@dam

Hi guys. I leave for Thailand on Saturday night. My itinerary is pretty full, and I'm going to see much of the country over almost three weeks. However, my itinerary ends in Phuket on a Wednesday, but I managed to get a couple of more days off so I don't need to be back up at BKK for my flight out until Friday (flight leaves in the middle of the day- already changed).

I would've already purchased my ticket from Phuket to BKK, but I'm not sure if I should leave on Wednesday, Thursday, or on Friday and just transfer over directly from the puddle jumper to my international flight (how reliable are the plane schedules- I don't want to cut it too close!).

So, what I'm wondering is if anybody has any suggestions on some really cool things to do between Phuket and BKK. Where would you go? Right now I'm leaning to Phuket and maybe exploring the nearby mainland a little, but I'm not sure. It'd also be nice to hit BKK so I can get all of my souvinier/clothes/gift shopping done all in one shot on the last day of my trip, but I'm not really a city person, and I already have the reservations and everything to spend a few days in Bangkok at the start of the trip.