Wrapping it up

We are pretty much wrapping up our little journey and preparing to come back and enter the real world. Yikes. Nothing much to report except that we finally caved into the pirated media world. They seriously have every DVD/CD you can think of no matter how new they are for less than $2. This one guy took us to his back room which stocked thousands of DVDs and we couldn't resist. They have movies that aren't even out yet and most have proven to be of surprisingly high quality. You can get Simpsons all the way through season 15 as well. We spent a week at one of the nicest resorts in the world on Phuket for free. Quite a change from the exposed wire, non flush toilet, and general squalid room we have become accustomed to. Thank you Marriott Rewards points for finally being useful and to the years of reckless spending on my CC that provided those points. The beach was virtually empty for miles because Marriott paid off the government to declare the area a National Marine Park so no one else could build around them. Needless to say, it was incredible. Between our free week in Samui and now Phuket, we have become quite spoiled again. Perfect for our return to the west.