Phuket Jul 1-3 2005

Had lots of fun in Phuket w/ Gang and Adriane, idiots extraordinaire. Stayed at Central Karon Village. Our room was nice, had a good seaview and the bathroom was huge. It even had a resident fish that lived in a glass bowl smack in front of the toilet bowl so you could admire him going about his business while you go about yours and vice versa. Good company, really. The hotel is built on a steep slope so going about the hotel either requires a sweaty trek uphill or downhill, or you could do it the lazy hoochie way - wait by the side of the pathways for a buggy to pick you up. The beach is a hot walk away and really not a very hot beach at all.

So, we went to check out other beaches like Kata, Nai Harn (courtesy of Karen Tong, dangerous driver who probably learnt her driving from HK cabbies)and Patong beach which had coconut vendors! You won't believe how difficult it was to find coconuts on other beaches! Patong beach also scored extra brownie points for having clean and convenient loo facilities. Just hop into the Uncle Ronald McDonald's!


Pool at Central Karon Village


View of Karon Beach from CKV's Cliff Restaurant


All I need for the beach - Saveur, sunscreen and shades


Awesome mango w/ sticky rice!