Left work midafternoon on Dec 20th to catch my 3 1/2 hour flight to Phuket. Phuket has many regions, for this vacation- I just wanted to relax, sit in the sun and enjoy the beach so I stayed in the calmer area away from Patong which is Party Central. I stayed at the Renaissance Hotel which is about 20 mins from the hotel in the area I have dubbed the " Marriott Chain Compound" when you drive down the street there is the Marriott Vacation club, Anatara, JW Marriott, La Sala and Renaissance. All very nice hotels with their own private strips of a beautiful beach. I arrived late afternoon in Phuket on Friday, so just checked in, chilled, walked around the hotel and found the bar/ restaurant on the beach which is where I had
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