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Well my money issues are piling up only a week or so into the trip, not only did the cash machine at the airport eat my Debit card but then I lost my backup credit card because the stupid machines here give the money out before the card unlike the UK. Anyway I'm borrowing off Ben till Oz when mum will have left replacement cards for me when she goes mid November. Anyway so Phuket, well not quite what I was expecting to be honest, I mean I knew it was going to be touristy, but we're talking Malia and Faliraki touristy. It was heaving with Brits abroad getting anhilated day and night and basically hiring out Thai women for their holiday. It was a sad sight and we found it difficult to get into the swing of it all. Even the beach wasn't that enjoyable because it was pretty grimey from the millions of people packed into it, but also because Ben broke the bat from the bat and ball set within about 5 minutes and we both got burnt to hell. Anyway we decided we couldn't stay there for too long so packed up and went to Kho Phi Phi which was awesome. Really nice tropical surroundings, more picturesque and quaint and the tourists we more chilled. We did a half day boat trip around the Island which involved snorkelling (saw some pretty amazing stuff, including sharks) and going to loads of secluded bays and beaches, including of course the one where the movie The Beach was filmed. It was all pretty spectacular. The only downside was that we managed to lose Speedman, so that was the end of his trip unfortunately as well as our big plans for the 'Spot Speedman Around the World' franchise. Ah well. We got back to Phuket and just spent the night in the town before heading to Kho Phangan for the full moon party. Apperently it's going to be pouring down with rain the entire time so that should be interesting. Anyway I'm sure we'll make the most of it with a few buckets, well I will anyway I'm not sure how Ben is going to cope not getting drunk but we'll see how it goes.
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