The Thai post service is usually reliable. Urgent or important items can be sent by EMS services. This is faster and safer but the cost is higher. Private couriers like DHL are also available in Phuket. Cameras and Film Most popular brands and types of film are widely available in Thailand and in Phuket.
Film processing is widely available and one-hour service is common.
Electricity is 220 Volts AC at 50 cycles. Thailand's Andaman coast extends for 870 kilometres from the Surin Islands on the northern border with Burma to Tarutao National Park on the southern border with Malaysia. Hundreds of islands are accessible to small craft from Phuket, many of them uninhabited, many of them forested and fringed with spectacular coral reefs. You often won't find a footprint on the beach. Check out our Sailing section Two distinctively different varieties of island are found in the Andaman Sea, each of them scenically striking in its own way.