Thailand (Phuket) June 2013

Total cost incurred (3 days): 2,173bht (Rm224)

Bus: Phuket>Hatyai : 293bht
Hostel: Kool Backpacker - 350 bht + 250bht
Food: 533bht
Tuk tuk: 340bht

Phuket Bus Terminal 2 - all provincial (outstation) buses from Koh Samui or Krabi stop at this terminal. If you are going to Patong Beach , then proceed to Platform 12 and take a pink color mini-bus (10bht) to Bus Terminal 1. Hiring a local taxi to Patong beach from Terminal 2 costs around 200-300bht.

 

Phuket Bus Terminal 1 - On arrival, take another pink color mini-bus (10bht) which will ferry you to a local bus station in front of the Phuket Day (wet) Market Complex. From there, you can take a pick up truck or a blue bus (30bht) to Patong Beach or Bangla Road.

Local Bus Station (near the Day Market complex) - blue bus or pick up trucks to Patong Beach / Bangla

Patong Beach / Bangla Road (tourist haven, lady boys, live music, flashy neon light, beachside bars, modern shopping malls, beautiful beachfront, lively & vibrant for the young & seniors)

Phuket Town (8 hrs by bus from Hatyai or Koh Samui, old Chinese temples, Sino-Portuguese architecture, bus terminal 1 & 2, day market, Vegetarian festival - late Sept )

Kamala Beach - take bus from Phuket town (one hr); irregular bus service

The king of fruit I tasted in Phuket town - I paid 40bht (US$1.33) for one medium size Durian fruit and eat on a side walk in front of the Phuket town wet market complex - Oh I love the smell of it ! Not for those with a timid tongue ! You either love it or you hate it ! If you do not like durian, try the mangosteen, the queen of the tropical fruit .

Go banana in Phuket - pan cake & crispy crepes with banana, deep fried banana, banana milk shake, fresh bunches of banana .... and after all the banana eating, you can go for a banana walk in Patong beach. Monkeys love bananas !

" Being stuck in the past is like walking forward with your back facing the front. You always miss out on what's in front of you "