19th and 20th July 2006

 
 
 

Busmates of mytravel back to Phuket

I had a bargain. Along Khaosan Road, you can ride a bus going to Phuket for a mere 450baht. To save money, most tourist take this ride going to the South of Bangkok.

A few minutes past 6pm we rode a 30 seater bus. For 40 minutes, we stopped 12 midnight for dinner at the place shown above. I cant help myself capturing this moment seeing hungry tourists eat at a place like "turo-turo" in the Philippines. Before 1am, we traveled again south to change buses by 6am. 6am we have diffrent buses to ride depending on the point of destination each of us is heading for. 630am ride a mini truck/jeep to a bus going to Phuket. Around 12noon, we arrived in Phuket Town bus station.

During the idle time of changing buses, Hank of Holland, Molly of Hawaii, Ed of Ireland and I had a few laughs on our bus experience.

- Hank stands at around 6"2' (or even taller) is fortunate to have a good legroom. Its like a VIP seat for him with that long legs of his.
- Leg Room is just enough for 5"7' people and below. you cant stretch it any further
- The first 6 hours without eat would reall make you hungry. And you dont have a good selection of food.
- We were just sleeping when the bus was stopped to kick us out
- We felt we were kicked out of the bus one time, as they did not explain in detail that its time to change buses.
- Molly lost his luggage in the airport
- Hank had a miserable time in Bangkok due to traffic

Ed and I dont mind whats happening. As we all agreed, we cant expect much with the price we have paid for. We got the ride for a cheap price and we never really expected an excellent service!


My objective today is to get to the airport as soon as possible to find the shipments sent for me. As soon as I arrive in Phuket, travelled an hour in a motorbike to Patong Beach for the free 7 days stay at my previous place in VISES Hotel. I took a quick shower and headed forth Phuket Airport for the shipment. Before 4pm, am already at the airport and unfortunately the airlines I was supposed to look for is in Bangkok.

We are currently experiencing difficulty in transfering information. Now I am sent back to my place and will wait for any further information from them.

Now I can have a good rest!