Phuket. An Island 72 meters wide and 122 meters long. Beautiful beaches, crazy driving and many Aussies (down under is just a 5 hour plane ride away). On our first eveing we experienced Loy Katrong, the full moon festival where hand made fire balloons rise to the moon by the hundreds. After 24 hours of travel, we sat along the Andaman Sea and watched these fire ballons drift away.
Next morning, we rented a motor scooter; and despite the fact that Tom has been here many times before - his scooter driving is, well, captivating, as he flys around corners, ignores stop signs and generally fits into the chaotic rhythm of Phuket traffic!
The beaches of Phuket roll out just below the rising hills, filled with sharp rocks, palm trees and hundreds of unknown fauna... just beautiful.
Many wonder how this paradise looks, 3 years (almost to the day) after the tsunami. You'd never know it hit. All is fully operational and though there is a lot of construction going on - it's new buildings going up, not tsunami recovery.
Mom Tri's Villa Royale is the most exclusive resort along the banks of the Andaman Sea - and our exhibition hall is one of the most beautiful and scenic places to show our work. (pictures to come)
((Tom's view)) Things are starting to go a little more smoothly. We're still having minor malox moments because our crates, as of yet, have not arrived. There always seems to be a glitch or two, something as simple as a money wire transfer that should have taken 10 minutes, ended up taking 4 hours, so our work could not leave Bangkok today - and won't leave until tomorrow - 6 days after arriving there. But as I've learned through experience, whether you're shipping cross country or across the world, the advice is follow up, follow up, follow up; take nothing for granted and always leave room to trouble shoot. At the end of the day, if you can sip a mai tai, watch the sunset, catch a tuk tuk ride, you realize that all the hard work and headaches are worth it because this place is magical.
more photos soon!
2 comments:
you're going to have to learn how to drive those scooters soon dad. so next time i come to phuket with you there is no crashing into 4 other ones...love ya, wish i was there
It sounds as though you've discovered heaven. Everything sounds so beautiful and looks even better. I was actually getting hungry looking at the food. The people there seem very kind and gentle. And so the excitement you are experiencing resonates throughout your blog, I wish I was there (someday)... Keep up the good work and lots of luck with the show. (hopefully you will have noting to take home)
LOL
Roe & Joe
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