Saturday, August 14, 2010

Phuket Trip 11/6/10 - 16/6/10

This was an unforgivable trip, the Phuket Trip.
First day we (me and my good friend) went to Phi Phi Island. This is a very beautiful island with very clear sea water and fantastic beautiful beach.

These 2 photos taken when on the way went to Phi Phi Island. This was a long journey, took time about 2 hours to reach the snorkeling area by big boat. After 1 hour snorkeling we took lunch at Phi Phi Island.

The beautiful of Phi Phi Island beach.



Second day we went to James Bond Island - Phang Nga Bay. James Bond Island, known originally and locally as Ko Tapu or Nail Island, found fame through the 1974 Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun". The film starred Roger Moore and Christopher Lee (as the three nippled arch-villain Scaramanga) but it was the scenic topography that helped make the film into a firm Bond favourite. It also turned the previously unknown Phang Nga Bay into a major tourist attraction.




Third day we went to Khai and Khai Nui Island by speed boat. 'Khai' in Thai language is egg and 'Nui' is small so we went to 'egg' and 'small egg' island. In my point of view, the water and the beach of these 2 island is even clearer and more beautiful than Phi Phi Island. There was a lot of fishes beside the beach for tourists to feed them with bread. But 1 thing made me sad was the beach chairs were provided with rental. 2 chairs rented for 150 baht (RM15) and the toilet fee is 20 baht (RM2). Everything in the phuket and in the other island become commerciallised with very expensive rate.
















Beside went to beach, we also have sight seeing tour at Phuket Island. We went to Thai temple, Jungceylon (biggest shopping mall in the Phuket), and walked along the 2 main streets of the Phuket. There are many pubs with many 'lady boys' and foreigners drinking the beer and watching world cup. The seafoods in the Phuket Island are vrery expensive.




The Thai style fried rice and fried 'Kwoe Tiau' is are very delicious but very expensive. The pineapple fried rice is 190 baht (RM19) and the shrimp fries 'kweo tiau' is 160 baht (RM16). The dinner was treated by my Thai friend, Sue, so very thanks her for the wonderful meal.


Sue also brought us to the seafoods restaurant in the down town where the price is more reasonable. She and her boy friend treat us again the dinner with big fresh oyster. It was my first time to eat fresh oyster, very delicious.


Last day of the trip we follow Sue went to down town by motorbike fetched by my friend because I don't have liscence. At down town we saw the Thai style fried Hokkien mee. It is different from the Malaysia fried Hokkien mee, but very delicious. We went to TESCO LOTUS for shopping and at the same time we enjoyed the non HALAL burger that is impossible found in Malaysia. It taste great and delicious and have some 'piggy' smell and taste. Hahaha....




We went back to Malaysia on 16/6/10 morning happily but with darker skin.

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