Thai menus are sectioned into the standard categories of appetizers, soups, entrees, desserts, however, upon delivery, everything comes at once and the courses are all the same size. Food is very reasonably priced and for 200 baht ($6.80 Cdn) we've been getting a 5 course lunch. What a deal.
Patong is the oldest resort area on the island of Phuket and it has had lots of time to establish itself as the hub of nightlife. Our area, Kata, was much more reserved than Patong but we still wanted to see it for ourselves. Our hotel offered a shuttle and we hopped on.
Even though Patong is only 20 minutes north it is completely different. There were so many open air bars that all you could see for blocks were bar stools.
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| We saw this funny sign hanging at a bar. Then, we saw the name of the bar. |
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| The Husband Day Care Centre is at the Rock Hard A Go Go Bar |
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| This bar extends for blocks |
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| More bars along the road |
We were really happy that we chose to stay at Kata Beach. The actual beach itself was much bigger and cleaner, with fewer people.
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| Patong Beach |
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| Kata Beach |
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| Al on Kata Beach |
After 8 days on Phuket we packed up and cabbed it to the airport where our turboprop plane was waiting to Whisk us off to the island of Koh Samui. This was our first time on a tiny little turboprop. It was fine-quick and easy. Total time in the air-50 minutes, tarmac to tarmac. No boarding ramps necessary here.
We'll be spending four days at the Centara Resort and another four a little further north on the island at the Bhindhari Resort.
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| Festive little turboprop |
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| Yes, that's the propeller |
Weather today is a steamy 34 degrees. The ocean feels like it is the same temperature.
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