The Poop Deck

Thailand: The Country With Funny Names

Welp, we just made it back from a much needed vacation to one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Phuket is amazing, and Bangkok is vibrant, making Thailand the perfect destination to forget about work and the silly Japanese. I took many pictures, none of which do it justice, but they're here to give you an idea of just how nice the place is. First, though, I need to explain some background information so the pictures make a bit more sense.

-Our first destination was Bangkok, where we stayed for one night (March 10 - 11). Our flight to Phuket was later in the day on the 11th, so most of our sightseeing was done during that day.

-We were late to the airport to catch our flight to Phuket on the 11th, but thanks to an insane taxi driver we made it just moments before it took off. As a reward for being late, Thai Air upgraded us to First Class (we went upstairs on the airplane!) for free, and we didn't find out until we boarded the plane. Aside from lots of room, we had first class service, reclining chairs with leg support, extra storage space... it was great.

-The hotel we stayed in was a five star resort, the Twin Palms. However, it has recently opened, and offered very low prices as a start up (which is why we could afford it). It was probably the nicest place I have ever stayed, and included lots of perks. For example, we got free spa time (massages, scrubs, whatever), free quality breakfast, free seafood dinner, an incredible room, and airport transportation. You'd never guess the price we paid for five nights, but I can assure you it's much less than you can imagine.

-Some friends of ours from work planned the same vacation as we did, but they left earlier and took more time off. However, they sent emails giving advice on hotels (one of which was the Twin Palms) and we met up with them once we arrived in Phuket. You'll see many pictures of Laura and Jonas.

-I didn't take many pictures the first two days in Phuket because I was too busy relaxing. However, on the third day, we took part in a 4-in-1 tour. I have many pictures from the events of that day.

-Our camera doesn't really take good night pictures, but I put some of them online anyway. Laura and Jonas have a really good camera, though, and took a whole bunch of pictures (at night and during the day) which I will post once I get them. Unfortunately, most of the resort pictures I took were at night, so the views are a bit limited.

I think that's about all of the important stuff. The rest of it should speak for itself. I must say, though, that if you ever have a chance to visit Thailand (Singapore Airlines offers a direct flight from NYC to Bangkok) please jump on the opportunity. It is so beautiful, and well worth a visit.

Thailand: Life was tough... wake up, eat breakfast, go to the beach, drink smoothies, go back to the resort, jump in the pool, eat some more, swim some more, relax a bit, eat again, and fall asleep. Repeat for 5 days.