Siam, Thailand is the land of smiles and is located in the heart of Southeast Asia. With an inspiring culture and something for everyone, it is one of the more popular tourist attractions in the world and has been that way for decades. Bangkok comes with its rich, ancient heritage with architecture that is merged between today's skyscrapers and traffic jams and the green paradise-like islands in the south. Tropical islands and rolling hills with fertile valleys grace the north. Thailand is exciting, magical and wondrous - a definite adventure for all who visit.

Phuket Island is located 862 kilometers south of Bangkok and is one of Thailand's largest. It is often referred to as the Pearl of the Andaman or the Pearl of the South. It has abundant natural resources from rocky peninsulas, limestone cliffs and sandy white beaches. Tranquil bays and tropical in-land forests also contribute to making Phuket one of the South's wealthiest and busiest islands in the world. It is always busy and it is one of the more popular vacation getaways.

On Patong Beach there is more development making it a vibrant and visited beach that never fails to impress its visitors. Located about 15 kilometers from the city, the beach is beautiful and the accommodations are varied. From shopping arcades to magnificent leisure activities, it even offers an energetic, extraordinarily entertaining nightlife. A picture perfect postcard is one way to describe the sandy, powdery, sun drenched beaches where jet skiing, windsurfing, snorkeling, sailing and parasailing are the norm.

Behind Patong are hills where a visitor can rent one of the luxurious Phuket villa rentals. They are considered some of the best in the world and are frequently by the rich and famous. They come to enjoy the stunning beaches and sample the nightlife for which Patong is known.

Beyond Patong is Karon beach located just south of Patong where Hat Karon is a curving beach that lies amidst beautiful, sandy dunes, casuarinas and palm trees. The crescent bay is the beach's signature and attracts a plethora of visitors looking to relax.

While the beaches and surf are generally mild, May to October is not the best time to swim. Plagued by serious undertows during that period, warning flags are flown to warn vacationers to be wary. Quite the opposite is high season when the beach is ideal for swimming, sunbathing and relaxing. A wide range of accommodations compliment the sun drenched relaxing atmosphere and they range from top-quality to budget and everything in between. Many other facilities are also available including nightclubs, restaurants and evening entertainment on the beachfront road.

Phuket's luxury villa rentals dot the coastline and offer access to the Phuket attractions. Tourism awards are constantly presented to Thailand due to its excellent infrastructure and resort attractions. The Swedish travel publication, Travel News, recently presented Thailand with their annual Grand Travel Award. This award is the equivalent of the movie industry's Oscar Awards. The travel awards have been presented for the past 15 years with Thailand winning for five consecutive years. Other winners include: South Africa, the United States, Italy, China, Greece, Denmark, Spain, France and Croatia.

Thailand has won other awards as well. Asia's own award winning luxury travel and lifestyle magazine, DestinAsian has also given Bangkok the Best Leisure DestinAsian City, and The Oriental Bangkok won the DestinAsian Best Hotel, Bangkok award.

Guests are spoiled and pampered from Bangkok where luxury villas are for rent. Thailand is known for its stunning locations and beautiful beaches all within hours of the capital making weekend breaks a favorite among traveling professional. They fly in from Hong Kong and relax in their private pool at their Thailand villa while enjoying the Thai lifestyle.