Beach Haven and Shopping Paradise

Office conference was in Thailand this year and we got to spend 2 days and 2 nights in Phuket...absolutely brilliant. Especially for a beach bum like me. Pristine, untouched beaches with white sand and green waters.. bliss. The only sad part was that we got about 3 hours to shop in Bangkok and that was just not enough - though I suspect even 3 days would be less - ah well, at least I avoided bankruptcy!