Yesterday we flew from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket (pronounced Poo-Ket, rather than F…never mind). We had to wait 5 hours before getting our boat, so went to the local Tesco Hypermarket and stocked up on cheese, crackers, and £13 DVD player, movies, wine and tinsel!
We then had a 2 hour boat trip from the town to Ko Phi Phi, famous for being the most beautiful Thai island. The film ‘the beach’ was filmed on the Ko Phi Phi Le, which is just off the main island and we can see it from our bed. The bungalow is on the sea front and is much bigger than we expected.
Last night we sat at a beach bar and watched the local rastas twirling batons of fire – very cool, I think we’ll be going back there!
The beach is fine white sand and the water is warm and aquamarine. We’ve been snorkeling today and will maybe do a dive later in our trip.
We’re going to be staying here for 18 days – we planned this break in June, knowing we’d be ready for a proper break after 5 months travel. It’s come at just the right time as we’ve seen lots of Asia and now want to sit back and chill out. Whilst we’re here we’ll be planning the next leg of our trip, Singapore, Tokyo, New York and then South America.
Our friends Paul, from Leicester and Sharazed from London are arriving tomorrow to join us for Christmas. Can’t wait!
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