Patong Lodge Phuket

... vehicle would stay with Joseph & Stella. That was great & we were flying along & he was teaching me how to use the gears better. Stella decided she had enough & hopped in the support vehicle & Joseph caught us passed us & now I was the slow one!! The afternoon had a lot of hills which nearly killed me but were so much fun to go ...

... and I rode jet skis!! It was awesome. I was not a fan of the salt water splashing in my face therefore impairing my vision, but it was still awesome. We signed some waiver form that said we basically had to buy a jet ski if we screwed up. He did say they have no insurance so don't wreck. It was very reassuring. Nathan and I played around in the bay. Although, I was gunning mine full throttle and I was not ...

... at, however, but seriously the constant "tuk tuk? Thai Massage? Suit??" is getting to me. Anyway, will decide where to go with Ali tommorrow. !! I've put up a pic of me having a few cheap beers (50b Heinekens!) just opposite Bang La Road, the busiest, partiest (but dirtiest) street in Patong ;-)

... its real good - cable tv, fridge, aircon, daily maid service, so luxurious compared to what I've been used to, and for the same price, less than 4 quid a night. Most people rent mopeds to get around, but considering my budget (and safety) I've rented out a normal bicycle which gets me where I need to. The camp is in between two beaches - Rawai and Nai Harn, both are only a 10 minute cycle away and not as touristy as other beaches in phuket. The first two days ...

Not sure how it happened, but ended up getting dragged to the Crystal Skull again! Different group of people to see it with this time. Noticed a few preposterous things I didn't really catch the first time. Or were those scenes just slapstick comedy? Hard to tell... Spent the day hanging out with James, Robin, and Ken. Good people.

... I shift in our seats. Henry says "Why do they call THAT a rambutan?" mainly because he is confused with testicles, which is the rambutan he is familiar with. We laugh a bit. Everyone is aboard and the boat starts moving. Mostly Australians and another family with a son (Kyle), 1 American couple and 1 English couple. We are being briefed by the aforementioned nice man who introduces himself as Son. The rules are simple - don't touch anything ...

... a lot of baby monkeys around too, who weren't nearly as good at getting the corn and would fight each other for it. Everyone watching was having a good laugh at all the commotion. Finally we decided we should actually check out Suwankuha Temple, which is in a cave. It was very cool but stinky. I tried to get out of there as quickly as I could but still managed to see most of it. We all got back in the minibus and went to the jetty where we got in a longtail boat that ...

Hilfe! zum Glueck bleibe ich hier nicht so lange. Hatte gedacht ein wenig Party am WE koennte nicht schaden. Aber Phuket Patong Beach ist ja schlimmer als Ballermann. Nur Asis auf einen Fleck. Das Hotel ist zum Glueck sehr gut. Natuerlich neu, wie wohl sehr viel hier... Aber das schockt mich jetzt nicht. Werde wohl was leckeres zu essen finden und ein deutsches Bier trinken koennen... ;-)

One of the instructors I work with owns a live-aboard diving boat and had organised a trip for people exclusively from Bans Dive School so I thought it would be rude if I didn't show my face.It sails up the west coast of Thailand to the Similan Islands and back in a week and leaves from a port in Phuket. The day after arriving back from the boys holiday I packed all my belongings and checked out of the bungalow (an ordeal which warrants an entry ...