Preview of Chiapoe's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Phuket, Thailand Entry Title: "Phuket: Remembering the Tsunami" Entry: "January 26-29, 2009: Phuket, Thailand Overdevelopment of Phuket I arrived in Phuket early in the afternoon of January 26th after my overnight boat and bus from Koh Tao. Phuket is a teardrop shaped island that sits on the Andaman Sea. It is Thailand's largest island (roughly the size of Singapore), but is reachable by a short bridge from mainland Thailand. Phuket was formerly a major trading destination along the old colonial trade routes between India and China, but in modern times derives nearly all of its income from tourism. That being said, it is a large island with a significant native population that drives a much larger-than-expected local economy, especially for a beach destination. It is a world renowned tourist destination and is the quintessential Thai beach destination that boomed over the last 25 years. My first impression of Phuket was the rampant overdevelopment of this island/province. This is always a double-edged sword as visitors always want paradise preserved, but when paradise is in a poor and developing country, one cannot expect anything but an explosion of business and development. However, much development in Thailand has been inconsiderate of the environment and is not long-term sustainable ...
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