Phuket for me is the sort of place you come to for your 2 week break from work. The beaches are nice, but are littered with sun loungers and umbrellas. The food and drink are cheap, relative to home anyway, and it has a decent enough night life.
The thing is it`s just not the place you really go to backpack through. It lacked character i guess is what i`m trying to say. It was like going to Kavos or Zante. When you go travelling you want to feel like your actually experiencing the country and not just being given an experience that is catered towards what the general Westerner holiday maker thinks you want.
On the other hand though the hostel i was staying at in phuket was pretty awesome! For the first time in months i could sit on a couch watching films till the early hours of the morning, and there was a food market to grab take aways from just 2 mins around the corner. So seeing as the beaches were`nt doing it for me i indulged in this life style instead. If anything it was like staying at a mates place for a few days, a good chance to catch up on sleep and get my washing done before getting a boat over to Phi Phi.
I did`nt know it at the time but those were much needed days of rest before my stint at "The Rock Hostel"
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did you catch up on Prison Break :p
xx
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