We flew from Hanoi back to Bangkok, Thailand. This time we stayed near Khao San Road and ate lots of yummy Pad Thai and drank quite a lot of Cheers Beer (the beer they seemed to be pushing at the moment). We were only back in Bangkok for a couple of days before we flew down to Phuket.
Photo: K on Khao San Road
The only thing we really knew about Phuket was that many parts of it were destroyed in the 2004 tsunami and we were not quite sure what to expect. Everyone seemed to rave about southern Thailand so we had high expectations. We decided to first visit a town called Patong Beach. Patong was absolutely crazy, full of ready to party Aussies, Europeans, and Russians. We were also suprised to discover that it has a fairly large gay community. One would never know it was hit by a tsunami - the buildings and beaches were in perfect condition. We spent a few days there at the beach and soaking up the atmosphere before heading to the much more relaxed Kata Beach.
Photo: Flying into Phuket
Photo: Fish in Patong
Photo: Bars in Patong - Bangla Road
Kata was really hyped by our guidebook and we were looking forward to being there, but were a little let down by the town. It was kind of dirty and full of go go bars - it felt a bit like being in the Soi Cowboy area in Bangkok with girls hooting at us as we walked by almost any bar. The beaches were quite beautiful though and we saw a couple of amazing sunsets.
Photos Above: Kata Beach
Photo: Karon Beach
Photo: At the Phuket airport - "RESERVED FOR MONKS"
Overall our time Phuket was quite relaxing, but we were a bit disappointed in the overall atmosphere of the island and it was boiling hot as well. We flew back to Bangkok and stayed in an airport hotel for a night. The next day we said a sad goodbye to Asia and boarded a flight bound for Sydney, Australia!
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Do you know it's July now? a) Where are the photos? b) WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK TO NYC? I miss you guys!
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