week in phuket

the resort was fantastic. as one would expect from a marriott. we had a 2-room villa shared with my parents. edward and marj got the next door villa. we should have invited the whole baranggay. the villas were huge! it's bigger than my old house in the states.

i thought marriott would be expensive based on the reviews i've read but it was surprisingly reasonable. the services, the food -- makati shangri-la's way more pricey! we tried some of the restaurants and the pool side food service but most of the time, we cooked in the villa as we had a blast shopping in tesco's (UK supermarket chain).

did a city tour with super trustworthy and super nice local guy, kom (i found him on tripadvisor). he took us to phuket town and to patong beach and to all those touristy sights i don't remember the names. pretty affordable. THB 2000 for 8 hours! can't beat that! fyi, the resort is FAR from patong beach and phuket town. it's very near the airport, though, and blue canyon golf club so it's the best resort to stay at when playing golf!

had the best thai meal (not spicy) at the phuket airport (thai airways restaurant). the authentic thai place kom took us to was TOO much for me. everything was super spicy! i finished two bottles of pepsi after taking my first bite! hah!