Kamala at night?

[London Lowf]

54 minutes ago, HansumFarang said:

 

The local convenience shops don't stock alcohol? How odd - a couple of years ago, there were several 7/11s selling alcohol, as well as the Tesco/Lotus and Big C, and the mom n pop shop on the main street.

 

The last time I was in Kamala (March 2020) there was one "7" (the one closest to Kamala Regent) that didn't sell alcohol. They also didn't serve whatever meat it is that Muslims consider dirty. I would guess that it was because it was close to two mosques?

 

No sympathy for the fool who bought a condo without doing the most basic research.

 

 

[Nanaplaza666]

9 hours ago, stevenl said:

Yes, but shorter, so less spread.

Aaaaah less spead , but it doesn't stop the spread . 

[Nanaplaza666]

2 minutes ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Aaaaah less spead , but it doesn't stop the spread . 

So what i said in the first place , was completely treu . 

[stevenl]

17 hours ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Does it ?? If vaccinated people can still carry and spread it . 

 

1 hour ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

So what i said in the first place , was completely treu . 

To answer your question, yes, it does reduce the spread. 

[Nanaplaza666]

38 minutes ago, stevenl said:

 

To answer your question, yes, it does reduce the spread. 

That's not answering my qeustion , that's just justifying your own answer . It's ok to say your wrong sometimes it will not hurt you stevenl . Try it maybe you will do it more often . I was right in the first place and your comment wasn't . 

[stevenl]

10 minutes ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

That's not answering my qeustion , that's just justifying your own answer . It's ok to say your wrong sometimes it will not hurt you stevenl . Try it maybe you will do it more often . I was right in the first place and your comment wasn't . 

You asked 'does it reduce the spread', I answered. So yes, I did answer your question, the only problem is you, strangely enough, seem to not like the answer, 

[Espanol]

47 minutes ago, stevenl said:

You asked 'does it reduce the spread', I answered. So yes, I did answer your question, the only problem is you, strangely enough, seem to not like the answer, 

Actually, the original question of this thread was about nigh life in Kamala ????

 

 

 

 

Edited August 10, 2021 by Espanol

[Psimbo]

On 8/9/2021 at 6:50 PM, HansumFarang said:

 

Thanks for the posts from the people who are currently in Phuket, very helpful.

 

I know Kamala isn't "party central", a few hours of pool and beer is more than enough for me most of the time.

You seem to have exactly the right concept of Kamala and should enjoy your time here. What's not to like- its quiet, for you accommodation is cheap even for top end hotels and despite some comments you can buy alcohol for private consumption. Kamala is NOT Patong (even when Patong is open) and that's what people like about it. I saw a comment that the beach is <deleted>- what more does someone need than two km of sand? On top of that you have several smaller beaches. Yes there's been debris on the surfline the past week but that always happens with the storms.

 

There are, as you can read a number of Phuket haters here- why they bother to post ad nauseum baffles me. They hate the place but love commenting about it. Some things about Phuket do leave a lot to be desired but the pros outweigh the cons. Even within Phuket you have the Kamala haters- personally Rawai does nothing for ME, give me Kamala any time. If it was carp I wouldn't live here. 

 

At present there are 6 western type restaurants open on the main road- AP is opening weekends for sports but closed the rest of the week. Until the next review on 16 Aug they are prohibited from selling alcohol and are closing at 9pm. AP would be the only one of them with a pool table, when open. A couple of bars are operating under the radar but its pretty sad to see people that desperate that they are using their cellphone lights to drink by, (I kid you not!) may as well stay at home and watch tv with a beer.

[Psimbo]

17 hours ago, London Lowf said:

 

The last time I was in Kamala (March 2020) there was one "7" (the one closest to Kamala Regent) that didn't sell alcohol. They also didn't serve whatever meat it is that Muslims consider dirty. I would guess that it was because it was close to two mosques?

 

No sympathy for the fool who bought a condo without doing the most basic research.

 

 

I concur- pre-COVID there were 8 7-11s  (and a number of Family Marts) within Kamala. Currently 3 out of the 4 7-11s open, along with 5 supermarkets are selling alcohol during permitted hours. There are a number of bottle shops as well. Only the 7-11 you pointed out does not sell alcohol and has a restricted line of goods. 

 

I also agree about the condo purchase- this place is 300m from the nearest mosque- how difficult is due diligence. Funny how its always a 'friend' that gets caught out. If the prayer cycle is so upsetting its simple- just don't come here.

 

The Muslim community in Kamala is very tolerant, most of the properties that are bars are owned by muslims- its funny to see a 'penguin' quite happily conversing with the bar girls, they don't have the angst that Westerners seem to. 

[Nanaplaza666]

8 hours ago, stevenl said:

You asked 'does it reduce the spread', I answered. So yes, I did answer your question, the only problem is you, strangely enough, seem to not like the answer, 

A bit of a retorical qeustion maybe, hence me saying that people vaccinated can still spread and get infected . So it will not really reduce the spread right ?? The thing it will reduce is hospitalization and IC care and that's the important thing and not the spread . If it spreads and people don't get hospitalized or die that's the end of the problem we can't stop the spread (not yet maybe in the future they will get a cure but i am not counting on it being the near future) . The thing is, if people don't get so sick that they have to be hospitalized or die , we have reduced covid to a flu and that's what we have been living with for ages. And i am not an antivaxxer i will get it if the right one is available but that's what i think we have to achieve . 

[Espanol]

1 hour ago, Psimbo said:

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I also agree about the condo purchase- this place is 300m from the nearest mosque- how difficult is due diligence. Funny how its always a 'friend' that gets caught out. If the prayer cycle is so upsetting its simple- just don't come here.

 

The Muslim community in Kamala is very tolerant, most of the properties that are bars are owned by muslims- its funny to see a 'penguin' quite happily conversing with the bar girls, they don't have the angst that Westerners seem to. 

Thanks for confirming that Kamala is muslin zone.

 

Edited August 10, 2021 by Espanol

[Psimbo]

14 hours ago, Espanol said:

Thanks for confirming that Kamala is muslin zone.

 

The west coast north of Patong is a 'Muslim Zone'- got a problem with that? As pointed out above they are not radical sword wielding zealots but pretty mellow for the most part. 'Westerners' in Kamala have no issues assimilating with them and vice versa. Have you ever actually visited Kamala? You seem to have issues with Muslims, best you keep away then.

 

As for the Phuket Bashers I see them as FipLiks and FipLips (Failed in Phuket, lives in Korat and Failed in Phuket, lives in Pattaya). There are some extremely bitter people out there who seem to think the whole island is Patong, when in reality its a very small part of the place. Ballon chasers are welcome to their B49 instead of B50 breakfasts elsewhere.

[zzzzz]

never understood all those here that obviously hate phuket and than even hate specific areas on the island and feel the need to tell everyone>
I spent 22 years in Kamala an loved it>
after trips to foreign shores used to head to the  beach, head out to sea an look back at the mtns an green hills and say,  " dam, nice place I found"

 

Never minded the call to prayers and its kinda quiet where i am now without them  ????

[KarenBravo]

1 hour ago, zzzzz said:

never understood all those here that obviously hate phuket and than even hate specific areas on the island and feel the need to tell everyone>
I spent 22 years in Kamala an loved it>
after trips to foreign shores used to head to the  beach, head out to sea an look back at the mtns an green hills and say,  " dam, nice place I found"

 

Never minded the call to prayers and its kinda quiet where i am now without them  ????

Yes, it is beautiful to be at sea and look at Kamala.

But, being on the beach and looking the other way is a bit ugly.

All those postage stamp villas crammed together on the southern headland is an eye-sore and the view of the northern headland isn't much better.

Kamala used to be lovely, but after all the ugly development near the beach, or in view of the beach, plus the ugly and dangerous racetrack that cuts through the centre of town, it's seen much better days. Then again, what beach hasn't.

I just think Kamala has been hit harder by excess development than other beaches.

 

Just my opinion. If you like it and can tolerate the <deleted> view from the beach, then good for you.

 

 

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by KarenBravo

[ChasingTheSun]

On 8/11/2021 at 4:36 AM, KarenBravo said:

Yes, it is beautiful to be at sea and look at Kamala.

But, being on the beach and looking the other way is a bit ugly.

All those postage stamp villas crammed together on the southern headland is an eye-sore and the view of the northern headland isn't much better.

Kamala used to be lovely, but after all the ugly development near the beach, or in view of the beach, plus the ugly and dangerous racetrack that cuts through the centre of town, it's seen much better days. Then again, what beach hasn't.

I just think Kamala has been hit harder by excess development than other beaches.

 

Just my opinion. If you like it and can tolerate the <deleted> view from the beach, then good for you.

 

 

 

KB is the resident anti-Kamala hater on Phuket, so don’t pay much attention to her obvious overblown biases.

 

OVERALL, Kamala beach is probably the best beach and beach town on Phuket.

 

Kamala Bay offers a beautiful long stretch of beach, with a great selection of F&B and accommodation RIGHT ON THE BEACH, and still plenty of room to find a relatively quiet private spot to relax.  

in addition, you won’t need to worry about the big hassles and dangers of having a car or bike if you stay in a hotel in Kamala.

 

Yes, there are some smaller lovely secluded beaches on Phuket that are more natural, but they have few or zero amenities, and you will need a car/bike to get there, and may even need to hike up/down a jungle hill to find it. Those gems are definitely fun for tourists on a day trip if your up for a mini adventure.

 

 

 

[KarenBravo]

1 hour ago, ChasingTheSun said:

KB is the resident anti-Kamala hater on Phuket, so don’t pay much attention to her obvious overblown biases.

 

OVERALL, Kamala beach is probably the best beach and beach town on Phuket.

 

Kamala Bay offers a beautiful long stretch of beach, with a great selection of F&B and accommodation RIGHT ON THE BEACH, and still plenty of room to find a relatively quiet private spot to relax.  

in addition, you won’t need to worry about the big hassles and dangers of having a car or bike if you stay in a hotel in Kamala.

 

Yes, there are some smaller lovely secluded beaches on Phuket that are more natural, but they have few or zero amenities, and you will need a car/bike to get there, and may even need to hike up/down a jungle hill to find it. Those gems are definitely fun for tourists on a day trip if your up for a mini adventure.

 

 

 

Well, well, well. It's TAT's Kamala representative.

You're nothing if not predictable. I just knew this would make you stick your head out.

[ChasingTheSun]

1 hour ago, KarenBravo said:

Well, well, well. It's TAT's Kamala representative.

You're nothing if not predictable. I just knew this would make you stick your head out.

Welcome back Ms. Gloom  n’ Doom!

[LivinLOS]

On 8/8/2021 at 4:59 AM, digibum said:

At one point they said they would reevaluate the whole sandbox scheme if they went over 90 cases per week.  
 

They’re obviously over 90 per week with the current 30 per day average, but they’ve decided to implement these crack downs on pool, alcohol, etc and see what happens.

104 in a day ????

Closing the sandbox would be a loss of face.. So no matter how few tourists actually come (50,000.. 29,000.. actually 14,000.. Success !!) and how many of those arrivals are tourists rather than people who would have gone through ASQ, so just diverting money from bangkok to Phuket (2/3rd at a guess ???), no matter how much domestic tourism is lost to gain those maybe 5k tourists..  There simply will not be a closure of the sandbox.. daily numbers, 6 villages and 3 regions, hospital capacity, doesnt matter what the previously stated yardstick was compared to losing face, none of them matter. 

Edited August 13, 2021 by LivinLOS

[HansumFarang]

Thanks for all the posts, some really good information about what Kamala is like now ????