Phuket Encounter 2（ISBN=9781741797114）

What Will Your Phuket Encounter Be? Pinching yourself: that crimson-hued sunset and private beach setting is actually real. Plucking rock lobster fresh from a long-tail boat at Rawai's fish market. Drifting to sleep in the shade of coconut palms on deserted Ko Yao Noi. Abandoning yourself to the cocktail-fuelled chaos that is Phuket's Old Town after dark. Listening to a lovelorn gibbon serenade his sweetheart. Gliding your kayak across translucent waters on a night cruise through limestone caves. Discover Twice the Region in Half the Time. Detailed regional and city maps for easy navigation. Our expert authors uncover the best sights, restaurants, bars, shops, spas and island activities. Unique itineraries and highlights to help you make the most of your beach getaway. Locals share their secret Phuket, why they love where they live and what you didn't know about the island.

Adam Skolnick is the author and co-author of eight Lonely Planet guidebooks. In spring 2007, he traveled to some of the wildest and most remote corners of Indo n including Timor, Papua, and Sulawesi, where he resumed his eternal search for the sweetest beach bungalow and the most pristine coral reef. And he took notes, which enabled him to profile Indonesia for the latest edition of Lonely Planet's flagship publication, Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, which hit shelves in March 2008. In fall 2007 Skolnick drove, trekked and ate his way through Mexico's succulent - and drop dead gorgeous - Western Central Highlands (think Guadlajara, Morelia and Colima) for the 2008 edition of Lonely Planet's Mexico. Next he moved on to Phuket, Thailand, where he researched and wrote the all-new Phuket Encounter, released in November 2008. Skolnick is the sole author of this book, which lures readers to Phuket's fabulous beaches, luscious offshore islands, and hidden cultural gems. Skolnick migrated back to his beloved Indonesia in the summer of 2008 to research and write the Lombok chapter of Lonely Planet's Bali & Lombok travel guide, which hit stores in March 2009. From Lombok it was on to the wilds of Nicaragua for the recently completed second edition of Lonely Planet's Nicaragua. He was assigned the back roads in the Northern Highlands, on the Caribbean Coast, and through the jungles of the Rio San Juan.