"The Beach" and James Bond Island We arrived in Phuket, Thailand ready to hit the beach! Unfortunately, the rain had other plans. Luckily, due to the low season on the western coast of Thailand, we got an extremely nice room on the cheap. Air conditioning is my favorite western luxury! Upon arriving in Phuket, we were whisked away via taxi to Patong Beach. On the way to our hotel, we drove by Subway--ironically, I had been craving just that for the past week. So, we lunched at our favorite American fast food joint . . .next to Burger King, of course. Then we decided to explore the town. Immediately, we found what we were looking for--the massage shops! We each got a nice $5 massage that relaxed away all the stresses of traveling. After a
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