Koh Samui
Travel Blogs from Koh Samui, Thailand
Bring on the tan...
... a stopover in Hat Yai, a nothing border town, & were dropped off at the ferry terminal for the islands. The ferry ride to Koh Samui was just like off a picture postcard - we knew we had made the right decision. We hopped on a saungthaew (a long ...
Beach break in Koh Samui
... deserted car park, at like 1am.. was pretty scary, but I think I just about got the hang of it in the end! Our last day on Koh Samui we had a boat trip.. it was VERY wet! But we went out to the Ang Thong marine park, which was really beautiful. We did ...
Beautiful Koh Samui
We arrived in Koh Samui and stayed in the quieter part on the edge of Lamai where we had a beachfront bungalow. We had a lot of freedom on the island as we hired a scooter and rode around the island eating at restaurants with wonderful beach views. ...
Time to relax...
Well we arrived here on Samui around tea time on monday after having to share our taxi from the boat with two mackems! haha. Met up with Vicky, Kev and his mate Ross.the place we are staying is in the north of the island called bangrak, in between bophut ...
Some serious beach time and motor bike renting
... I feel like in the tropics, it is possible for anything to have wings. Crickets have wings for gods sake. Koh Samui has been great to us, we have had such a nice and relaxing time here. Today is our last day and tomorrow ...
Koh Samui: 3rd May-present day
... posts in our Guest Book! It's been lovely reading them all! As we speak we're sitting in an internet cafe in Lamai on Koh Samui. Been here only 4 days and it's been a funny old ride! We flew over to Surat Thani from Bangkok early Tuesday morning, ...
Reflections on Thailand
... Koh) in Thailand means island, with some of the most famous being the archipelago off the east coast in the Gulf of Thailand--Koh Samui, Koh Phan Ngan and Koh Tao. I visited all 3 and it quickly became evident that across the 3 islands you ...
Koh Samui - back to civilisation!
We arrived in Koh Samui yesterday and are leaving tomorrow - it's too soon! We got a free taxi to Chaweng, the busiest resort on Samui (a deliberate decision after the quietness of Koh Phangan) after a 45 minute boat trip on a Songserm ferry. ...
Sizzling Samui
... you have enjoyed reading them as much as I have enjoyed writing them! So, here's for my final update... We arrived in Koh Samui after a very stress-free and short 55 minute flight (much better than the bus journey to Phuket!). The airport is ...
Ko Phangan
It seemed a little ridiculous that I'd been to Thailand 3 times and hadn't been down the islands. So I made a point of making it for the Full Moon Party this time around. KPN is the real deal. It lacks the wank just enough to be an enjoyable spot on ...
Relaxing in Koh Samui
... Steph) So, here we are, on the very last leg of our trip. We made it out to our little island of Koh Samui, which is in southern Thailand. Our hotel is great, very quiet and relaxing with a beautiful beach, and great food. Both of us are already on ...
The old triple delight scam after arriving ...
... leaving messages for other travellers, others were items for sale, and the rest were warning others of the "scams/rip offs" in Thailand. We had to laugh at some of the messages warning others. They were so obvious to anyone with half a brain. There was ...
Paradise finally!
... !). Was an amazingly relaxing week. Hard to explain how amazing the beaches are here, but Im sure anyone who has been to Thailand before will understand. Do feel guilty for not really exploring the island too much but we needed some time to chill after ...
More Koh Samui
... , and rose-petal bath were definitely worth it... I can't afford such luxury back home, but it sure was good in Koh Samui! There's a photo here - I'm looking a bit tired, eating dragon fruit, that's just after that wonderful relaxing afternoon... (and ...
Off on our first train/bus/boat trip!
Koh Samui was such a welcome surprise after that journey. Our hotel was Fab!! Way too nice for us and we bumped into Tonya's friends that we had already briefly met in D&D's straight away. We were right on the beach on the north of ...
To the island paradise of Koh Samui
... , or does everyone know something that we did not - flying is quicker! We arrive at a bus stop somewhere in Thailand. The bus driver points at us and says "Koh Samui" and points to the door. OK time to get off. I was not aware we had to change buses, ...
Bday
just a really quick entry (cos email is soooo expensive here!) just to let you all know im fine and looking forward to my bday tomorrow. unfortunately i dont have any reception here and havent had for bout 4 days so if anyone has texted i wont have got ...
full moon party
howdy ho! we've spent the last few days in koh samui, a neibouring island to koh phangan. its alot bigger... about the size of east yorkshire, and busier. still nice tho. got a cata maran ride across which was cool, got absolutely soaked from the spray ...
My Head Hurts
... waring sunglasses to hide there drunken eyes.. very funny!! In true Thailand style the ferry is late but once aboard we head to Koh Samui on what i can only describe as a roller coaster of a ferry crossing, the boat is literally leaping 15/20 feet ...
Storm Front over Koh Samui
... were arriving to stay as thier houses were under water.Trees were blown over around our hut. Ferocious gusts of wind and we finally had to move our room as it was unsafe. The weather is now calming down but Koh Samui has been declared a disaster ...
Home For A While
Well, after searching throughout Thailand for a good place to just hang out for a while, I stumbled upon Lamai Beach in Koh Samui. This place is perfect. Nice sandy beach, clear water that is just the right temperature for swimming, and a great hotel that ...
Well i've been on the island now for 10 ...
... been in it's high 20's with scattered/sunny intervals, which makes it bearable. I stay on the Samui for another 6 days before chancing the boat ride back to mainland Thailand, where i will travel to Bangkok and then fly to Vietnam on the 8th December. ...
the islands
hey, this is just a quick one to add a few photos! we are both on Kho Tao now, with Tim - Traceys boyfriend- his friend simon, kirsty traceysfriend from uni and her friend kiera and the two canadans. i have to say that getting here was a complete ...
Koh Samui: Island Paradise
... zoomed past. We also had lunch there and the Chef gave my rice to me in the shape of a love-heart! Ha ha- very sweet! Dave ordered a burger (as usual!) Well, I like Thailand so far, and my aim is to try as much Thai food as I can- we'll see how I ...
unwinding-poilsis
We arived to Bangkok on the oct. 10 th and took a plane with bngkok air to koh ...
Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan
We caught a boat from Phi Phi to Koh Samui and caught a taxi to North Chaweng and stayed at a place calle Your Place Bungalows! Really nice place, right on the beach! We had dinner on the beach and it was exactly how we imagined it - ...
Mmm food!
... smiles that were happy to have left. Ten minutes later we were in Bo Phut, a fisherman's village on the north of Ko Samui, after taking the emergency speed boat out of there. Breakfast that morning, after 7 days of not eating was a plate of ...
Koh Samui
We have now arrived in Koh Samui, after an interesting journey. Set off from Bangkok at roughly 7pm on the night coach and arrived in some funny little boat place 11 hours later. There were thunderstorms accompanying us all the way down, with torrential ...
