Phuket

In the interests of full disclosure, I am now working in Phuket, so let me talk a little bit about Thailand here and Phuket specifically. 

Phuket is an island for tourists and if you like what it offers for tourists you will be fine. There are myriad bars, shooting ranges, go cart courses, lion shows, lady boy shows, golf courses and so on. If you are not into any of the above, this is also not a problem. You can find deserted beaches, small quiet villages, out of the way restaurants and roads that have not seen a car for days. You just have to know where to look. 

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You can see you can have your fill of treasures, either swimming on a deserted beach, picking fruit at your leisure or visiting a Temple. This one is at Chalong but there are Temples everywhere. I went for a big Buddha celebration last week where we had to light a candle and walk around the Temple three times. Three and Seven seem to be a sacred number in many religions. My candle kept going out because of the wind and the person walking beside me kept relighting it for me which was kind of nice and so typically Thai.

Yesterday after school,  I decided to go to the beach because it was 34 degrees centigrade, to-night after school I think I will play golf and this week-end take a bridge off the island to look at some limestone cliffs. Does life get any better than this?