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We reached Phuket safely at 7:50 Thailand time. We took this van that charged us 1500 Baht for one to our one of the Luxury Phuket Hotels. The journey took approximately 40 minutes. Here’s one tip for you guys, do some research on your trip as there will be lots of con men hanging around, just waiting to take all of your money.

Phuket is quite similar to Muar: a small town with lots of old buildings and small roads. One thing I realized is that the drivers of Thailand are so furious, like in the movie Fast and Furious. They step on the gas like no body’s business, and yet, they manage to stop in time. But, one difference between Phuket and Muar is Phuket has really clean toilets.

We has lunch at a nearby restaurant before checking in, and wow, this place was the most expensive meal we had in Phuket. Then we went to our Hotel and we were all very satisfied with the rooms. It’s really spacious and clean. For any of you who wish to enjoy a good stay in Phuket, I truly recommend the link up above for your best choice in hotels. It’s amazingly inexpensive when we shared a room with 2 other friends. We stayed 3 days and 2 nights.

After about 45 minutes of settling down, we headed to Patong Beach. It took us only 15 minutes walk and there were vendor stalls along the way. Beach wear was quite cheap if you are good in negotiating the price. Teh Patong Beach is quite clean, but not the water. It’s something like Redang the island itself. The tsunami evacuation signs cam be seen all along the seaside and there’s even some stalls selling DVD’s of the stories about the tsunami that hit Phuket in December of 2004.

All in All we had a blast for those 3 days and 2 nights. Phuket is definitely a tourist trap, but we didn’t care, it’s a wonderful tourist trap and we didn’t mind being caught.

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