Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai) Ko Samui

We left Koh Pha-Ngan two days early, not because we didn't like or enjoy the island but we thought- 'seen it'. Time to see something else. We thought we were being original by taking the 09:30 ferry to Koh Samui, the neighbouring island. Original we were not- there were about 200 other tourists with the same idea. But once we got to the island, the …

Off we pop to Koh Samui, an island on the opposite coast of Thailand. So we get a coach across country then a boat to the island. The scenery on the way is glorious, with jagged outcrops of rock randomly poking out of jungle, worrying bridges, small shanty towns mixed with towering buildings and more death-defying moped riders than you can shake a …

Upon arrival in Koh Samui we were very ready to slow down and rest up. Particularly as Phils side had become very painful since the fall back in Siem Reap.

We had a nice hotel booked in Nathon near the main pier. We collapsed, enjoyed the pool and walked round the area. It was a little bit of a ghost town and we realised this was very …

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Sa-Wat-Dee Travelpod, ...and Mom! It has been awhile hasn’t it? Last we spoke, I was working my way back from Africa after an epic journey of sights, sounds and experiences. And to all those who asked that wretched question, yes, “I found myself”. Sigh! I concede that, although I was simply traveling, …

We got the ferry from Phi Phi Island to Phuket. This time we had our luggage carried to the pier which was handy and when we arrived in Phuket we got a taxi to our guest house. We arrived and it turned out we were right next to Sarah and Bellys really posh hotel, so it was perfect for when they arrived. It was a miserable day when we got their and …

Since arriving in Koh Samui 8 days ago we have seen almost every attraction worth seeing during the Low season. A high season visit to Koh Samui would be dominated by snorkelling and scuba diving so we have probably seen more on this trip that we would have during a high season visit. As an added bonus the weather has been fantastic! Cool, sunny …

Today was a busy day on a tour of the island. We started off going to the north east of the island to see some Wats and Buddhas. Kate once again loved all the glittering, ornate details, Craig meanwhile was feeling a little Wat-ed out, and over-heated. Apparently Kate's pretty peacock hand fan wasn't effective enough for him.

The viewpoint …

Hello readers,
I'm very sorry for the late entry but I have been very busy with school, Christmas, New Year and all of the other events that might delay my writing!

Christmas break was really nice as it was my first winter Christmas! Although through all my wishing, there was no snow...but according to the forecast, snow is due on …

First stop of the morning was Koh Sahn Rd where Jess bought some Ray Bans for $6 and some delicious Pad Thai for $2 a plate. We had no real direction in mind and just began to wander the crazy streets of Bangkok. You can't walk 10m without there being food stalls and men asking 'taxi', 'tuk tuk', 'ping pong show' or getting a suit made. Very …

There is no one harder nor has higher expectations on me than me. Perfection is an unrealistic & unattainable goal. The drive to improve, grow, learn, love, forgive & allow myself to be forgiven has to be pursued knowing, as I commented on the Big Buddha " a work in progress" pic, that our live's are always under construction and that's the …

Hello. Today we visited the Big Buddha temple again! We were lucky enough to have a special blessing by a monk. We knelt in front of him and he splashed magic water over us and chanted a mantra, then said "I bless you both on your travels" “I ...

... shops and crazy tourists on scooters. On the next day we headed to the north-eastern part of the island and visited the Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai), which is situated on a small island and is connected by road with the northern coast. It is ...

... same state as the rest of the cultural life we saw. We also saw the next big tourist attraction in Koh Samui being build. A big Buddha temple and figure all in hollow concrete. Most cost efficient as a Chinese women and her husband explained to us. ...

One of Koh Samui’s bizarre sights is the Big Buddha Temple. As you may imagine, the central attraction here is the Big Buddha. However, there are also various shrines and other stuff. There is a huge emphasis on good fortune and you can, for only ...

... children there, giggling at the rocks that resemble the female and male genitalia. We then hired a moped and went to the 'Big Buddha' temple, which was basically a twelve metre high gold statue. It didn't quite have a genuine Thai temple feel to it. We ...

... got to do lots of different things. It started with an elephant ride followed by elephant and monkey shows. We then went to a big Buddha temple, saw a mummified monk and got to feed baby tigers. After lunch we got taken up on a safari to a nice waterfall ...

... per day from the hotel reception so that we can save a lot on fuel. Our first destination was the Big Buddha Temple, the biggest temple in Samui. The buddha statue was a giant size and can be viewed anywhere in Bophut. We didn't enter the ...

... hang of this! A full tank of petrol is B80 (about £1.60) and got us around for the whole day. We first drove the Big Buddha temple (Wat Phra Yai), walked around and took some photos and then on to Wat Plai Laem with its jolly laughing Buddha. I'm not a ...

... is not as crystal clear as it could be. After the morning relaxation Dermot and I walked along the beach towards the Big Buddha temple at Wat Phra Yai. The walk consisted of meandering past several great looking but low key resorts but all were also ...

... to bail out claiming that they had expected a private tour. Eventually they rejoined us and we were off to the Big Buddha temple. Mayu was very quiet as she was concentrating on not getting travel sick and allowing her tablets to kick-in which left me ...