Often called the “Pearl of the Andaman Sea,” the Thai island of Phuket offers picturesque beaches and sweeping vistas of sparkling azure water and emerald-green hills. Around 1545, one Portuguese explorer called the island Junk Ceylon, and the name stuck for decades; today, old Sino-Portuguese shop-houses and monuments to Buddha dot the island. You will have ample time to explore Patong, the beach resort and town on Phuket's west coast.

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