Patong came and went in about 2 hours - 45 mins of that was the transfer there!! Completely chaotic. We traipsed our way through the night market which was peppered with Ping Pong Bars and some very annoying PRs, all of whom claimed their PP bar was the best, cheapest, most erotic etc. On catching a glimpse through some of the doors, we weren't sure which of the acts had the bollocks!!!! There were some really stunning looking "girls" walking around but as they say in Thailand, the prettiest girls in Thailand aren't! As much as an experience it was, we both felt a little uncomfortable from a safety point of view (thought we were being followed by pick-pockets etc) and decided to let that experience pass and wait until we get to the Islands at the weekend to view that Thai delight were it's apparently much more relaxed from a tourist point of view. We stood out like sore thumbs - very strange feeling to be in the minority! We headed back to our hotel after knocking down an extortionate taxi fee to a couple of quid, had a fabulous meal in our hotel restaurant Mingles, and have headed off to bed. Poor Dan hasn't really slept properly since yesterday afternoon and we've both been up since 5am this morning. Hopefully tonight will bring a normal period of sleep and we will be on "Thai time" come tomorrow morning. Having a day by the pool tomorrow and a reasonably early night as we are up early Saturday morning to fly down to Phuket. Beach here we come......!
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