Before going to Bangkok, we made a short stop in the beach resort city of Phuket. I was pretty pumped, being I have ALWAYS dreamed of going here sometime in my life. However, I was quite surprised with how much it was “meh” to me. Don’t get me wrong, Phuket is nice if you don’t go during peak season. We happened to be traveling during peak season and the beach was absolutely PACKED. One day, we were lucky to find a beach chair which I may add you have to pay to use.
The 1st meal in Phuket was eaten at a seafood restaurant located down a dark narrow alley. The BBQ fish was excellent! So were the vegetables that accompanied it. We spent the day at Patong Beach (the busiest beach in Phuket), and exploring the beach town. The sun will take a lot out of you and it did, so we went to bed early that night.
The next day, I wanted to find a more relaxing, calm beach so let the adventure begin! We rented a scooter and drove about 1hr south to a beach that was said to be less busy and quieter. The drive was pretty terrifying! Jeremy couldn’t see out of the scooter rear-view mirrors, so I dueled as passenger and rear-view mirror lady. I’d slightly turn around see if there was room and then would tell Jeremy what direction was safe. Meanwhile, I should add in Phuket traffic, like most of SE Asia, ridiculous! People going the wrong way down the highway, trucks running scooters nearly off the road, it’s every driver for them self. Yikes! But safely, we arrived at the beach and just as the travel book said the beach was quieter and had less people. We stayed here all day before returning to our hotel before dark (did not want to drive that scary scooter at night!) ate dinner, explored a bit of the crazy party district, caught a NFL playoff game and called it a night. The next day we were headed to Bangkok, knowing the next time in Phuket we need to book a day trip to a quieter island.
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