The Holiday from our Holiday – Phuket

In light of the common saying, ‘I need a holiday from my holiday’, Andrew and I decided that we would do just that. So we landed on the beautiful island of Phuket in Thailand and headed to the Andaman White Beach Resort, which lies on a private beach 30km’s away from the main tourist section. We stayed in a spacious Sea View Room with a spa on the balcony which was absolutely stunning, did nothing the entire week except sunbake, swim, get a massage and facial, eat and drink watered down cocktails moving from our room, to the pool or to the beach.



The first day we arrived early and, with our room not ready yet, we fell asleep on the beach beds and then again on the pool beds before eating lunch. Then we checked in and were taken to our stunning room where we slept again and watched the sunset from our balcony.







Day two saw us move from the room to the pool and then to the beach to watch the sunset.









Day three we booked into the spa and both had a massage and facial, which we really needed after the grime in India. There was also a wedding taking place on the beach so we camped under one of the canopies at the other end and enjoyed the sunset from there.







Day four we chilled out some more, drinking coconut juice at the bar and walking the length of the beach to the rocks where we relaxed and enjoyed the vibrant setting of the sun.









Day five we didn’t even leave our room. We watched a couple of movies, read books, wrote blogs, ordered room service and slept a lot, watching the sunset light up the sky from our balcony.





On day six, our most eventful day, we left the room and ate lunch at the pool bar before I went back to the spa for an hour-long foot massage. We then went for a swim in the pool, before heading down to the beach bar and chilling out on the gorgeous red lounges they set up the day before. We swam at the beach and stayed on the lounges to watch the stunning sunset. After dinner we enjoyed drinks with a beautiful couple we’d met, Chris & Sneh from Sydney.





















And so, well rested, we checked out on the final day to catch our plane, via KL, to Melbourne, our final destination before the inevitable flight home.