Just Phuket

Phuket looks like a casually vulgar phrase of some kind. For instance, if Naomi Kline sold her soul to the devil and started writing copy for Nike, her first ad might sound something like "Just Phuket". Or... Tired of the rat race, I quit my job without telling them. I went to the airport and stumbled in anger and resentment up to the counter, and I must of muttered something that sounded like Phuket because this is where I ended up...    But, alas, this is SEA (South East Asia), which means nothing is pronounced according to the rules of normal English. So, Phuket is actually (unfortunately) pronounced "Poo-get", which is perhaps somewhat vulgar-sounding but somehow infinitely less cool. Likewise, the island of Phi Phi is pronounced "Pee Pee". Perhaps this was an omen.   We visited both Phuket and Phi Phi and they, unfortunately, are very over-developed. In terms of more sustainable development, we have much preferred the Malaysian islands: Pulau Perhentian and Pulau Tioman.   Have I mentioned that Anne swam with sharks? Yep, and we saw a giant blue-green sea turtle which was the size of a Volkswagen.    NB