Soi Ta-iad Chalong

From time to time, I pass by this street which connects the two main roads Chaofa East and Chaofa West... which are two roads starting from the Chalong roundabout, and which go towards Phuket Town (Chaofa East) and towards Central Festival (Chaofa West).

Each time I have been there, I have always been surprised by the number of establishments offering sports activities, mainly Muay Thai boxing or weight rooms, fitness rooms etc...

You can see a lot of boxers running along this street as a warm up for their upcoming training session, you can find shops selling sports goods, mainly boxing equipment and clothes... and I think that, without being a connoisseur, the boxing gloves or shorts you can find here are of a much better quality than what you can find in the street markets of the city.

There are of course a few massage parlours but not too many, a few bars but not too many either... small restaurants, small shops selling fruit juices, one could say without being mistaken that this is a street of sportsmen, moreover most of these young people that one crosses are rather of the type of ice-cream maker to whom one loses very quickly the desire to create problems unless one runs much faster than them and longer...

I have just walked a good part of this street and I have brought back some pictures to show you the style and the atmosphere.

I think that for those who want to spend a sporty holiday: physical training or training for boxing or equivalent... this place is worth a visit to find out more and why not find the right formula for a few days of energetic fitness.

Bien entendu, cette rue qui se situe à Chalong n'est pas le seul endroit qui propose des stages de boxe thai. Il y a des camps similaires mais plutôt isolés un peu partout sur Phuket, que ce soit à Rawai, à Patong, et bien d'autres endroits encore. 

Cette rue néanmoins rassemble bon nombre de ces activités et en se baladant tranquillement sur un bon kilomètre on a un légér sentiment de pénétrer dans un milieu à part.

La seule activité qui n'a pas de rapport et qui est complètement différente est le club de tennis situé au début du Soi, un endroit que j'ai fréquenté il fut un temps, et qui est équipé de 3 courts de tennis, une petite boutique dans laquelle vous pouvez faire corder votre raquette.

Courts à louer à l'heure, cours avec un moniteur popssibles etc...

Comparé au reste de la rue, ici, nous sommes vraiment dans un autre monde, mais qui reste sportif néanmoins.