More Phuket, Please.

To ease the hurt of having to get back in the swing of things for another school year, we took advantage of the first weekend back in Malaysia being a long one. Tyler and I hummed and hawed about destinations and flight prices right up until Friday afternoon, booking a flight for later that evening to Phuket, Thailand. This meant that Ty needed to race home at lunch (thank goodness for the 3-hour lunch break on Fridays due to Jumu'ah, the special Friday prayer for Muslims), and pack for the two of us. It also meant the we wore the same outfits for the entire weekend.
While waiting at the airport Starbucks, to my amusement both Hutchy and Danielle ran by, also buying last minute tickets. With the gang haphazardly assembled, we downed a latte and boarded for the quick 50 minute flight.

Since we were only going to be away for a few nights we decided to splash out and stay at a pretty decent resort (opposed to being at the mercy of a budget, and perhaps on the less classy side of things). And stay we did. Still feeling a touch jet lagged from our journey back from Canada, it was a perfect way to relax and get back on Asian time.

We had heard some serious mixed reviews about Phuket, and were pretty curious about the island that everyone seems to have an opinion about. We stayed in the main tourist area, Patong Beach, and from what we saw, we loved it!The beach was clean, the people were friendly, we felt safe and the curries were savory! I do understand that particular recreational activities in Thailand can be off putting to some, but as a crew not looking for seediness and certainly not reading too deeply into the nature of the entertainment business, Phuket at face-value is a ball!

By day we ordered room service and floated around the private pool attached to our room (did I mention we were aiming slightly above our regular budg?)Ty and Hutchy spent a day diving, we got spa treatments, hung out at the beach and ate massaman curry every chance we got!By night, we hit the main drag, Soi Bangla where the possibilities are endless. With the typical night market for dinner, fire shows, karaoke and street performers, the Chang beer, buckets and comedic situations were flowing.

Spending three days in Phuket was long enough to relax and see the lights of Patong Beach. Spending three days in Phuket was also short enough to ensure we'll be keeping our eyes peeled for flight sales. Until the next weekender, Phuket!