The Sunsets Over Paradise...
| 04 July 2009
Due to a extreme lack of time I am going to post a few of the 35 or so photos I snapped of the sunset- After spending the entire day at the beach- a nice shower, little relaxing, I walked along the main beach avenue to capture some of Patong's rumored sunsets... all was true, almost sureal... and there are just few people scattered along the beach (mainly locals) that are just sitting and watching the sun sink behind the horizon of the sea....
One thing I have learned on this trip and especially in Thailand is that taking a step back and enjoying nature is very relaxing... we all say that in America... but how often do we actually do it!
Patong Beach...
| 04 July 2009
I think the beauty in Patong Beach comes in the evening when the 1 million Aussie tourists retreat to their hotels and fill the local pubs... that all have signs outside that say "Aussie owned"... does that make the beer taste better, because I am quite certain that a bottle opener is the same everywhere! I am not knocking the Aussies because they are all very friendly and have a very good friend who is a chef from Australia...
Here is a snap shot of Patong Beach- during the day...
At low tide the beach is very wide, the locals told me that the sea is much nicer during December/Jan. now it is monsoon season...but somehow I have been lucky not to catch much rain!
These chairs and umbrellas line the entire beach, I opted to walk the entire beach back and forth listening to some Jimmy Buffet, Marley, Grateful Dead, DMB, and some other of my favorites... then parked my behind on the sand for 3 hours and worked on that tan!
finishing off in 5 star style!
| 04 July 2009
Know how to roll in style! So, after my 48 hours of feeling uncomfortable in that other guest house- I so nicely checked myself into a 5 star resort hotel on Patong Beach, Phuket.
The price is about the equivilant of a generic Marriot room at home, figured I don't have a whole lot of time left, so why not roll in style!
the view from my room
you know your in a quality place when every towel is folded into a different shape!
the room has a meditation area, I had never seen that before in a hotel room... of course over lookiing the pool!
I feel like such a Rock Star here!
somebody has to do it!
