Phuket refers to an island just off Thailand, connected by a bridge, that is made up of beautiful mountains coursing down majestically into the Southeast Asian seas of Andaman and the Phang Nga Bay. And what makes this place so out of this world breathtaking is that this bold, green range juts in a picturesque way right into bright white sandy beaches. It’s little wonder people flock here from all over the world just as they do where this occurs in South America, around Rio de Janeiro. The same effect - mountains meeting the ocean in a spectacle which must have taken early explorers by surprise.