Blogs from Phuket, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia
May 18th 2012
We filled our guns and left the cafe behind as we made our way into town to look for Amber. We plowed our way through the crowd and made our way up to Patong's main street, Bangla Road. Bangla was cut off to vehicles for Songkran so it was just jammed with people, all soaking wet and having 5 second water battles with people as they walked past. Every shop, bar and restaurant on the street was filed with people defending themselves, shooting out into the crowd - the whole thing was a real sight to behold and was incredible fun. About every 100 feet or so enterprising people set up garbage cans to fill your tank at for a fee; 10 baht for normal water, 20 for ice water. Ice water is absolutely the way ... read more
Visiting the Big Buddha on Phuket
Published: May 17th 2012Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket
May 17th 2012
Visiting the Big Buddha on Phuket is a lovely experience. Take time out to talk to the local temple cats makes it even better :-)... read more
Koh Khai of the coast of Phuket is one of these out of this world kind of islands
Published: May 17th 2012Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket
May 17th 2012
Fringed with a pristine white sandy beach and surrounded by a spectacular, shallow reef Koh Khai is one of these out of this world kind of islands. Crystal clear emerald green water - and if you are lucky - a chance to see a group of dolphins swimming near the island - supposedly this IS a paradise island.... read more
May 14th 2012
Hello everyone, My experience over the last two weeks of being in Phuket has made me a more confident, achier, a little less flabby person. I am getting used to the heat and the training. It appears I’m not as strong as I thought I was. My wrist hurt from all the punches, my hips hurt from all the kicks and foot still hurts from a bad kick. I am covered in extremely itchy and large mosquito bites and find it very hard to sleep at night. Being here is great fun and you feel so good after a workout but dread going to sleep and waking up with more annoying bites. I have been blessed by being able to change rooms which should help with the mosquitos and for sleeping at night for it has ... read more
Patong Beach, Thailand (NOT FOR CHILDREN OR WEAK STOMACHS)
Published: May 20th 2012Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket
May 12th 2012
The brightest of neon lights contrast with the dark and flicker in the night sky. The loudest of sounds project from speakers in the highest of pitches and the deepest of tones. From where you’re standing you can hear music from three different bars and smell the food from six different restaurants. You’re in the middle of it all. Line a street with businesses; stack a layer of businesses on top of those businesses and add another layer of businesses in between those businesses. A month’s worth of advertising enters your brain in a matter of seconds; consumers beware here. Patong is located on the island of Phuket in Southwestern Thailand. It is famous for its 3.5km (2.2 mile beach) and for its nightlife. Hotels line the waterfront and surrounding areas; Patong is like a Las ... read more
May 4th 2012
As soon as I got off the plane in Bangkok I lost my body weight in sweat. Thought to myself I shouldn’t be wearing a jumper! Haha. Anyway spent 4 hours at the airport mostly talking to my wonderful girlfriend Abby, who is great at helping me not panic! I also enjoyed one last McDonalds before my fitness freak-out! As I was on my flight heading to Phuket I opened a letter from my girlfriend which was so sweet and filled my heart with joy, easing my nerves about what’s to come but also making me miss her even more. It was a short flight from Bangkok and I touched down in Phuket after an hour in the sky. As soon as I collected my bag and walked outside a zillion people ran towards me yelling ... read more
Phang nga bay trip and pictures
Published: April 27th 2012Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » PhuketApril 27th 2012
Our last day in Phuket we spent like real Russian tourists – we bought an organised day tour, you know, this sort of thing that grannies do on holidays. We were driven in a mini bus to Phang nga bay north-east of Phuket, and then entertained there in a variety of ways: we saw some bridge which is famous because people jump off it to commit suicide; we saw amazing monkeys who live by a cave with a Buddha statue inside – of course we got so caught up feeding monkeys that we skipped this Buddha too; we sailed in a long boat through a zillion of tiny green islands to a muslim village in the middle of nowhere, and then we were taken sea kayaking in a mangrove forest (which I didn’t take pics of ... read more
April 25th 2012
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April 25th 2012
The whole idea of going toThailand initially was hooked up onto diving, so we had no excuse not to do it. Or at least to try. Of course we had no idea how much it would cost, so on our second day in Phuket we sailed into the first PADI advertising shop we saw, and got filled in on the thing. One day in the pool plus 5 dives over the next three days, all yours for 300 quid, the lady said. We left thoughtful. First, it’s 300 quid, which is about the amount the hotels cost inThailand and India together. Second, it’s 4 days out of our 9 in Phuket when someone will tell us what to do all day long. No-no, no good, we thought. Or…? We came toThailand to do diving after all? ... read more
April 25th 2012
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