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Phuket turned out better than expected
The last time I went to Phuket was probably a decade ago...yes, I'm old. Remembered it as a noisy place. It might be because I stayed at Patong Beach. Did drive up to the other beaches but didn't leave any lasting impression.
Hence the suggestion to visit Phuket wasn't very well received by me but Trengganu's resorts had lost its appeal and we needed to find new places. So, with much skepticism, I went ahead with the suggestion. We flew there via budget airline. This is my first time on budget airline and it is great value for money. Tiger Airline was good. Everything went smoothly. i think it is okay for those less than 175cm in height and less than 75kg in weight. Anything more and the seats will prove to be a challenge.
Got there safely and took a cab from their airport. It was about S$25 from their airport to Kata Beach. Despite being a registered airport transfer, the taxi driver took us to a shop on the pretext that he had to sign some papers. A pretty girl was waiting for us at the shop, encouraging us to confirm with them on our transfers back to the airport and to book some land packages / island trips with them. Glad that it was just these things that they were pushing. We confirmed the transfers back with them. When we got to the hotel, we found out that the pricing they quoted was cheaper than that provided by the hotel. So it wasn't that much of a nasty experience.
Kata Palm Resort looked every bit that is on their website. Its location is 5 mins walk from the beach. The beach is too crowded for my liking hence we stayed in the resort most of the time. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience. We love it so much that we are already planning on our next trip back there. We might stay at Kata Palm if we are sticking to the same beach. Alternatively, we might explore one of the islands.
