Trip to Thailand - Day 3

Bye-bye Phi Phi
Our last day on Phi Phi Island. Last night, over dinner we decided to go to Phuket. Original plan was to transfer to Ao Nang beach, but some people really eager to experience the famous Phuket nightlife. We checked out of the hotel early, had breakfast and made our way to the jetty. Kind of sad having to leave since I felt there was still a lot to explore on the island. Took the first ferry out to Phuket. We left at 9:00AM.

About 2 hours later, we were in Phuket. We had our van waiting since we already purchased the transport to Patong beach, on the ferry. We took off in a white van to the famous Patong Beach. The driver took us to a hotel, near the beach and Bang La Road. Later we would discover why he highlighted Bang La Road to us.

First glimpse of Phuket
But first, lunch. We toured the small town for halal restaurant. Luckily we found Cairo Restaurant. At last, proper halal food after 3 days. We all had good lunch, additionally with the big portion for everybody. And to our surprise, it was cheaper than Phi Phi. But of course, only comparatively. Back home, I doubt we'll say RM35 lunch as 'cheap' hehehe

After lunch, we stopped at the beach. Big dissapointment. The beach was only slightly better than our Port Dickson, and I think almost everybody knows how bad PD is. So go figure. The beach is totally over-hyped. Murky water and not-so-white sands. So just went back to the hotel to rest.

Cashless Phuket
Then Anis and myself rented a small Honda Click scooter since we wanted to find an ATM which would accept our Malaysian card. We saw Thai CIMB on the way to patong, so we wanted to try that. It was a bit scary since we're not sure if my license was valid in Phuket. Worse still, they kept my passport as collateral.

But we can't find the CIMB, later it didn't matter since Fahizam & Erman already tried their CIMB Malaysia card, but it didn't work. So we tried to use our credit card at money changer, also to no avail. Lucky we still had just enough cash for dinner and transport to the airport. But it meant, no souvenirs for us. Only some postcards. Next time, should be more prepared. Should've had my Visa PIN number instead.

The kinky Patong!
Dinner was again at Cairo Restaurant. Later we had fun watching Marco fulfilling his promise to try out durian, right after dinner. Thanks Marco, you're a good sport. At night, Bang La Road is transformed! Almost all the bars had live dance show. Performed by scantily clad girls and ladyboys. A lot of 'happenings' right in the open, by the roadside bars. Definitely not a good place to bring your child to! In this town, it's the guys that get harassed!

But none of us were really interested and we went back to hotel.

Accomodation at Phi Phi - THB700 (twin sharing)
Ferry to Phuket - THB300
Land transfer to Patong - THB150
Accomodation at Phuket - THB550
Lunch - THB320
Postcards - THB50
Scooter rental - THB200
Dinner - THB300