It was like a sea of white. Even at Singapore airport on the Jet star check in to Phuket i was very aware of how many white people there were. Defiantly more than we had seen in a long while.
We had a mad rush to the airport after failing miserably to flag an available cab we had no other choice but to get the train. We 'literally' (word of the month) just made the fight with around 10 minuites to spare. Never been that close before. Thank god for Amazing Singapore public transport!
So on arrival to Phuket we were treated with a very hot but non humid air. The queue through immigration was just ridiculous and the longest wait we have had so far. We were nicely greeted by our gorgeous hotel. We have been booking our stays through Agoda.com and have been getting some excellent discounted luxury rooms.
We went to explore Patong which was the absolute tackiest of tacky beach resorts i have ever seen. It was like being in Benidorm. With western meals available galore and Aussie rules football playing in almost every bar it was truly a boys holiday place. Really great shopping though! Dave and i brought a couple of new vests at a steal!
We had our first taste of Pad Thai mmmmmm... lots more to come which we are very excited about. Dave is on a mission to find the best Pad Thai in Thailand.
Me and Gem decided it was time to treat ourselves so we went off for a Thai massage and left Amy and Dwilly to bond over a few Chang's (6.4%). At just 4 quid for an hour massage we were chuffed, however, afterwards we were in need of a beer too, (well Gem was in need of a Malibu and pineapple juice) it was quite a stressful experience! Being traditional Thai massage i expected it to be rough but, ouch....a bit to pokey for my liking!
We were a little way away from the beach but we found some amazing local restaurants just over the road from our hotel. This guy was serving up all sorts of Thai cuisine from Pad Thai to Green curries and all the yummy things in between. The menu was rather baffling but it made such a nice change from fried Malaysian rice and noodles!
The following day we decided to take a trip out to 'Kata' beach which was much more our cup of tea! Me and the girls lazed on the beach for most of the day and Dave went off to be sociable with the locals and find some good coffee. After enough sun we met back up and decided to treat ourselves to a Fish Spa. They have them in the UK but i think they originated over this way. And for 4quid for half an hour compared to 15 quid we were more than happy to oblige!! It was the funniest sensation ever! I thought it would tickle but it was more of a pinching! They loved Amy's feet! All i could here was Dave screeching with Gemma as they shared their tank! Great fun! There were fewer people here and mostly familys which made it a much nicer environment!
After another amazing local meal that night we then relaxed with a few Singhas on our balcony and watched some of the on coming storms. We did find the the road next to our hotel did, at night, double up as a mass of openly obvious brothels!
We needed to think about getting up to our next destination to get over to the island for the full moon party so we headed into the main town of Phuket the next day in search of some bus tickets. A 4 hours bus ride to the ferry port to Ko Samui was nothing and surprisingly easy to find the bus station. We all went for a lovely smoothie after. We all had a banana one only to find that it was heavily doused in rum.....cocktail smoothies...maybe we should have read the menu. But at 40baht each ( under a quid) we couldn't grumble!
So it was time to move on and even though we enjoyed the beach and the food i don't think it would be somewhere i would come back to. Just to many Westerners spoiling the beautiful scenery!
Next Stop Ko Samui......
To see our pictures of Phuket please click on the link below;
https://picasaweb.google.com/112941139607408893724/PhuketThailand9thTo12thJuly2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCJef0bno7_2ARQ#
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