A week in Phuket, Thailand

We had planned on taking a trip to another country before returning to the states. There is always a chance of us not returning to Japan, so we had to take advantage of being on that side of the world. We bounced around between a few different locations including Korea, Vietnam, China, and Malaysia before finally landing on Thailand. I have to give all the credit to Nathan for this one. He did all of the research and he was the sole chooser of our destination, flight arrangements, and resort. He told me he had chosen Thailand, but I actually did not know where exactly until a few weeks before our departure.  

He chose Phuket because after spending 6 (9 for him) long cold months in the city, surrounded by sky scrapers and subways, nothing sounded better then laying on a warm beach and just relaxing. We had done all of the walking and sight seeing we could handle and we really just wanted to go somewhere beautiful and relax. We were also excited because Thailand was known for being inexpensive when it came to food and especially shopping. So to sum it up, it was going to be warm, sunny, relaxing, and cheap which is the complete opposite of Osaka in every way. 

Thailand did not disappoint. It is the most scenic country I have ever visited. The clear waters and white sand beaches are completely surrounded by mountains of green jungle and the views are breathtaking. Everywhere we went we were met with Thai traditions; fresh papaya, guava, and mango juice, cool refreshing towels, and the bows accompanied with the greeting S̄wạs̄dī.

Enjoy the pictures below from our stay. It was hard to narrow down which ones to post! 

A welcome gift 

Our jacuzzi  

A nice view of our resort. The area pictured was where we had breakfast, and at night it was a Thai restaurant. 

 

Where we ate lunch most days

The water was "dangerous" every day we were there except for one, when we were advised " Do Not Swim." 

That breathtaking view I mentioned 

Part of our resort, taken from the beach

Thai fruits were served everyday  

Thai fruits are weird. 

The resort all lit up and stunning at night

A few of our Thai appetizers

The most gorgeous flowers I have ever received  

The size of that butterfly = unbelievable

Heading to the beach cocktail party 

I was obsessed with these red elephants (in case you cant tell from the rest of the pictures)