Phuket, fuck it, pooket, veggie festival, other.
Trip Start
May 27, 2008
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Trip End
May 24, 2009
Phuket,
Thailand
Friday, October 10, 2008
Buoyed by getting some sleep overnight (im a seasoned indian bus passenger, the air conditioned buses here are a bloody luxury with reclining seats and all that) i decided as the weekend was upon me that i needed a bit of a party....and why not eh!
So i figured on patong, world famous for being a bit sleazy, full of trannies and mannies and, yes generally sleazy and cheap alcohol and a nearby beach. That'll do me i knew it was gonna be like benidorm but hey you cant constantly be running round temples and all that cultural stuff.....
God it was MESSY. Highlights:
- Tuk tuk trip with ze german, new zealand tom and daniel from italy.
- Swedish boys and my goodself being ejected (read thrown down a flight of stairs) by a group of trannies.
- MAN DOWN! (new phrase, get on it).
- Aussie bar on patong's main strip, many many beers and good nights.
All boozed up and thats quite enough of that young man i headed back to phuket town to get a bit of culture down me. Luckily there was a festival on, the vegitarian festival presides over a week and combines buddhist gods, millions upon millions of firecrackers, firewalking, climbing stairs made of swords (im being serious!) and daily parades through the town centre where thai's would let off millions of firecrackers and carry round deities on elevated stretchers to various wat's (sacred temples) dotted around the town to give thanks to whoever it was (im so like knowledgeable about buddhist...).
The highlight of this for me was the last day where the explosions intensified and people paraded various weird "sacrifices" to their respective god. To show the lengths others go to eat meat and other none veg things, people skewer objects through their cheeks (knifes, guns, swords, blades, poles, flags crazy shit) as well as draw their own blood to show the extremeities of devotion they have towards their faith. Makes you think that christians struggling to get to sunday service once a week should have a word with themselves!
Finally i headed to a quieter beach area called hat karon where i met german susie daniel le'italei and new zealand tom, where i chilled out for a few days before grabbing the ferry over to ko phi phi, film set for "the beach".
