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Kata is ok, Patong is just awful - I couldn't find a single redeeming feature. Other parts of Phuket are doubtless interesting, but not the beaches in the south.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11024 Ko Si Chang http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11023 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11023 Supatra River House http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11019 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11019 Tawandang Beer Hall http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11017
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