Phuket

Unfortunately due to the fact I was a little unwell we had to change our plans for getting to Phuket, instead of taking the overnight train we ended up flying (much to Samantha delight).

Anyway after a doggy taxi right we arrived in Patong beach where we were staying. Our first impressions weren't too bad it seemed fairly nice however within a few hours our view had changed. It would seem that for single men all they had to do was hire a moped and they got a free Thai lady to sit on the back and take around. The whole place was fill with expat bars and young Thai girls... well seedy.

However the hotel was nice even though we appeared to be the only ones there and their restaurant was only open for breakfast.

On our last day in Phuket we met up with Louise from our tour, she had been up to Chang Mai and come down to Phuket for a few days. We showed her the highlights of Patong beach (that took all of 30 seconds) and we went for dinner.

For the return journey to Bangkok we did manage to go by train although I think we had a learner driver judging by the way he crashed the train around.