Shopping:
No need to get bored on your bed event if it's raining outside. The island has several major shopping locations. The perfect cure for those rainy day blues is to shop 'til you drop.
In & near Phuket City:
• Central Festival Phuket - Wichitsongkran Road Open 10:00am - 10:00pm
• Tesco Lotus - Chalermprakiet Ror 9 Road Open 9:00am - 11:00pm
• Index Living Mall - Chalermprakiat Road Open 10:00am - 9:00pm
• Big C - Chalermprakiet Ror 9 Road Open 10:00am - 10.00pm
• Robinson - Tilok-U-Thit Road Open from 10:30am - 10:00pm
In Patong:
• Jungceylon - Rat-U-Thit Road Open 10:00am - 11:00pm

Museums:
Visit Thalang National Museum (located just east of the Heroines’ monument on Pa Khlok Road) and get to know about Phuket’s fascinating history. Open daily except holidays 8:30am - 4pm. Tel: 0 7631 1025, 0 7631 1426. Phuket Seashell Museum (located on Wiset Road, Rawai) has a huge variety of sea shells on display, some more than 200 million years old. The museum also has a large shop selling seashell products, handicrafts and souvenirs. Open daily from 8am - 6pm. Tel: 0 7638 1266, 0 7638 1274.

Phuket Aquarium:
For those who would like to know more about Phuket’s surrounding waters and its marine life, the Phuket Aquarium will surround you with water without your getting wet. The Aquarium, which is also a Marine Life Research Centre, is located right on the tip of Cape Panwa and is a 13-kilometre drive from Phuket City. There is a local bus service to the Aquarium which leaves Ranong Road daily, from 9:00am to 3:00pm every hour. Open daily except holidays 8:30am - 4pm. Tel: 0 7631 1025, 0 7631 1426.

Ten Pin Bowling:
Why not take the whole family bowling at:
• CS Bowl Center - in Big C shopping complex, Phuket City Open 11am-11pm Tel: 0 7624 9260
• Rock and Bowl - on Soi Kreptrap, Patong Open 11am-11pm Tel: 0 7634 5898, 08 1272 7614
• SF Strike - 3rd floor Jungceylon, Patong Open 2pm until midnight Tel: 0 7660 0300

Cinemas:
Still raining? Why not relax and take in a movie? There are three excellent multiplex cinemas for you to choose from:
• SFX Cinema - 3rd floor, Central Festival, Phuket City Tel: 0 7620 9000
• Coliseum Paradise Multiplex - Phuket City Tel: 0 7622 0174 and 0 7622 0175
• SFX Cinema - 3rd Jungceylon, Patong Tel: 0 7660 0555

Spas:
A shower of rain is a good excuse to treat yourself to a massage. If you want quality spa products to take home to remind you of the Thai spa experience, visit Lemongrass House (branches in Cherngtalay, Surin Beach, and Chalong).
• Six Senses Spa - in Rawai. Open daily, 9:00am - 8:00pm
• Sukko Cultural Spa - on Chaofa Road. Open daily, 9:00am - 10:00pm
• The Sense Spa - in Kata. Open daily, 10:00am - 10:00pm.
• The Royal Spa - in Phuket City, Open daily, 9:00am - 10:00pm.
• Swasana Spa - in Patong. Open daily, 9:00am - 10:00pm.
• Lemongrass House Branches - in Cherngtalay, Surin Beach, and Chalong. Open daily from 9:00am - 8:00pm.

Thai Cooking Classes:
In Phuket there are several cooking schools that offer excellent courses where you can learn directly from professional cooks. If you love Thai food and want to learn how it’s done, it is worth taking a day or two of your holiday to attend a Thai cooking class:
• Kangsadaan Thai Cooking school - at Land & House Park, Chaiyapruerk
Tel: 08 96511064 www.kangsadaan.com
• Mom Tri's Boathouse - in Kata Tel: 0 7633 0015-7 www.boathousephuket.com