Hi Guys,
Today is our last day at the beach :( I hear there's a crazy rain storm up in the bay area, so I will try to appreciate it as much as possible even though I was contemplating with M this morning, how can I keep getting paid and keep travelling around the world :)
Yesterday was an easy day, got into Phuket, the hotel here is fine, very British and charges 10% service charge and 7% tax on top of everything which is different than what we've gotten so far. But only one night, so no big deal.
Patong is very busy - lots of neon lights, go go bars, lady-men dancing, lots of prostitutes, people in the street getting right in front of you trying to sell you something every 5 feet, and lots of live bands blasting old hits that are somewhat understandable. The drinks are just as expensive as in the US and they measure out 1oz of whiskey for your whiskey+diet coke (1oz is less than a shot, for $6/drink not so much worth it). The beach is nice enough, but very crowded and it costs 100baht to sit at one of the umbrella chairs (2x as much as on Koh Phi Phi island). So to sum up, interesting to see, but one night is certainly enough - and if I were to recommend a place in the Thai islands, it would definitely not be Patong beach.
Tonight we fly back to Bangkok, stay in an airport hotel tonight and start the long flight back home!!
A
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