1710出发，当地时间1725抵达..
这是我第一次到有时差的国家
thai 5pm=msia 6pm
(local time is used for the details below)
When we 1st arrived Phuket airport,
we were finding the transport to hotel..
The minibus for 9ppl is quite expensive..
this led us to find another stall
which is including transport
and the trips to islands for the next few days..
And then we "thought" the price is reasonable..
(compare to the stall which offer transport only)
we're extremely shocked after having a chat with ppl from Australia..
we paid the doubled price!!
the islands-trip is only 950Baht per day per person..
and we got 1800Baht!!!
**don't ever signed up for trip at the airport again==
After we reached our hotel
Absolute Sea Pearl which is at Patong Beach,
we rest a while and went out..
outside the hotel,no matter u turn left or right,
it's all walking street with lots of stalls...
there're money changers,travel agency,massage centre,
stalls selling slippers and shirts,and even sport shoes,bags...
The price of things are reasonable if u try to bargain.
except the food and drinks..
the coconut in restaurant is almost doubled the price when u buy outside..
only the beer is cheaper than msia's..
maybe their water is expensive,
i cant believe the tea would be so expensive
(it's the drink i used to order in msia when i wanna save money==)
night at Patong Beach~
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| Thai boxing |
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| Tom Yam Kung |
The boats to other islands were fully booked. We chg to city tour..
The shuttle van picked us up at 9am,
and we sight seeing around Phuket
until we reached Kalong beach for sea-view...
We saw two beautiful bays and the sea was really blue...
After that we went to visit big buddha..
Then we went Chalong temple..
We just walked around and then drink coconut there,
it's only 300Baht..
We 5teenagers had nothing to do and try recording video of temple run(real world edition)..haha!
Lunch at phongphang seafood restaurant..
The food was quite okay but we have no choice for drinks..
only coke and sprite are the most affordable..
during bill,they charge the ice for 850baht,
even more expensive than the 1.5l Coke..what the==
Afternoon we went to cashew nut factory..
I not sure is it the real factory cz the machine are shown but seem not working..
and the packet selling there were extremely expensive,shouldnt be the price from factory..
200baht for small packet of cashew nut?!!!
next we went Bee shop..
we took photos with the bees and left..
then the driver brought us to a t-shirt retailer..
We got 149baht for each t-shirt and buy 10 get 1 free..
it's not the cheapest among outside shops,
but the quality is really good..
and there're variety of design:)
after that,we rest in hotel for a while..
At night, we went to Fantasea..so called theme park..
When i saw the brochure,
i thought of Cowboy town in A-famosa,Malacca..
We went for the buffet dinner in Fantasea,
the restaurant can contain 3000++ ppl to have dinner tgt...
it's amazing!
the food was delicious too...
yet we only have one hour to enjoy cz we have to watch show at 7.30pm..
everyone was so regret to go for the show instead of enjoying dinner..
we SUPPOSE to eat from 6-10pm!
The show was nothing compare to what we watched in China..
one part was animal show..
the elephants were really amazing,
16elephants performing on the stage..
and this is the only part I like..
other animals like pigeons,horse,chicken,goats..
I prefer Cowboy Town's,
even though it's shorter time & outdoor,
at least not boring as Fantasea's..
the ticket was too expensive
(not worth for only watching the elephants)..
the show was long,that's why we felt bored..
*highly recommended..just go for buffet dinner!!
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| Chalong temple |
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| elephant riding in Fantasea |
It's time to islands!
we went on a 2-level boat..
it's spacious and comfortable!
1st,we went to an island for swimming and rest..
it's not fun though..
each set of beach chair had to pay 150Baht per hour..
the water sports are expensive..
we're just walking on the sand for 1 hour..
after that,we got back to the boat and had our buffet lunch..
it's my 1st time having lunch on the boat,with the strong wind..
but the food were delicious!=)
after lunch,we arrived a lagoon which is peace(no strong waves)..
and we did canoeing!!
we're not supposed to canoe,
there's a worker rowing the boat for us,
we just sit inside and visit the cave..
but i asked for canoeing myself be4 reaching back to our previous boat:)
then,we had to switch into long tail boat before going to muslim village..
hanging around for a while..
and back to our big boat again..
this time we went to James Bond island!!
"the important destination of the trip"
we took a lot of artistic photos xD
our boat travelled in the sea until the day turned dark..
it's so windy and the sea wave was so strong at night..
unfortunately my slippers flew off from the boat and dropped into the sea=(
anyway,we still had fun on the boat
cz the tour guide led some of us to dance during the long journey back..
everyone was enjoying the show^^
at night,we went to thai seafood restaurant..
most of the "waitress" are ladyboy..
normal in thailand??
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| canoe-ing |
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| muslim village in phuket |
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| James Bond island |
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| important view of James Bond island |
This morning,
everywhere was flooded due to the non-stop raining since last night...
most of us late for 1hour cz of the traffic jam..
so..the journey to phi-phi island has delayed a bit..
today,we visit islands too..
but it's by speed boat..
the speed boat is not comfortable at all..
around 40ppl were packed in the boat
and we had been through the strongest waves ever..
lots of children and elderly ppl vomitted on the boat...
cz of the strong breeze,
our boat cant stop at certain places..
until we reached a place for snorkelling...
but then,some of them who went snorkelling were struggling in the sea
cz the waves were simply too strong..
and there's only 3types of fish, the corals were all died..
not worth it obviously..
i've chosen to stay on the boat..
but,it's really shaking and i hate the feeling,dizzy:(
after that,we went another island for buffet lunch
(not delicious as yesterday's)
Last stop was Phi-Phi island...
the beach was really amazing...
soft sand and beautiful seawater...
Yet,the waves on that day was really strong..
it's not suitable for snorkelling..
me and my cousins were standing on the path way(road from boat to beach) and shaking with the waves...
we had to stand still instead of falling into the sea...
pretty fun~
lots of western foreigners enjoy sunbathing on the beach..
At night,we went for Simon Cabaret Show..
this time we were trying to bargain..
at last we got 600Baht per VIP ticket..
what important is,I enjoy the show so much!!!
it's much better than Fantasea show
and more worth^^
The ladyboys are so pretty and quite a number of them dance well!!! They dance with the popular Chinese songs,English songs and even Korean songs,Thai songs,etc.
Due to the familiar songs,we felt happy until the end..
and the background scene on the stage are nice,
the changing speed was also up to beat..
there's no time to feel bored=)
it's a MUST-SEE-SHOW.
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| had fun in phi-phi island |
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| sunbathe |
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| Simon Cabaret show(shuttle van) |
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| chance to take photo with performers |
We slept until quite late
went to Jungceylon after breakfast..
it's nearby our hotel around Patong beach..
we paid 200Baht for foot massage and 300Baht for Thai massage
before going to the airport...
4 whole days to travel in Phuket should be enough=)
