Wednesday, December 22, 2010

22 Dec: Island Tour

Went out to hunt for a quick breakfast, since our driver Mr Sam was picking us up at 9:30am. Walked into 7-11 in the end, bought a spicy pork burger, something like moss burger. Surprisingly, it was cheap and good.

First stop, we went to the famous Patong beach. We wanted to stay there at first, but after reading its review, we chose the quieter Kata, and we are glad we made this choice. There were four rows of deck chairs on the beach and streets after streets of clubs, pubs and restaurants. Stayed for a quick 10 minutes and left.

After that, Mr Sam brought us to a few view points to experience the breathtaking scenery. He also pointed us to Le Meridien resort which has a private beach.

Had a good lunch at a restaurant on the way to Big Buddha. Followed by Wat Chalong. Was glad that we had Mr Sam with us, to introduce us to the stories of the venerable monks.At around 4pm, Mr Sam dropped us at Central Festival, we didn't shop around much. Slept most of the time at ETE cafe. He picked us up at 7pm and we headed to Phuket Airport.
Phuket is quite a good place to rest and relax, food is nearby, beach is nice, pool is cool. The only woe is transportation, travelling by taxi and tuk tuk is not exactly value for money. If there is a lot of travelling to do, it would be better to hire a driver or rent a car. Alternatively, one could simply spend a good few days at a particular beach and walk around it.

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