Phuket

Phuket is much more expensive than everywhere else we have visited in Thailand so far. Normally we have taken tuk tuks and taxis to get around, but you can hire a bike for a whole day at the same price as a short trip in a tuk tuk. Now we have a bike we can get to the quieter beaches and can do some sight seeing. So we've hired a Honda scooter again for 200 baht (£4) per day.

We've spent most of our days chilling on Kata Noi Beach, which is just further south from Kata's main beach, and only really easy to get to with a bike (or a long walk). The weather is spot on what we needed after the freezing north of Vietnam, we've had solid 30°C everyday. The road that leads to the beach is a dead end with only a couple of hotels so it is a lot quieter then Phuket's other beaches. On Saturday evening we rode the bike a few miles away to the viewpoint, where you can see Kata Noi, Kata and Karon beach.

Last night after spending another day on Kata Noi beach we went to see the Big Buddha. It is a giant Buddha at the top of a hill made from marble tiles. It takes about half an hour to ride there, it is right at the top of a mountain, you can see it from all around the south of the island.

We're going to spend another day on the beach today then move onto Koh Phi Phi tomorrow. Who knows what the internet situation will be like there, but if it's any worse than Phuket it might be a few days before I can do another post. Anyway... I'm off to the beach :-)