings are collected but I did not find any homepage with more information. Are you able to give me more information?
I am realy missing all my films what I take in Cambodia and Thailand.
Sincerely yours
Holger Pieper

Name: mirva lallukka
Country: finland
Message:
hi!
we were in patong beach on november and we loved it! we stayed on phuket grand tropicana and we would be very pleased to see some pictures of it. thank you for the pictures!

Name: Michael Haw
Country: USA
Message:
Congratulations on the opening of Starbucks!! I hope they gave you a free coffee. I will be arriving in Patong on April 3rd and like to buy you a meal or coffee or beer or whatever to thank you for all your hard work. It has meant so much to be able watch the daily progess in the cleanup and to check on the status of hotels where I have stayed at. I'll be in patong about a week and then I headed up to chumpon to help a friend rebuild a house that was wiped out by the tsunami. Is you office in Patong or Phuket town? Keep up the good work and thank you again for the work you have done! God Bless Michael

Name: Xiao Fan
Country: Singapore
Message:
Had been following through the progress of the rebuild of Phuket on your website. Keep up the good work :-)
Hope to b able to visit Phuket soon once I'm able to get away from work. Love there ;-)

Name: Helen & Ken Williams
Country: England
Message:
We think your web site is fantastic. We were in Patong Beach in October for our friends wedding and will be returning at Christmas 2005 to pay our respect to all the victims of the Tsunami. We think the work that has been carried out to date to repair the damage to the resort is fantastic! Could you please find out if the members of Red Hot Potatoes at Scruffy Murphy's are all ok...thanks.

Name: keith and christine
Country: England
Message:
You are doing a great job as are the Thai people. We are due in Phuket on 19th Feb and there has never been any question of not coming. You are not helped by some british Tour operators cancelling trips to Phuket until the end of May. I told my agent a couple of days after we were coming no matter what and with most Hotels 100% operational so should all the Uk tour operators. Really looking forward to our trip

Name: mittelstaedt
Country: germany
Message:
every day i look the photos of your page. thank you very much for the photos and information.
please make 2-3 photos from north karonbeach (beachrestaurant from kai / daeng ).

Name: Uwe Straube
Country: Deutschland
Message:
Thank you for all the help thailändisch people to 26.12.2004 of Phuket - Patong-Beatch. Am 26.12.04 musste ich das schrecklichste in meinem Leben im COMFORT-RESORT ertragen, den TSUNAMI ! The people of the World you have one Welt ! Ich möchte mich auf diesem Wege bedanken für die Hilfe und Freundlichkeit der Menschen in Thailand- Danke, Thank you ! Ich werde im April wieder nach Phuket fliegen um selbst zu helfen. Ich liebe Thailan ! I love my Thailand. Bye Uwe aus Berlin Name: jansonius
Country: holland
Message:
I hope everything will be fine soon 4 u all ! Great luck !

Name: Mrs.Voratumapon
Country: Germany
Message:
Dear Team,
do you have informations about Patong`s FOTO-FRIEND? Before wave it was a photoshop near the OCEAN PLAZA.
With best regards from
Monika Voratumapon

Name: Med & Mags
Country: wales (UK)
Message:
Hope to see you well all at dolphin bar will be back 24/11/05 cant wait .

Name: Sandi & Dino
Country: Australia
Message:
Hi Guys. Just having a look, things sre looking Beautifull, but we expect nothing less from the beautiful race of people in the world. Counting the days till we are there 11 weeks to day, and we will be back staying at the Patong Beach Hotel cannot wait to see everyone God Bless & Love to you all Sandi Freo

Name: Nanda
Country: The Netherlands
Message:
I think it's a great initiative to let the world know how you are doing with this photogallery
Just returned from a trip to Thailand. Unfortunately when we were there it was advised not to go to Phuket/ Khao Lakh. As we're just back from our holiday it'll take some time before we can come again. But most certainly we will be visiting Khao Lakh/ Phuket a.s.a.p.
Wishing you all the best with all your hard work rebuilding everything and coping with your loss and grief. We will keep on supporting you.

Name: Bob Ray
Country: United States
Message:
Hello from California, on the west coast of the United States. Many years ago in the first of my four visits, I left my heart in Phuket. I am overjoyed to see the progress made since last December. Thank you for this web site. Please know that the hearts of Americans everywhere are with you every day, every step of the way. On behalf of countless people just like me who love the beauty of Phuket and the majesty of all Thailand - know that we may be thousands of miles from you but we are standing right beside you; sending our support, our love and our prayers. I'm on my way back to Thailand in March. 'See you then, I hope ...

Name: Magdalena
Country: Australia
Message:
Hello,
What a wonderful website. Thank you so much to the people taking the photos. I have been looking at your website every day since you started. It has been very encouraging to see the progress made in Patong itself.
I especially hope that Starbucks look after you. I think you deserve a lifetime supply off coffee and snacks.
My family and I are visiting in May and really look forward to seeing all of our favourite spots.
Until then.

Name: Temira Bayliss
Country: Gold Coast Australia
Message:
thank you for a great site the pictures are great, we have pictures of friends that we know over there. i have been going to phuket for 5 years now, i go in the september with my family and friends there is neally 15 of us that go now. we have the best time and love the shopping, i am 17 years old and love going there and i will be going there for along time.
thanks again for the great site
Temira Bayliss

Name: John & Evelyn
Country: UK
Message:
Regularly looked at your great site and it is tremendous the work that has been done. Been coming to Thailand for 17 years now and have made definite plans to visit Phuket in April to support the local people who need tourists to return. Can't wait to get on the plane.

Name: Paul Mossop
Country: England
Message:
Hi, Just wanted to add my comments to those already stated, how much I am looking forward to my trip to Phuket in March/April, and to offer to help where I can..Can you advise if it is worth visiting James Bond Island still and what the damage report is from their??
All the best and see you in April.

Name: Ragnhild
Country: Norway
Message:
I'm looking forward to my holiday in Patong from February 20. Thank you for all your information via photos. Looking for Patong Beach Hotel?

Name: Yvonne Gardner
Country: England
Message:
Our prayers have been answered. We are so happy to see Goy the taxi driver in Patong safe and well. We used him in October when we stayed at the Holiday inn. I e.mailed the Holiday Inn to make sure they were all o.k which they were and asked after Goy but they didn't tell me if he was all right. We will be back to Pantong next May can't wait. We are coming to Thialand in September but we had already booked to go to Hau Hin before the Tsunami hit otherwise we would be back sooner to see all of our Thai friends. Bless you all.

Name: Tania
Country: Australia
Message:
My husband and I recently enjoyed the sights of Koh Samui after cancelling our trip to Phuket, however, we are itching to get back to Phuket and are hoping to visit in October. Your photos are amazing and I look forward to viewing a new batch everyday. Thai people are incredible. Could you please try to update the progress of the Holiday Inn and surrounding shops as I am anxious to see how they have recovered. Thank you.

Name: Jules Caprasse
Country: Belgium
Message:
Your photos are very nice ! Congratulations ! A friend sent me this webcam ! In fact, why have you made these pictures day after day ?
Friendly greetings ! This gives me a good idea about Phuket.

Name: Gordon Lane
Country: England
Message:
Great site, keep up the good work. My wife and I spend our holidays in Patong every year and usualy eat at Patong Bakery, we had our last meal there on Christmas night,I went down every day after the wave struck to try and find out if any of the staff had been injured or even worse, but I was unable to find out any information. If you know how the staff are please send me an Email.
p.s.
I visit your site every day, it's great to see Patong returning to normality.

Name: Peter
Country: England
Message:
Outstanding website, thankyou so much for all your hard work in keeping the world informed. I check everyday for news of Karon Beach Resort, On the Rock restaurant and the small restaurants next to the football stadium such as Allo Allo. Can you update us all here in the UK, I cant wait to return to Karon in April to celebrate Songhran with all my Thai friends.

Name: Sharifa
Country: St. Thomas
Message:
I felt really sorry for what happened to the people of the tsunami.I tried every thing I can to help and I did the best I can. Just keep praying to God. I was crying when I found out about this I was hurt.(Just because something doesn't happen in your location that doesn't means that is not important because it is.)

Name: alida britz
Country: south africa
Message:
hello i am very happy to see that everything is doing so well.we send our prayers to all,and i am looking forward to visiting your country.i am to be married on the 16/04/2005 and we have chosen our honeymoon destination thailand.you have a beautiful country and we are looking forward to come and visit.thank you for keeping all the updates of the latest news. see you soon!!!!!
PS:i forgot to include the date of our honeymoon it is the 17/04/2005 our prayers go to the loss of your country.but life carries on. you have worked very hard with the cleaning up and everyone deserves a very big thank you.keep up the good work we will see you in april 2005 god bless to all of you.

Name: Raenu
Country: Thailand
Message:
I've never been in Phuket even it is my dream island all the times.My husband and me will visit there in March.When he's back to europe he could tell all of his friends and help some poor peoples.For me I still love phuket the same as my chiangmai city..just hope everything would be o.k soon.I always give the prayer to all victims and I am sure a nice beach with good management from the government would help Phuket to become the pearl fo Andaman sea again.
Raenu chiangmai Thailand

Name: Nalin
Country: Singapore
Message:
Hi ! I have been to your country over 10 times.I wll be back in Phuket soon..Wish you all well ! Keep up the good work...Many prayers to all who perished in this disaster.And my heart goes out to all families and loved ones who have loss someone on 26th Dec 2004.

Name: monroe
Country: usa
Message:
happy to see that starbucks will be ready for business by the time arrive in early april. i remain amazed at how quickly the city has bounced back. i can only wish that the psychological trauma eases with time.

Name: Helen
Country: Australia
Message:
Hello this site is so good and very well informed, you are doing a fantastic job
We have been to Phuket many times and always stay at Patong Merlin, is there any chance of getiing any pics of the hotel nad the surrounding areas EG Ocean Plaza shopping centre, Lai Mai etc, we are coming back at end of March

Name: Susan Sardone
Country: USA
Message:
A picture is worth 1,000 words! I'm promoting your site to my visitors at http://honeymoons.about.com

Name: Joan Henderson
Country: U.K.
Subject: Request a photo from gallery on Phuket.com Website
Message:
Have you any information about Patong Beach Bungalows and the people who work there? I'd be grateful for some news - we have stayed there several times.

Name: Cindy & Bob
Country: Canada
Message:
we are coming to patong on feb 28,
see you at the kangaroo bar
ask for boB, Bob spelled backwards...

Name: Gloria DeLume
Country: Australia
Message:
Hello, What a great job you are doing with the photos. I am also checking on Starbucks every day. I will be there in June - can't wait until September when I usually go on holidays to Phuket. Thank you for the photos of The Patong Beach Hotel. Kind regards from Gloira.

Name: Kay
Country: United Kingdom
Message:
My fiance & I are coming to Phuket to get married in April - thank you for showing how positive everyone is about rebuilding Phuket, we are looking forward to a wonderful time

Name: Mr & Mrs J J Rhodes
Country: United Kingdom
Message:
We are counting the days for the Amari Coral Beach to re open so we can book our next stay there - we are doing what we can to encourage our friends to book a holiday in Phuket too and we think you are all absolutely outstanding people. You have achieved so much in such a short time. This website proves it. Thank you it really helps.

Name: Richard He
Country: China
Message:
My wife and I are lucky survivors from PP island (though injured). The hotel was Cabana. After the wave we lost each other for 36 hours. Now it's great to see that everything is on the way to recovering. We wish to return to PP when the reconstruction is finished.
If anybody had taken any pictures over there that day, I appreciate very much for the sharing.

Name: Cheryl Adair
Country: South Africa
Message:
I am finding it very difficult to find any news on Phi Phi. I am travelling to Thailand in April and am visiting Bangkok, Phuket and Phi Phi. I know the hotel I am staying at is fine but I would like to know how they are getting on elswher on the island.

Name: Jim Swander
Country: USA
Message:
When TheFamous Old Dutch opens, and you get a picture; wander upstairs and get a picture of all the massage people from Ratree, please. When we were in the area a year ago, the Ratree team were great. I'm hoping they are all OK. They do not speak much English, so calling won't be worthwhile.
Thank you!

Name: Heinonen-Zeitoun
Country: France/Finland
Message:
Thank you for all these photos...they help us to say to ourselves that life must go on...we lost our best friends,a finnish family,in Khao Lak.Thank you for helping local people to reorganize their lives and to rebuild this beautiful region of Phuket!We promise to come and spend our holidays in Phuket as soon as we can! :a french-finnish family from Paris

Name: sherman rubin
Country:
Message:
thanks every day for your photos. I'll return soon

Name: gary mayston
Country: england
Message:
i was in patong on the 26-12-04 and hope to come back in may like to thank all at the ramaburin resort for all the help and good luck

Name: Elizabeth Jobson
Country: Australia
Message:
Congratulations on all your wonderful efforts. We have been watching your progress. We are coming out in September and will spend money in your area.

Name: Rammi
Country: Australia, Melb
Message:
I'm going there for my birthday in March, I have no guilt about it if anything I will take a day or 2 of my holiday to see if I can be any and I mean any assistance to anyone at all. Anyone that say it to early has never been there doesn't understand the people, culture and its strengths. I'm also trying to get most of my friends to come along and have some fun and spend as much money as we can. Thai (plus the others) people have in the passed and in the future placed us tourist on there shoulders, (well me over there shoulders and taken me to my hotel) and looked after us in ways some of us cannot imagine. So people come on you know what's right!
Lets do it and show them that we care about them as much as they care about us when we are there guest.
Plus can we have some night shots of the party happening on Bangala Rd please
Thank You for this website it has been most resourceful site I've been to (then again I have this site in fav since late last year).

Name: Tim
Country: England
Message:
Hi,
great site, have been looking everyday since day one. Keep up the great work with the photo's please. Its good to see so many familiar places getting back on their feet. Will be back again in April ....can't wait !!.
Bye the way how is the Golden Sand Inn doing now, North end of Karon beach ?.

Name: Tom
Country: Finland
Message:
Hello. It´s -20 celsius and snowing in Finland to night. How about there... Okay. If it´s posible, could you take few pictures from a bar in Karon beach. I don´t remember the bars name, but if you look from the Little Mermaid across the street, the bar is in the corner. Tuk tuk drivers are waiting for customers in the front of the bar. The bar´s owners doughter´s nick name is Ji. If you go there say hey from Tom, Mike and John and ask if she could send her phone number to my e-mail. Thank you and all the best to you all.

Name: jon newell
Country: england
Message:
many thanks for setting up this web site it has been a great help see you all on the 19th of february
kind regards jon

Name: Leen van der Hoek
Country: The Netherland
Message:
We are happy with the photograph, s, but we also gladly want know what with local people there is happen, the range Len holders landlords, the drivers of the tuk tuk , and the salesmen along the thaweewongroad, the massage girls, but we coming soon the last of February we can see it with our own eyes. Thanks for all the photos .

Name: Julie Parkinson
Country: Australia
Message:
Just letting you all know that we love Phuket and there people and we are looking forward to seeing you all in July. All the Best Julie and Lee

Name: Tracey & Tony
Country: England
Message:
We spent a great two weeks in Phuket xmas 2002 and were absolutely gutted about the tsunami. We are now in the process of booking three weeks for xmas 2005 and can't wait to go back... it's the least we can do.
xx

Name: mia
Country: sweden
Message:
Hallo.Thank you for the greates side for photo and the newes from Kamala.I am going back in mars again to see mine friends.Love from sweden(södertälje)

Name: kerry thomas
Country: australia
Message:
hello to all you beatiful people. my husband and i visited your country nearly 3 years ago and have long to go back ever since we have three child so it is very hard to save the money to come back we also after visiting your country , began to sponser a little girl from the chonburi province through world vision . i have also become a buddhist since visiting your country i have nothing but love and admiration for your country and your people , i pray for all of you ,you are all a shining light to the world we are saving as a family to all come back. peace and loving kindness to you all, kerry

Name: Michelle Sargent
Country: Australia
Message:
For the past 3 years I have visted Phuket during the month of October for my holiday. Since my first visit dozens of my friends and family have also visited after hearing about the most beautiful place in the world.
I tell them that not only are the hotels beautiful, the food world class, the shopping amazing but the people are the kindest and most hard working in the world.
I will be visiting Phuket again this year, not only with my husband but with 6 friends who are keen to discover our paradise.
Michelle

Name: Susan
Country: Australia
Message:
The people of Phuket should feel extremely proud of their response and attitude towards this disaster. I check your photos every day and are amazed at the progress. I will be returning to Phuket for 1 month beginning March and cant wait to be there again. I urge other Australians to visit Phuket to help aid the recovery. Keep up the great work and God bless.

Name: Clar
Country: Singapore
Message:
Just came back from phuket 2 days ago. Enjoyed myself very much. At the banyan tree resort, everything was just perfect, there was no damage to the resort at all(at least not that I can see). Went to 2 other resorts in Laguna area and didn't see any apparent damage... the only different between now and normal days before the tsunami hit is that there are very few tourists and lots of discounts offered everywhere! It's also life as usual in most parts of Patong, except for the road nearest to the beach. It's really sad to see so few tourists around when almost everything else has gone back to normal.... the same great service from the friendly Thai folks, relaxing environment, nice food, beautiful resorts...
Thus wanna encourage all to continue visiting this nice island that depends a great deal on tourism and help the phuket folks get on with their lives.

Name: Temira Bayliss
Country: Australia
Message:
it is great to see all the buildings being rebuilt and all the locals helping out. i am 17 yrs old and have been traveling to Phuket for 5 years now. when this tsunami happened i was greatly affected by this as i have made alot of thai friends. we have been in contact with some of them and they are ok, their shop is not good they have to rebuild it. other people from the hotel are ok we havent heard from some of them but hopefully they are all doing well. this site has been great to all my family i have seen some pictures of my friends shop in post office street Patong. thanks for all the great pictures.