Phuket, Thailand

A typical choice for a typical Finn is to spend a holiday in Thailand. Finnish people usually visit Thailand or the Canary Islands. I have always told myself; "No, I don't want to go to Thailand, everybody has been there". Now I have to take that back, because yesterday I arrived to Phuket. There is a good reason for this destination though. It's close, cheap and I have friends who are there at the moment. Plan A was to go to Indonesia for a week by myself, but it's more fun with friends. 

Yesterday was was spent at airports and flying from one place to another. First from Langkawi - Kuala Lumpur and after 3 hours of waiting I was off to Phuket. Taru, my friend from Finland working in Phuket, was waiting for me at the airport. A big van took us from the airport to her apartment, where I will stay for a week. I arrived late so we didn't do much. We had dinner at a local restaurant and after we went by scooter to Kata Beach, where we had a drink and watched people surf in a bar. I need to try this!

Waking up this morning, I was all by myself. A bit tired after traveling yesterday so the pool outside the apartment doesn't sound like a bad idea. In the afternoon we drove to the Big Buddha and on our way down we went to Patong Beach for dinner and walked through the Pub street. Night clubs, bars, pubs, ladyboys, strippers... You name it!