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Ko Samui Slideshow
Ko Samui
Travel Blogs from Ko Samui, Thailand
Bring on the tan...
Any hesitations we had about venturing into Thailand (it can be a little unnerving going into a new country - different culture, money, language...), were soon quashed as the Thai people are super friendly & always smiling. We minibussed into Thialand ...
Beach break in Koh Samui
... 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 a bit of ...
kyaking
... are in koh samui for two days before we take a catamarand to the smaller less touristy island, koh tao. Koh samui is in the beautiful gulf of of Thailand and the density of palm trees here is the same as the density of pine trees in tahoe. We are staying ...
Ko Samui - Day 14
... we can leave. We arranged with reception a boat to take us to the only island we hadn't yet been to in this area, Ko Tao. When we arrived here we had originally stayed on Chaweng Beach which was stunning but we didn't get pictures so I suggested we ...
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 ...
Relaxation and Exhaustion
... , Southern Thailand. We took an hour and half bus ride to the pier from the train station to catch an hour ferry ride to Ko Samui. Once we arrived in Ko Samui the traveling yet again didn't end, we then jumped in an air conditioned van for an additional ...
Some serious beach time and motor bike renting
... a huge Sunday market as well as a nice but very reasonably priced restaurant. I got the absolute best Tom Kha I have had in Thailand so far, and Jasper got some amazing cashew chicken. Turned out they gave Jasper shrimp though, so he gave me all his ...
Ko Phag Nan - Beaches
This is my last port of call and have spent the last 12 days of my travels here on Ko Phag Nan island, staying in beach huts right by the sea, just chilling out after our loop of South East Asia. Not much to report just sunbathing, watching sunsets and ...
Ko Samui day 2
Hit the beach around 12 which is quite possible the worst time for someone as whitey as me who hasnt seem much sun in a while and managed to burn pretty quickly! so went for the shade as i dont want to turn lobster colour yet! Bird and Laurie stayed out ...
Bored Of The Beach
Travel blogs are great. Not necessarily this one, I mean in general. Holiday blogs on the other hand are rubbish. No one cares about your two-week holiday on the beach, not even when you get home and start flashing your photos around. Don't worry, ...
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!
... to Georgetown in Penang. We haven't booked any accommodation yet although we're looking on the net at the moment. We'll see how it goes. Anyway, next update from there! We'll be sad to leave Thailand but ready to greet Malaysia ...
Bit of Rest & Relaxation
... . We only had a couple of nights here, and we used them purely for relaxing and recuperation. Our hotel was the Samui Heritage Resort, and was exceptionally good value. We particularly made full use of the nice pool, which was most definitely being ...
Sizzling Samui
... UK and we don't know for sure when we're next going to see each other :o( Thanks for a great holiday in Thailand mate! Since Philippa left I have been mostly sunbathing with Anna and Kate, meeting up with the wedding party (including a visit to ...
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 ...
Ko Samui 3
... good little boogie with some thai ladies who are really good fun to dance with, then bird chatted up an Austrian girl who worked in Ko Samui ( and later turned out to be 26...) And laurie met a thai girl called song who was pretty hot (she later turned ...
Still in Ko Samui...
Hi Everyone, Well we are a bit naughty and have totally slacked off in the blog entries and daily activities for that matter and become lazy beach bums who sleep in till 10am and take afternoon naps before going to bed around 8:30pm! I blame it on the ...
See daeng
See daeng is the new place where we live . Right on the beach in a little apartment , 600b a night which is £6 each. No air con but two fans, I didn't sleep that well as it was so hot. But apparently last night was one of the hottest nights they've ...
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 ...
Yacht club - really?
... been to bad and I haven't really peeled but it was a bit uncomfy for a couple of days. The other trip we really did from Ko Samui was to the Angthong National Park. This collection of parks is protected by the government and apart from one small resort is ...
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 ...
Escape from chaulty towers!
Once we saw the second cockroach it was time to leave. The place was ok but after we had a spider the size of a dinner plate running the speed of Bolt we found it a touch harder to sleep. The guy who owned it was ok if slightly strange, he took us to a ...
More Koh Samui
... 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 then ...
condolences to Ian
just heard the tragic news that Ians dad and girlfriend have die in the last week. do not have his e mail to pass on my condolences at the moment but will soon. Just found out 10 mins a go in an e mail and am still in shock. i know what you boys and ...
Early start!
... consists of two half asleep women opening our hand-luggage for a brief uninterested peak ( x-ray technology, it seems, has just skipped ko samui all together) On the plus side there is a free buffet complete with little cakes and coffee (which nick is ...
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 ...
Hansar Resort - a million dollar view
... kettle). The hotel was not full, but just as well, as they have not yet managed to find and train enough staff. Thailand’s hotels suffer from the lack of trained personnel who speak English. Full occupancy would have been a disaster at this ...
Relaxing, sunbathing, partying...
... to look at the madness enfolding. Around 3am we started to make our way to the pier to catch the speadboat back to Ko Samui (I was not looking forward to that, but sitting inside was actually pretty cool!). It become quickly obvious that the only way ...