Phuket - A wild and wet vacation!

When we got married, my husband had just joined a new Company and we were setting up a new home in a new country… So, we couldn’t have a typical honeymoon getaway… He promised to make it up to me and he did it, with lots of lovely vacations at places of my choice… On one such getaway last August, we went to Phuket, Thailand. 

I love private beaches and a beach front cabin is just so perfect! We found this perfect resort that offered us both! 

View from the sun deck!

 

A private beach party is held in the resort every Wednesday…. This allows the guests to mingle, swap stories and enjoy some good sparkling wine and Thai starters – all free!

Waking up to the first rays of sun and sound of the waves, 

now that’s a perfect start of the day…

Usually Shashi likes to just relax on the beach chair or in the pool… But this trip, I was determined to try other activities as well and so, dragged him to the town near Patong beach. Tip: If you plan to have an activity filled trip, book your hotel near the town area. You’ll have to forgo private beach but you’ll save time and money travelling… Anyways since we had already booked for 8 days, we couldn’t change that…

When in Phuket, you have to go island hopping! The waters around Phuket are filled with stunning smaller islands and islets. So we hopped on the speedboat to James Bond Island, Phang Nga Bay, Krabi and Phi Phi...  Next three days were spent exploring Maya Bay beach, Pileh lagoon and the Viking caves…  I guess I should let the pictures do the talking here!

We canoed to explore the hidden caves and lagoons; we saw the stalactite caves, bird nest formations and the stunning isles covered with dense forests jutting majestically from the sea… We watched the waves rise and fall and the jelly fishes and sea snakes glide along… the monkeys hopping around and bats hanging high… 

But the best part was snorkeling… Now, I don’t know swimming, but life jackets take care of that and our guide was kind enough to navigate me in the waters… The view was heavenly! The fishes in all colours in the world gliding by gracefully, the coral reefs, and the entire underwater world and in all this you feel one with the nature… You are aware of every single breath you take…. I was totally in awe of the mighty creator…. I guess this is the best form of meditation…  All I can say is that it was magical…

Rest of the days were spent in strolling in the city, shopping, general sightseeing and hunting for good Indian vegetarian food (Hubby dear’s basic need)…. And yep, we were lucky! We met this guy who had come from a small village in Punjab to open a Punjabi family restaurant in Phuket. He was god sent! The food was delicious and so cheap; it was almost a shame… No wonder we went there again next day for the dinner… Every dish we tried in this small restaurant was scrumptious!  We spoke to the owner, who turned out to be a very nice gentleman….

We also experienced the wonders of Thai massage and Lomi massage, tried Thai food, and spent couple of days alternating between the sea waters and the pool! The evenings were spent either strolling on the beach and sipping wine at the bar or lounging on our private sun deck, watching the sun go down to let the stars twinkle into the night… 

If there an expression to describe this tour to the land of Buddha its just this - Absolute bliss!