We caught a short flight from Penang, Malaysia to Phuket in Thailand and to be brutally honest dinnae bother visiting here unless you really feel the urge, as in our opinion it's grim! Och, we guess that's not entirely fair as there are a few positives about this place! We stayed in a really nice guesthouse called Baan Suay on the road to Karon Beach. They have a fab chilled out bar area, with a lovely pool where we spent a lot of time! Karon beach itself is quite spectacular (despite it being covered in a million plastic sunbeds!) and the sunsets were gorgeous. Unfortunately to get to the beach you have to dodge the crazy traffic due to lack of pavements, and the persistent locals selling their restaurants, massages or suits! The walk to the
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