I can’t believe that it’s already been a year since we got married! The past year has been nothing but wonderful, and for our first wedding anniversary, we decided to celebrate it in a different country — Thailand. It’s one of the countries in Asia that I want to visit because of their famous beaches and shopping malls, but I recently found out about their massive selection of books and huge bookstores. That’s for a different post though, because this specific blog post will be about the time that we’ve spent in the wonderful island of Phuket.
We stayed at Woraburi Phuket Resort & Spa which was situated at the heart of Karon Beach. The beach itself is pretty accessible from the hotel because Woraburi is just across from it. We booked a superior room, but we were upgraded to their deluxe room for free. The room is big and spacious with a strong touch of classic Thailand. The hotel staff were very kind and accommodating, especially for us foreign to the place. The breakfast food buffet was great; they serve different food each morning. Plus, they also have free Bangkok iced popsicles for their guests!
The hotel also serve drinks, pizza, burgers, and other Western dishes via their Smile Restaurant. It is where we had our Valentine’s dinner, and we pretty much enjoyed the food that we ordered. Another option for food was the dry market a few blocks away from the hotel which serve mostly seafood!
Smile Restaurant, Woraburi, Karon Beach
Seafood Champion, Karon Beach
We also had two tours lined up for our whole stay in Phuket, the first one being, of course, none other than the Phi Phi Islands tour. We really enjoyed this whole day tour as we were able to learn the history of the islands as well as explore and enjoy foreign waters.
Our next tour was Racha Yai, it was only a half day tour, so we were able to stroll around Karon beach in the morning. The Racha Yai tour, despite being only a half day tour, was as enjoyable as the Phi Phi Islands tour. It was where I was able to watch the sun set from the middle of the ocean. It was a pretty lovely experience!
Karon Beach Morning Stroll
Racha Yai Tour
Our last day in Phuket was spent strolling along Old Phuket Town which pretty much reminded me of the Philippines’ Binondo and Intramuros. It was really hot during our stroll, but I really had fun. We were also able to drop by a secondhand bookstore in the old town!
We were also able to spend the rest of the afternoon basking in the sun back at Karon beach. It was our last day in Phuket, so we wanted to do one last dip before we go back to the city. Overall, we had so much fun in this island. Our stay, we realized, was actually bitin.
We are currently back in Manila, but I think I left my heart in Phuket.