I had been hoping to get across to Sodom City at the beginning of the month, immediately after KL's birthday party, hoping to catch up with Stevie, Fatboy etc, but it just wasn't possible.
I then thought about leaving it until the end of september, en route to the uk, but after some frustratingly boring nights in the bar (one notably awful one) I thought "to hell with it, I'll go now. It'll lighten my mood."
I would have preferred to travel to Utapau airport but Bangkok Air were asking 8,000 for the round trip! And although im paid 5,500 with Thai to Suvarnabhumi, which by the time i paid out the extra taxi fares, wouldn't have worked out too much different. But i was blowed if i was going to pay 8,000 for Bangkok Air to take me a shorter distance!
Weds 21st July
11.30 taxi to Phuket Airport. I had considered taking myself on the PCX, but in the end i was glad i didn't as it started to rain on the way. It wouldn't have felt too good standing around the airport in sopping wet clothes!
The Airbus was noticeably full of arabs and indians, with hardly any farang.
The flight was on time, and being a domestic flight, and having only hand luggage, I was through the airport in 10 minutes. Onto level 2 for a smoke before going down to level 1 to join the taxi queue. While i'm smoking, i'm approached by a tout. We argue a little about price but agree on 1200 including tolls. Great, no need to join the taxi queue.
4.30 Arrive Chaba Hut in soi Bourkhao. Just 5 hours door to door!
Note to Sodom Mongerers: - you can't use the "inconvenience" excuse! It's so easy for you to come to Phuket!
Chaba Hut is conveniently located, and although isn't luxury, has everything you want, including spacious room, wi-fi, swimming pool etc. And the staff were very helpful and courteous the whole time. Never batted an eyelid at my antics either!
Incidentally, the bum hose is so fierce, it gives new meaning to the phrase "colonic irrigation". I heard many of my visitors yelp when they turned it on. Indeed, by the end of my stay i used to listen for it, with a grin of anticipation!