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		<title>Thailand Day 2 &#8211; Kata Beach</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2024/03/thailand-day-2-kata-beach/">Thailand Day 2 &#8211; Kata Beach</a> appeared first on <a href="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz">Edwin in New Zealand</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_11788" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11788" class="wp-image-11788 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2741_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2741_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2741_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2741_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2741_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2741_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-11788" class="wp-caption-text">Previous times I have always stayed in <a href="https://boathouse-phuket.com/kata-beach-phuket-10-reasons-to-visit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kata Beach</a> at the hotel at the dive school where I did my instructor training, it&#8217;s been closed so this time I&#8217;m staying in Patong, this is the view from my <a href="https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/the-album-loft.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hotel</a></p></div>
<div id="attachment_11789" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11789" class="wp-image-11789 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2742_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2742_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2742_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2742_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2742_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2742_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-11789" class="wp-caption-text">I do however rent a scooter and drive from Patong to Kata Beach to check for myself what happened with Kata Big Rock. And it&#8217;s such a shame what happened to it! This place used to be absolutely <a href="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2009/05/uitstapje-thailand-duikinstructeur/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bustling</a> with people, most of them diving students. Unfortunately the owner (living in the gorgeous villa up the hill there) wanted to sell the place (pool + hotel) but was asking way too much, so nobody bought it and now it&#8217;s just kind of left to rot</p></div>
<div id="attachment_11790" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11790" class="wp-image-11790 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2745_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2745_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2745_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2745_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2745_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2745_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-11790" class="wp-caption-text">This used to be the kitchen where I ordered countless curries, diet cokes and whatnot, really sad</p></div>
<div id="attachment_11791" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11791" class="wp-image-11791 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2747_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2747_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2747_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2747_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2747_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF2747_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-11791" class="wp-caption-text">What <strong>is</strong> however still there is <strong>the</strong> best restaurant in Phuket : <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g1215780-d11445288-r780365416-Koi_Restaurant-Karon_Phuket.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Koi Restaurant</a>. So for lunch I order my favourite dish: the mussaman curry. Om nom nom!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_11792" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11792" class="wp-image-11792 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240302_223027_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="450" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240302_223027_result.jpg 1600w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240302_223027_result-300x169.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240302_223027_result-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240302_223027_result-768x432.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_20240302_223027_result-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-11792" class="wp-caption-text">I can&#8217;t get enough of Thai food so my dinner is another curry, from a restaurant close to my hotel in Patong this time, it&#8217;s not bad but not Koi quality either</p></div>
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