I was in Phuket about three weeks ago and it was just as I remembered, loud, and crazy. I think that anyone going down south should plan to stay in Phuket for a couple of days. Although Samui is the obvious choice over Phuket, it is still worth going and checking out the madness that is Patong for a couple of nights. If anything it will just make you appreciate the beauty that is Samui a little bit more. Samui is great beacuse it has the perfect balance of party and relaxation. You can stay at beautiful resorts (some with private beaches), lounge on the beach or by the pool all day, then head to the clubs at Chewang beach. The only down side is that I've noticed over the past three years the cost of a taxi or songtaw has gone up darastically. Make sure you barter the price they give you, but even when you do the price still ends up seeming less than fair. See, there are so many tourists in Samui now that a lot of taxi drivers won't even bother giving you a fair price because they now that five minutes later an inexperienced traveller will be curbside, ready to part with their cash, not thinking to ask for a lower price.

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