The Honeymooners Arrive in Style

We know we're supposed to be enjoying quality time with one another instead of indulging in our usual tech-obsessed ways, but we can't help ourselves. Life is incomplete without the world wide web and the ability to share our honeymoon experiences in real-time with our friends and family. So here's a quick run down of our honeymoonventures to date:

Cathay Pacific First Class is a-ma-zing. All I ever wanted for the 12+ hour trans-Pacific flight was the ability to lay down flat. Done... And then some. I also had over 100 movies, dozens of games and 100s of TV shows to watch. I had gourmet dining at my fingertips, which Nelda and Casey (our flight attendants) would serve at my request. Jeng and I could share our meals together since our suite had seating for TWO. That's right... it was like a dining room in the air. For the visual representation of this suite, see Jeng's iPhone video on Facebook.

The amazingness continued to other parts of the flight. We got free toiletries (and not the cheap stuff) and a beautiful set of cozy PJs. The AIRPLANE bathroom was spacious with real towels, full size dermologica toiletries for you to freshen up with, and a really cool sink with a digital on and off switch. And prior to boarding, we also had full access to a private lounge with a full bar and private boarding entrance so we wouldn't have to deal with the riff-raff of the folks in economy (haha).

So that was just the plane ride from SFO to Hong Kong. Once we landed in Hong Kong, we took a shuttle to our hotel in the city. Exhausted by jetlag, we passed out and cancelled our Joel Robuchon reservations. We woke up early the next day to catch our flight to Phuket, Thailand.

We landed in Phuket and hopped in our private car for the 2.5 hour drive to Krabi where we're staying at the Phulay Bay Ritz Carlton Resort. More amazingness here as we were greeted by 5 staff and our personal butler (named Day) in a breathtaking entrance. (See another one of Jeng's iPhone videos on Facebook.) After a refreshing fresh lemongrass beverage, we were driven by golf cart to our private Ocean Villa and given a tour of our insane suite. (Jeng's working on that iPhone video too.)

This morning we enjoyed a breakfast buffet with the freshest of island ingredients. (Lychees, edible betel nut leaves and other foods grow on the property!) I was most impressed by the fresh honeycomb, pandan and lemongrass juice. If only I could expand my stomach!

We find it difficult to choose between being lazy at this indulgent resort and exploring nearby sights but we will venture out of this oasis to Railay Beach later today. While the meals, drinks and taxes aren't free, the flight and hotel stay has been courtesy of Jeng's hundreds of thousands of frequent flyer miles. Maybe him travelling so much isn't so bad after all...