We arrived in Phuket with half the Buchan clan to meet the other half, Molly and Dad! The whole passport issue was miracuously worked out in Seattle with Molly getting a brand new passport in 1 day...on her birthday!
We had a seamless trip from Bangkok to Phuket to the Hilton on Kata beach. We found Molly and Dad at the breakfast buffet and it was so great to have the whole family together, especially after all the uncertainty whether they would be able to come or not. I was so blessed to see my family, and see them in beautiful Phuket, Thailand! The Hilton was deluxe, with great pools, another killer breakfast buffet, and a great location just across the street from the beach!
We had a seamless trip from Bangkok to Phuket to the Hilton on Kata beach. We found Molly and Dad at the breakfast buffet and it was so great to have the whole family together, especially after all the uncertainty whether they would be able to come or not. I was so blessed to see my family, and see them in beautiful Phuket, Thailand! The Hilton was deluxe, with great pools, another killer breakfast buffet, and a great location just across the street from the beach!
The next week in Phuket flew by, our time mostly spent catching up while sitting/swimming at the pool or beach, playing cards or backgamman and generally enjoying the sun! We had 2 daytrips out to nearby islands-first, to James Bond island, fittingly named as The Man with the Golden Gun was shot there. We took very loud, wet long boats to reach JB island, but it was beautiful when we got there! From there we went on a kayaking trip into some caves, very cool as well, and finally we had lunch on another island. Once we got back to the main island, we had one more stop-elephant riding! We stopped at the elephant adventure park, where we not only rode elephants, we saw them do tricks as well! The adventure did not stop there either, after the elephant show, we watched a monkey show, rode in an ox cart, sat on a water buffalo, and watched a Thai cooking demonstration. Whew, it was a full afternoon and they packed in the Thai experiences!
Our next day of outings turned out to be even better! We took a speed boat (all of us, minus Toriann who had a stomach bug ) out to the beautiful Phi Phi islands! The first stop was on Monkey beach where we did some snorkeling and then went to a beautiful, white sand beach filled with people and monkeys! Our stop was short and before we knew it we were heading through beautiful cliffs to another beach, the beach where the movie The Beach was filmed. It was simply amazing with white sand, thick forests, and turquiose waters surronded by cliffes!
I am so grateful that I got to spend quality time with my family! It was much need after being on the road for the past 5 months! They are amazing, supportive, loving and so much fun! Thank you so much fam for coming to Thailand and treating Toriann and I to the Hilton, but also to some family TLC! I love you guys so much!
Our next day of outings turned out to be even better! We took a speed boat (all of us, minus Toriann who had a stomach bug ) out to the beautiful Phi Phi islands! The first stop was on Monkey beach where we did some snorkeling and then went to a beautiful, white sand beach filled with people and monkeys! Our stop was short and before we knew it we were heading through beautiful cliffs to another beach, the beach where the movie The Beach was filmed. It was simply amazing with white sand, thick forests, and turquiose waters surronded by cliffes!
I am so grateful that I got to spend quality time with my family! It was much need after being on the road for the past 5 months! They are amazing, supportive, loving and so much fun! Thank you so much fam for coming to Thailand and treating Toriann and I to the Hilton, but also to some family TLC! I love you guys so much!
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