Phuket...

After a freezing bus ride to Sydney from Canberra sitting next to a woman who was once possibly a man, I arrived at Sydney airport to find an overexcited Trish waiting for me. The flight was not eventful which is exactly how I like them - although a little longer than I had anticipated at 9 hours.

We arrived to check into our hotel late and were happy to find their restaurant spilling out onto the sand on the beach and the beers appropriately cheap.

Patong beach is a bit intense - like an asian vegas. We spent some quality time at the pool and a small amount of time at the beach. there seemed to be not many people swimming at the beach and after the fourth piece of rubbish brushed against my leg masquerading as a creature from the deep I realised why and retired to the safety of the pool.