Thailand Part 2: Phuket (Feb. 23-25, 2014)

After Bangkok, we spent 3 days in Phuket.  One of the only reasons we went to Phuket was for the BBQ Beatdown that occurs on the last Saturday of each month.  We stayed in Chalong which is basically the area for gyms, Muay Thai training, and fitness centers.  We stayed at the Baan Suan Resort.

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We flew from Bangkok to Phuket and didn't get to our hotel until late afternoon.  After checking in, we went swimming in the pool.

Pool

Our living room

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We spent the morning/early afternoon swimming and laying out.  In the afternoon, we went to Big C which is almost identical to Walmart.  It was a shock to our system.  We haven't been in a Walmart for almost two years.  We needed to pick up a few things for our 5 nights on Ko Phi Phi.

Hanging at a bar

Some of the essentials we bought at Big C

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Just like the day before, we spent a good portion of the day hanging out at the pool.  In the afternoon we went to a convenience store and saw someone wearing a shirt with Korean on it.  Zach read the guy's shirt and it said something about 'Busan'.  I approached him and asked where he got his shirt.  He said that he used to live there.  We told him that we currently live there and he asked if we knew any of the same people.  Sure enough, we did!  What a small world!!  That evening, we went to the BBQ Beatdown.

Zach makes an appearance in the video below.




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