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Hedonistic Phuket seduces honeymooners, heiresses, surferbabes and middle-aged men trying to score with a smooth blend ofostentation and seediness. Thailand’s largest and most popularisland, Phuket is as colourful as it is cosmopolitan and one of theworld’s most famous dream destinations. Phuket (poo-get) boastssome lush inland vistas, including a few remote swathes ofrainforest on Ko Yao, but the island really comes into its ownalong its western shoreline, where hunter-green foliage meets theturquoise waters of the Andaman Sea. The mile upon sandy mile ofcoastline boasts tons of water sports, delectable restaurants anddecadent resorts. In fact, travellers named four of Phuket’s hotelsamong the world’s best in a recent magazine poll. Heavilydeveloped, Phuket can, at times, feel a little like Bangkok-on-Sea,a Costa del Farang. Top-end resorts in Karon bear testament to thehegemony of the holiday buck, package tourists dramaticallyoutnumber independent travellers in Hat Surin, and if you stick tothe well-worn highways, quiet corners are few and farbetween.