Greg and I just arrived back home last night from our holiday in Phuket, Thailand. Thanks to my parents we were able to stay in the family's timeshare. It was an experience of a lifetime to see how other people in the world live. The Thai people are extremely friendly and kind hearted...there is a friendly atmosphere in Thailand one that you can not explain but one that you must experience yourself. Greg and I were able to get into Phuket town and then to Patong...we just walked around the market areas, took in the views of the beautiful Andaman Sea and ate dinner in this nice little Indian restaurant that had quite an extensive vegetarian menu. We were also able to get tickets for a day excursion to the Phi Phi Islands and Phang Nga Bay via speedboat. We were able to see the "James Bond Island" this is where they filmed a couple of James Bonds films and then we stopped on the beach where they filmed "The Beach" we swam for a little while and then hopped back on the boat. We stopped along different points swimming in the most beautiful aqua colored water and snorkeling with Angel Fish, Parrot Fish and small yellow and blue fish....it was amazing how the fish would come up around us and swim with us. We saw Monkey Island and loads of monkeys in the trees...the workers threw them bananas and it was funny how they would all come running. Then we stopped off at Phi Phi Don for lunch and then another gorgeous white sand beach for some more relaxation!

We were able to rent a car and drive all around Phuket stopping off at various resorts and walking the sandy beaches. We stopped at a place in Karon or Kata for dinner and there was a baby elephant that I fed. Unfortunately it rained for 2 or 3 days while we were there and we had to cancel our sea canoe excursion and we were unable to book an elephant safari day trip but I guess next time!