PHUKET: It was difficult not to shed a bit of sympathy today for visiting tourists as storms on Phuket delivered floods and made many roads difficult to use.
But it was the same in those other big urban spreads either side of Phuket - floods in London and heavy rain in Sydney.
Dry spots may be hard to find anywhere this weekend.
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was advised not to attend the British Grand Prix qualifying session at Silverstone, near London, because it could have taken him up to five hours to get there by road.
That may make people struggling though water in Chalong feel a bit better. The good news, too, for those facing floods in Phuket City was that low tide meant the water flowed away with greater ease.
We report too that Sydney people fleeing the wet there for Phuket shouldn't be too grumpy.
A comment came from one reader, Dom, probably typical of many tourists: ''Sitting in our hotel room waiting for flight off the island on Monday. Never seen rain like it. Hoped for 9 days of sun on way to Europe, but it's rained almost every minute of our stay here. :((''
At least the temperature is better and it's possible to get around in singlet, shorts and sandals, not greatcoat and galoshes.
Forecasters - not mean people by nature, just inclined to be inclement at this time of year - predict more rain, but easing in Sydney, London and Phuket for the bright new week.
Have a nice trip, Dom.
But it was the same in those other big urban spreads either side of Phuket - floods in London and heavy rain in Sydney.
Dry spots may be hard to find anywhere this weekend.
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was advised not to attend the British Grand Prix qualifying session at Silverstone, near London, because it could have taken him up to five hours to get there by road.
That may make people struggling though water in Chalong feel a bit better. The good news, too, for those facing floods in Phuket City was that low tide meant the water flowed away with greater ease.
We report too that Sydney people fleeing the wet there for Phuket shouldn't be too grumpy.
A comment came from one reader, Dom, probably typical of many tourists: ''Sitting in our hotel room waiting for flight off the island on Monday. Never seen rain like it. Hoped for 9 days of sun on way to Europe, but it's rained almost every minute of our stay here. :((''
At least the temperature is better and it's possible to get around in singlet, shorts and sandals, not greatcoat and galoshes.
Forecasters - not mean people by nature, just inclined to be inclement at this time of year - predict more rain, but easing in Sydney, London and Phuket for the bright new week.
Have a nice trip, Dom.
Sat next to young couple from Armenia on the flight to Phuket today - they expressed surprise that it was raining. Nobody told them it was monsoon season!
Posted by Logic on July 7, 2012 18:18