Anyone know their way around Phuket?

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Anyone know their way around Phuket?

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Hi guys. I need some help here.
I'm going to Phuket - Thailand in Februari for two weeks. It's mostly regular vacation, my sister bought me a ticket and invited me to come along with her and her family.
I look forward to it a lot. It'll be awesome. I've always wanted to go to Thailand, but I can't afford it by myself and if I would choose I would probably just end up in Japan or China, which is why it's so great to get this opportunity.
Anyway, to the point. I thought I'd try and get the most out of my visit there and practice some Muay Thai as well. Being a martial artist with a Dan degree in traditional Taekwondo and also an MMA fighter since a few months back, it would kill me to go to a place like Thailand, which is reputed to have some of the very best stand-up fighters in the world, and not do any training. It would be insane. It would be like a Muslim going to Mecka and miss all the rituals involed in their pilgrimage.

I found this Muay Thai camp which seems really good:
http://www.phuket-muay-thai.com/
They offer customized training, all their instructors speak english, the instructors seem great overall (Lumpini champions, World Champions, etc among them), the price is right. Everything seems perfect.
The only problem is that it's on the other side of the island. We're staying close to Bang Tao beach, situated on the western coast, sort of in the middle while the camp is in the south-east part of the island.
A map can be found here if you scroll down a bit:
http://www.phuket-muay-thai.com/muay-thai-training.htm

There has to be a few people around the board who have been to Phuket. How hard would it be to go from Band Tao beach to the camp? Is it far? What's the best way to travel? I have no idea how big Phuket really is.
I want to practice as much as I can (two weeks is a pretty short time), so I'll probably try to join both morning and afternoon sessions some days. At the same time, I want to spend time with the people I'm going there with of course. I'm not sure how to achieve this.

What do you guys think?
Not practicing a lot is out of the question, so is neglecting the people who acctually paid for my trip. I'm sure they understand how important this is for me, and I'm also sure that they won't miss me terribly if I'm away a couple of hours a day, but if I need to spend lots of time and money travelling back and forth from the camp it's going to be a problem.
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First step is to brush up on local pronunciation. ;)

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I was on Koh Samui for a good while, never Phuket.
But getting around should be easy, local conveyances,
lots of tourists moving about.

You are, I suppose, aware that the government of Thailand
was overthrown last week.
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Jeferson wrote:First step is to brush up on local pronunciation. ;)
:lol: :lol: Beat me to it!
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There used to be a Chinese take away in Dublin called PHU KYU.

I kid thee not.

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Seattle Phuket
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Oh ..... darn it. :x

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Jeferson wrote:First step is to brush up on local pronunciation. ;)

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Some searches on http://www.virtualtourist.com/ might turn up the info you need and/or some people who have been there. Have a great trip!
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jim stone wrote:
.......
You are, I suppose, aware that the government of Thailand
was overthrown last week.
I don't think he is going to Thailand to visit the government ......
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There once was a man from Phuket
Who went..

Oh forget it.
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... must... refrain from... making... tasteless... joke............ :lol:
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Joseph E. Smith wrote:... must... refrain from... making... tasteless... joke............ :lol:
Oh f***-it! :P
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There's a Phuket restaurant in San Fran, which
leads to converstations like this:

Where shall we eat lunch?

Phuket.

Hey, common, I'm hungry!

Phuket!

OK, ok I'm buying...

Phuket!

Heartless swine!

Anyhow it's Phoo. 'Ket' rhymes with 'bet.'

A chinese friend of mine from Bangkok brought over
his bride --he was studying in the USA. Her
name was 'lichen.'
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jim stone wrote:
A chinese friend of mine from Bangkok brought over
his bride --he was studying in the USA. Her
name was 'lichen.'
And that name is pronounced how?
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