Geo: 7.97501, 98.3515Sadly, today was our last day :(On Thursday we wandered down to have a look at the Kata Beach Resort and the Kata Palm Resort. We were already making plans to come back and trying to find somewhere to stay.While we throughly enjoyed Club Med, it is not really good value due to the incredibly cheap price of eating out in Phuket. We paid a premium price to stay at Club Med, which was obviously all inclusive. However, we figured out that we could stay in much, much better accommodation than Club Med offered and eat out and buy our own drinks for a lot less money.Both of these resorts were lovely, with Kata Beach the better due to its proximity to thebeach. If you were there in the off season though, Kata Palm ... read more

Geo: 7.97501, 98.3515On Tuesday we visited the Kok Chang Safari with a group of people who regularly post on Trip Advisor, Sunsets'r'Us, with Sunsets'r'Us (Lee and Trevor), Max'n'Max (Max and Maxine) and Anne, Dave and Matt. (I hope I got the names right).We had a terrific day, in my opinion the best we had in Phuket. The weather was great, the views spectacular and what a lovely cool breeze from the top! This was a not to be missed experience.Richard from Phuket Pro Dive picked us up in a mini bus. The others mentioned above were already in the bus as they had been picked up in Patong first. We headed out of Kata up the hill to a cafe called the Small Viewpoint.What at view! This timber cafe/bar clung to the side of the hill ... read more

Geo: 7.97501, 98.3515Today, Sunday, was spent with John Grae Sea Canoe on Phang Nga Bay.What a spectacular way to spend a day. As previous reviews have said, the staff justgo out of their way to make it enjoyable.The day started with us being picked up at our resort in a minibus and taken on around a one hour drive to the Ao Po pier, where the tour leaves from.We were doing the Hongs by Starlight Tour which means we left later, around midday - yay, a lazy morning. We then transferred to the John Gray boat. The boat was quite similar to a ferry - there were around 30 of us and there was plenty of room.The first part of the journey was an explanation of our tour and safety information, together with a yummy light ... read more

Geo: 7.97501, 98.3515We arrived in Phuket Friday 6th April after two hectic days in Bangkok. It was a brief one hour flight from Bangkok airport to Phuket.Our resort, Club Med, sent a van to collect us from the airport and we drove for over an hour down Phuket island to Kata Beach. Phuket was a bit of an eye opener for us after the relative civilisation of Bangkok, but we loved it. We particularly loved the view of the Big Buddha, sitting on top of a hill overlooking the island.We spent the rest of the day looking around Club Med resort, which was huge, and enjoying the stunning Kata Beach. After dinner we walked along the beach to the Ska Bar and enjoyed reggae music and fire twirling.Club Med was fantastic, all the negative reports I ... read more

Geo: 13.7308, 100.521We arrived at 6.00am after a very good flight with Thai Airways from Melbourne to Bangkok. Service was great and the food was as nice as you could expect for airline food.We were picked up at the airport by our hotel, the Pathumwan Princess and had a very quick trip to the city.See my hotel review here:http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g293916-d301334-r7579909-Pathumwan_Princess_Hotel-Bangko.html After checking in and freshening up we headed through MBK to the National Stadium skytrainstation. Thanks to all the advice from Tripadvisor and Asia Web we knew exactly where to go and how to buy tickets. It was so easy and quick. We caught the skytrain to Saphan Taksin (the end of the line) then hopped on the tourist boat at the pier. We stayed on the boat until Ta Chang pier where we got off for ... read more