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Chaweng Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Chaweng, Thailand
Ko Samui
This is a top pick! ... meet again in Beijing at least. The ferry over lands me in what I can only compare to Cancun. Samui´s beach (Chaweng at least) has been ruined by tourism. There are people EVERYWHERE, commercialization rears its ugly head in the form of ...
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Don't those b.st.rds....
This is a top pick! ... do anything but eating and drinking? For daaaayyyys? But, of course we did: we were good costumers of the massage girls!!! I read your kinky mind: no! I mean: Thai massage, oil massage, pedicure, manicure, facial, ... . We had our drinks and ...
Monkey business,hi-tech, French/Thai hotel,Italian
This is a top pick! ... Ko(h) Samui or Samui: Koh means island in Thai. It is an island off the south, east coast and is the third largest island in Thailand, with an area of 229 km˛ and a population of 47.874. It is located 560 km from Bangkok. It is rich with natural ...
Sight seeing Koh Samui
This is a top pick! We did the tour of the island in 1 day. A loooong day but it IS possible. Of course, we did not do everything but pretty much saw what we wanted. Highly recommended. The next day, we went diving to Koh Toa. It was OK. We are spoiled little brads ... ...
From Bangkok to the Gulf Islands
... to buy a bus taxi ticket to Cheweng Beach and also put down a deposit on some nice accommodation. Days 33 & 34 Chaweng Beach is beautiful. The most striking thing is the gorgeously fine and almost white sand. It looks to me like its coral ...
The Wedding
Saturday 30 June – Wedding Day Well this is it! The day we have all been waiting for. Saw everyone at breakfast and made various plans for the day and Bron and Deb spent most of the morning sorting things with the hotel staff who are so helpful and ...
Hot Season for the Thai Government
... , but I find them to be some of the more interesting conversations I've had here. As of the time I'm writing this, Thailand's parliamentary government has been dissolved, and protests in front of the Prime Minister's office draw crowds of over 100,000 ...
Survival of the keenest
... without bumping into one, except when you're in a rush and need to get to 'Unseen Travel Limited' (keenest travel agency in Thailand), pronto. 1st Tuk Tuk driver took us to the wrong agency for the coach pick up. Nice one fella. Jumped on another and ...
Ko Samui - costa del sol of Asia!
... soup - all very promising for when we get home! I sat and watched and prompted from the sidelines which I'm sure was much appreciated! Flying to Bangkok tomorrow morning for a couple of nights there before heading further north in ...
Koh Samui
... the full moon party by the end of the next day my cousin decided to head on his separate way to Central Thailand while Lucy and I headed over to Chaweng Beach. Chaweng Beach is said to be the party central for Koh Samui and to a large extent ...
Recovering from last night...
Afternoon Everyone Well what a long night, last night was. We went and watch Thai kick boxing, what a brutal sport. We watch competitors from the age of about 11 up to maybe late 20's. One guy, got so seriously knock out they had to carry him off. ...
14. nap. Kuala Lumpur, Koh Samui
... raktak minket nyolcassával, aszerint, hogy ki melyik partra megy. Kb. Fél óra múlva érkeztünk meg Chaweng-re, ez Samui keleti oldalán van, pálmafás, fehérhomokos part. Megérkeztünk a ...
Aaagh - do we really have to face the 13th day
Friday 29 June - Everyone slowly staggered to breakfast on the beach and all the funny stories from last night were shared to huge hilarity. We checked out of Chalala Samui and piled everything and everyone into various modes of transport and made our ...
The White party
After chilling in the pool all afternoon, we changed and all met on the beach. Everyone had to dress in white only and Bronwyn was dressed in her wedding colour of navy blue. It looked so amazing against the backdrop of the beach!! We had the most ...
Thailand 4 - Koh Samui
We decided to move up the island to Chaweng the busiest place on Samui. Carlene's cousin had stayed here and said the place she had stayed was ok so we headed there. Moby Dick's.... thats what it was called was ok, clean, big rooms but a bit sterile and ...
15. nap. Koh Samui
Ma kora reggel kimentem fotózni a partra. Ezeket a fotókat felteszem nektek, egyébként nem sok bejegyzés lesz, mert azon kívül, hogy pihenünk, nem nagyon fogunk csinálni semmit... Ami érdekes lehet, itt ...
Ko Samui
Arrivée a Samui a 14h10, très en avance. L'aéroport n'est pas un terminal mais plusieurs petites maisons typiques ouvertes sur l'extérieur. On récupère les bagages puis on se dirige vers le point de rdv pour prendre la ...
Ko Samui
O. se lève à 6h50 et va courir sur la plage. B. le rejoint a 8h30. Baignade et pause dans les coussins. Puis petit dej jusqu'à 10h30. Journée loose à chercher une excursion snorkeling le lendemain. Tout est complet. On se ...
Am I really going to Bangkok?
... long night's slumber in my air-con room. I was (and still slightly am) tempted to take some scuba lessons - especially in Thailand, which is hailed as the cheapest place in the world to become certified, as well as one of the world's best dive ...
Chaweng and Lamai, absolute paradise.
... earlier in the week. So far Koh Samui is the best island for tourists wanting the complete package and is relatively cheap. Chaweng town is our recommended area and has some great value for money resorts, plus a large selection of restaurants and ...
AIDS Temple
... that. I love what this temple does for its patients, and I absolutely hate what it does for the rest of Thailand. Monuments, museums, and sculptures dedicated to their inevitable pain and suffering caused by AIDs is not the way to alleviate the ...
Friends Corner Nam Phong
... only option in PC Thailand, but thankfully, imagination is one of the only tools PCVs come equipped with. P.S.- more about PC Thailand's work with HIV/AIDS can be viewed at www.pcthailandgigs.org, a resource website we created for PCVs in Thailand ...
Stretching, boat jumping and doctors
... ibuprophen'. So this is a quick update to bring you up to speed on the last 2 weeks or so as i head to Bangkok today to meet Maria, Jo and Holly as we venture into northern Thailand!! Chiang Mai is meant to be beautiful so i can't wait to get there! ...
Bit of bad luck
... and some of her friends, and we headed down to Lamai Beach to see the scene. Was pretty dead, so we met up with Prab back in Chaweng and partied it up. So today is a much nicer day, sun is out, and it's hot! Walked out on the beach this morning, ...
Chaweng Beach - The Brink Of Fail
... . The very real realisation was dawning upon me that I had no money and was actually facing the possibility of being homeless in Thailand, with no money for food. If I had stayed in the previous hostel they would have been fine with letting rent slide for ...
Thailand: Koh Samui, Chaweng Beach
... go to the final appointment with the doctor but we couldn’t afford to stay in the resort where we stayed before. Chaweng is the largest and most popular of Samui's beaches, and is usually divided into three sections: North Chaweng, Central Chaweng ...
Chaweng, Koh Samui, last island with T & C.
... that were thrown back and forth between each other...funny stuff. Thankfully they didnt come home with lipstick on their collars ;) The end of the island hopping for south Thailand and back up towards Bangkok for shopping and ...
Welcome To Dara Samui Beach Resort & Spa Villa
The Dara Samui Story: The story of Darasamui starts with Mr. and Mrs. Praisit and Gesinee Pangkanont, a couple working hard many years ago in Phuket, owning Tailor shops and Restaurants. Both Mr. Praisit and his wife Gesinee were actively involved in ...