This weekend, Casey and I had a nice little vacation in Phuket, Thailand! It was remarkably easy to do; Phuket’s really got its act together as a tourist destination. Passport control was painless with no visa required for US citizens, the airport had free wifi to get our bearings, and they were even handing out free SIM cards preloaded with 20MB data and a few phone calls. We topped up later for a couple bucks at a 7–11, but it was really comforting to have a bit of data for Google Maps right out of the airport. Also, the Thai baht to USD rate is pretty favorable, so prices were pretty reasonable.
Oh, and it’s pronounced poo-ket. The “h” indicates aspiration, meaning you make a little puff of air when you say it. Same deal with the “h” in Thai: you don’t say “thigh” either. Also, we visited the Phi Phi islands. Pronunciation? You guessed it: pee pee islands. Heh.
That’s all for now! Since Casey is between semesters and we don’t get housing in between, we’ve moved on to our next stop: Bangkok! We’re here for the next two weeks, where we’re staying at a pretty decent hostel with attached coworking space so I can continue to work. I’ll make a post at the end of this time with some photos from here.