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Koh Pannyi (Sea Gypsie Island)

Phuket, Thailand
Ranked #68 of 145 attractions in Phuket
4.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites
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Vladivostok, Russia
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 29, 2012

If you wanna see the real Phuket you have to go to sea gypsy village, take a motorbike and drive there, this is the place where real thai gypsy live. It is interesting to watch how they live, what they eat, - they collect some small shell on a beach and then cook them. A real Phuket life More

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Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

Nothing like we thought! Its like a huge pier but people live there! Theres a school and restaurant where they feed the guests! Lovely food. Friendly people. Very interesting building work going on as the modernise the place. Some of the new homes are amazing! More

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Phuket, Thailand
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84 reviews 84 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 10, 2012

Tourist trap and smelly and dirty. You wonder how people could live in these conditions. Reminds one of stepping back into the 18 century. High prices rip-offs. More

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Khao Lak, Thailand
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 3, 2012

Ko Panyi is a Muslim fishermen island. They are as different from sea gypsies as a Wall Street broker from a Navajo shepherd. More

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Lohja, Finland
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 17, 2012

Really small village, poor people in conditions we are not accustomed. Plenty of different kind of souvenirs to buy for the tourists also here are available and big restaurants for tourists. More

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Phang Nga, Thailand
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 21, 2011

Very touristic. Try to find the school. Nice story about a footballteam. They wanted to have their own field. People know the whole story! (Got the field and won several tournaments in the south) More

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Seoul, South Korea
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 18, 2011
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For the most part, this feels like a very canned tourist trap. Scenic, but leaves you wishing you could do a little more to experience it on your own. More

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Brackley, United Kingdom
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 3, 2011

Not a lot to do here but nice to see this place built on stilts. Again, shops selling pearls etc More

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Rawai, Thailand
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46 reviews 46 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 21, 2012
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