We arrived in Phuket a couple of days ago, and decided to try out the beach at Bang Tao – this Beach is about 1/2 way up Phuket Island and just south of the airport. We have never stayed here before, but at the north end of the beach is where most of the high-end resorts are. Also, my parents put in a few weeks here on each of their last 2 trips, so we figure it must be worth checking out.

We are staying at The Kris Resort towards the south end of the beach, it is more of a boutique hotel than a ‘resort’ and Mrs Columbus is far too adventurous to go in for one of those frilly high-end resorts. The Kris is also where my parents stay when they are here, and they quite like the friendly staff and the location. This area is very quiet and peaceful and it sort of reminds us of our stay in Khao Lak last year. Certainly part of that is due to the low season we are traveling in, as I suspect it is quite a bit busier here in the high season, although even in high season I assume it is a lot more low-key than the more renowned tourist beaches towards the south of the island.

So far we have not done a whole lot – Mrs Columbus caught a bit of a fever the day we arrived and we have been trying to take it easy while she recovers, but she is not that great at being a sick person and keeps trying to get up and about. I suspect we will extend our stay here for a few extra days so we can get back ‘up to snuff’ and then do a little exploring, but such is the nature of traveling without a fixed agenda 🙂

Unfortunately our Internet connection here is a little spotty, so we may not be updating very often…..