Koh Samet Ban Phe

... even weddings) and I went back to my hotel. Saturday morning I joined Gee in guiding the new recruits on a boat trip to Koh Samet which is like Spring Break all year round. We went snorkeling and sat in THE most comfortable beach chairs while Thais ...

... is lined with food stalls and vendors and the city is packed with people. Ban Phe also serves as the main point of transit for Koh Samet so we have been seeing lots of Thai and western travelers as they come and go from the island. I am very excited ...

... it is still a rubbish little place!  However we had a great couple of days here.  We planned to go to Koh Samet on the Saturday, but not appreciating the sheer number of teenagers making their getaway here for the long weekend, we decided to ...

... . Ban Phe is a small fishing town, used mainly as a transit point for weekending Thai’s and tourists travelling to the island of Koh Samet. This means that it is fairly quiet and not at all a resort town. We’ve been here for five days now ...

... supplementary to their usual English lessons and teachers as I had thought we would be. I hope we made a difference. Went back to Koh Samet last weekend (photo’s below). All checked out and waiting to be picked up. Will likely post again after our ...

... and spend frugally from Monday to Thursday and treat ourselves to meals out and trips at the weekend. We’re hoping to go to Koh Samet again on Thursday and hopefully explore the south of the island. I had my first ever massage the other day. It was ...

... . Good food, good prices. Just treated ourselves to a bought breakfast at our guesthouse and going to jump on a moped and check some more beaches out later. Then tomorrow we are off to the island of Koh Samet, which is a 30 min boat from Ban Phe. ~Nathan ...

... , sugar, and chili.   Sort of like a homeopathic drive through.  Tomorrow is Saturday, we might take the ferry over to Koh Samet for a day at the beach  but I’m not greatly keen on it since it’s so freakin’ hot. My ...

... ;      Give good, get good    Thai golden rule We took the ferry out to Koh Samet yesterday about noon.  These ferries are the ricketiest looking things - remember one sunk in the Phillipines about 2 ...

After a long and stressful journey we arrived in Ban Phe too late for a ferry to Koh Samet so we found a hotel and had our first hot showers in a while... luxury! The journey was not all smiles though. I had a bit of a cold and didn't feel my best but ...