I’ve just returned from a session with an English guy who offers all of the above and more.
My problem is long-term tinnitus – not bad or over-intrusive, but it’s there. I’d been looking at alternatives, homeopathy in particular, on the internet and came up with a practitioner not far from here. I called him and he gave me the honest but bad news that homeopathy doesn’t really work for most type of tinnitus. But had I tried acupuncture? Yes, I had, but not for that. So I went along for a session and discovered the very relaxed and friendly Garnett Symonds who chatted a bit and then tried some dry needle acupuncture. I don’t think it has had much effect although it does seem a little less focused, if that makes sense. He then gave me some neck traction which again hasn’t cured it but it’s really made my neck feel great. He reckoned for a man of my advanced years, I have good neck movement, but it’s now even better.
So, if you’re in Phuket and have a problem that you think could be helped by Homeopathy, Osteopathy, Chiropractic or Acupuncture, look him up on the internet or give him a call. He’s in the Rawai area.
Garnett B Symonds
www.garnettsymonds.com
info@garnettsymonds.com
076-388348
Mobile: 081-6072343
David General, Phuket, Useful Stuff
Our review of PGH, our home-from-home in Chalong, Phuket, has been under ‘Places to Stay’ for some time now. I’m merely adding this shortest post of all time to draw your attention to the fact that the article has been updated with the latest prices (lower than before) and a few general comments.
That’s it apart from saying that when we do eventually move to Kamala, we shall miss PGH!
David General, Places To Stay
We’ve just returned to Phuket from what is becoming our annual trip to Hong Kong and as always, we’ve had the most amazing twelve days. Hong Kong has an energy, efficiency and a buzz like no other place. OK, I’m biased – I lived and worked there for 28 years and returning feels more like going home than any other place in the world. The place hums with efficiency, from the airport and its associated transportation to the hotels, restaurants, coffee bars, parks; the list is long.
For this trip, we used the fairly new AirAsia service that runs daily non-stop to and from Phuket. It’s a flight of just over three hours, arriving in Hong Kong at just after 8 p.m. Despite the airport being huge, you will whisk through immigration, pick up your luggage and be on your way within around half-an-hour. The quickest way into town is on the Airport Express, a 24 minute high-speed rail link to Central on Hong Kong Island. However, being more conscious of costs than we were in the days of working there, we chose to try the airport buses that run every 10-15 minutes. The A11 took us to Admiralty on the Island for HK$65 (US$1=HK$7.8) return each, which is much cheaper than HK$180 return each on the train. The trip only takes about 20-30 minutes longer. (TIP: buy the return tickets at the airport ticket office or you’ll pay HK$40 each way)
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David General, Hong Kong