This morning, after sleeping in to a reasonable hour of 11am, we met Rohan and Jodie at Kata Beach Bus Terminal. Hat (Thai word for beach) Kata is the southern-most beach in Phuket, with Hat Karon about 10 minutes north and Hat Patong a further 10 minutes north. Hat Patong is the most popular beach in Phuket, and here you will find the infamous ping-pong shows, go-go shows, and generally an assortment of foreigners who drink themselves silly. After a day of shopping and bargaining in the equally infamous street bazaars, and sunbaking on the beach, the four of us turned [View Full Entry]

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Amy, Emma, Dan, Greg and Simon came to the airport to say goodbye to us this morning. Very sad to say goodbye to them. Flying Thai Airways from Sydney to Bangkok for 8.5 hours was absolute bliss - nice meals, lots of movies, good service, very comfortable. Waiting at Suvarnabhumi Airport for 4.5 hours and flying Air Asia (read: Asia's equivalent to Australia's Jetstar, i.e shit service, uncomfortable seats, cage-like experience) from Bangkok to Phuket was not so nice. And driving in a minibus from Phuket International Airport to our resort down south in Kata Beach, which theoretically shoul [View Full Entry]

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We're all packed. All our furniture and appliances have been sold. Our personal belongings have been packed into 14 boxes between the two of us, and these mostly contain DVDs, CDs, vinyl, photographs and a few personal effects. These are stored in a variety of friends/family homes in Sydney, Evan's Head, Maitland and Canberra. We've completed vacated and moved out of our tenancy, said goodbye to all our friends and family, and double checked our passports/visas/tickets/backpacks. All that is left now is to actually leave. [View Full Entry]

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