Day 1
13 Nov 2015, Friday
Sunflower Garden at Changi Airport Terminal 2, Level 3 |
Following T's itinerary, we will be staying at Kata area in Phuket. There are two different transportation available - THB 200/pax by minibus where you will share with other tourists or THB 1000 per taxi. Taxi from Phuket International Airport to Kata will take around 1.5 hours and the minibus will take 2 hours. LQ and I took the cheaper option and were told to be the last to alight as everyone else stays at Patong area.
LQ and I sitting right next to the minibus driver |
Big Buddha Phuket
Address: Yot Sane 1, ตำบล กะรน อำเภอเมืองภูเก็ต ภูเก็ต 83100, Thailand
You can easily spot the Big Buddha from far far away as it is really big. Lol. This reminds me of my trip to Lantau Island in Hong Kong last year 2014.
Majestic |
Our minibus driver |
View from Big Buddha |
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Elephant Ride?
We passed by this tourist spot and saw elephants of different sizes. Look at this little angel who's being chained up!!! She has been constantly struggling out of the chain and repeatedly moving back and forth which you can see from the picture below. Urghhhh, so pissed!
Must Sea Hotel Phuket / Mussee Kata Boutique
Address: 100/81 Kata Night Plaza, Kata Rd, Muang, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83100
Address: 100/81 Kata Night Plaza, Kata Rd, Muang, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83100
Website: http://www.musseekataboutique.com/
Initially, LQ and I booked a private room at Fin Hostel. When we got to Fin Hostel, the receptionist offered us an upgrade to the hotel next door. We took a look at the room and gladly accepted the offer!
Throughout our stay at this hotel, the only thing to note that there is a nightclub next door and you will be hearing some club music up till late at night. We didn't find that a nuisance as it wasn't really loud.
Check out our cozy room below:
There are 4 "private" pools at the rooftop. The whole rooftop is decorated with surf boards, so colourful and nice!
HUNGRY - we had our lunch before boarding our flight before noon. T is taking another flight and thus she will be arriving later. LQ and I charged out of our hotel to look for a place for dinner.
Can't recall the name of the restaurant but the food was disappointing. It's located right at the end of the food street in Kata.
T joined us for dinner after she arrived.
Walking around in Kata, we spotted Elvis.
T jumped into the water happily the moment we got to the beach! She must have been a fish in her previous life!
We booked two tours for our next two days in Phuket via the tour agency on the right of Must Sea Hotel. The lady who speaks better English and another guy named himself Mr. Ben were really helpful in introducing us the islands that we should go. Also, we did some bargaining which gave us a pretty good price for the 2 packages. T was really surprised with Asian's bargaining skill. Hehe.
I will blog about our tour to James Bond Island on my next post! =)
Phuket, Kata 2015 Blog Posts
Initially, LQ and I booked a private room at Fin Hostel. When we got to Fin Hostel, the receptionist offered us an upgrade to the hotel next door. We took a look at the room and gladly accepted the offer!
Throughout our stay at this hotel, the only thing to note that there is a nightclub next door and you will be hearing some club music up till late at night. We didn't find that a nuisance as it wasn't really loud.
Check out our cozy room below:
View from the balcony |
HUNGRY - we had our lunch before boarding our flight before noon. T is taking another flight and thus she will be arriving later. LQ and I charged out of our hotel to look for a place for dinner.
Can't recall the name of the restaurant but the food was disappointing. It's located right at the end of the food street in Kata.
LQ while waiting for food |
Nah, no need for close up of the food as they tasted really average and NOT spicy at all. |
T couldn't handle her spicy padthai! Though it's not that spicy to us. Haha! |
First Wefie of the trip for LQ, me and T |
Andddd we went to the beach when it's dark, there's nothing much we could see |
Drinking at night before bedtime |
I will blog about our tour to James Bond Island on my next post! =)
Phuket, Kata 2015 Blog Posts
Nice written travel blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comment. :)
Deletehi there, may i ask for the driver contact number ? btw, does he speak basic english ?
ReplyDeletethis is my email address isanata_yeo@yahoo.com
thanks :)
Hi, the driver's name is Chai +66 85-667-6698. Yes, he does speaks basic English, no problem with communication. Emailed you too. Cheers.
Deletehow much u paid for the James Bond island & Raya island tour? Thanks..
ReplyDeleteHi Yeow, I couldn't remember the price of the tour. We tried to slash it down at least 30-40% of the original price I think.
DeleteHello, may I know the name of your tour agency name during your trip at Phuket?
ReplyDeleteKindly email me at pusfitahandayani@yahoo.co.id
Thank you :)
Hi, I do not remember the tour agency name. It is in the same building of my hotel (Mustsea Hotel Kata Boutique) on the right hand side of the ground floor.
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