Phuket Town

So we arrived this morning in Phuket. The air, omg the air, fresh air... The airport's one section looks out over the ocean, very nice. There is also forest everywhere. I love the forest. We got on a taxi to come to Phuket Town and met and American guy on the taxi. He is doing the same thing as us, so we asked him if he would like to travel together to make the taxi fairs cheaper and so that he and us could have some more company... We paid for accomodation in this very cheap place, 380 baht per night. Air-Con at least and the showers are next to the toilets. Very strange... We caught a taxi to Patong beach and I dont like it too much. Very very touristy... the locals are so much fun to be with and its cheaper away from Patong. The stuff we bought in Bangkok was more than half the price than at Patong, so as soon as they find out that we can get it cheaper in Bangkok they drop their prices insanely. My sister is loving it because the local markets have shoes that can fit her now and we have the nice bargaining chip. Neil Stuppel tells me that the night life at Patong is amazing. Really didn't like the touristy thing so we came back early. Well sorta early. There was an accident on the main road connecting Phuket Town with Patong that took forever to clear. The american guy that is traveling with us is also keen on the same things that we are. He is from Seattle and his name is Christaan. Not too sure on the spelling though. He is 30 and is a constuction lawyer. Very nice guy. Laid back. So the plans for tomorrow are to see the less touristy beaches and then after 3 nights accomadation here in the dodgy place we are going to get a bungalouw or hotel near or on the beach. Just some of the places are really expensive. My sister and myself are trying to get Christaan to eat some food off the streets but he isnt too keen yet. Though I cannot and will not emphisise how good the food is on the streets. We ate in a resturant in Patong this afternoon and my sister and myself could not help feeling dissatisfied, not that the food was bad... just that the food on the streets is really good. The night life might be happening in Patong but we are a fair way away from there so we are thinking of seeing what is to be had here in Phuket Town. I reckon its going to be nice. Another thing is that staying in this cheap dodgy place is almost the way to go. You meet so many foreigners and travellers, its soo cooool. The travelers card worked in Bangkok, we could pay for the flight and food there with it, also we could draw some cash. Neil says that he had problems here in Phuket... Ill say that we are going to be pretty fucked if that is the case here. We will have enough cash to get away but that means that we have to leave tomorrow. Maybe the American guy can help us out if there is any issue. The next beach we are planning to go to tomorrow is... kata beach. Also Neil reckons that the beach called nai harn beach is nice and quite. We'll see what happens. Once again sorry about the lack of pics... Will update the blog when its possible... Maybe add some more information as I think of it... like um, oh ya I went for another massage yesterday. Though I think it might have been a tranny that gave me the massage. Who cares she/he was hot and the massage was great. Once again and thankfully there was no happy ending. Planning on looking for another parlour around here. R30 for an hour long massage is nothing. Also looks like there are some new people to meet here at the lodging. Cheers, Andrew out...