Fair House Ko Samui

Just realized that I have left my card reader back at the beach hut so no photos this time folks. Will add them next time I am on the net. Well here we are on Ko Samui and its a quaint little island. We arrived three days ago after a long but economical journey from Bangkok. The last stretch was on a ferry that had big craters on the decks with ...

Hi All,

Well here's another quick update. I am still on the island of Koh Phagnan. It's been almost a week now of yoga, reading, writing, meditating, going to the beach, Thai massages and some deep personal reflection. There really have been no grand adventures to speak of. It has just been a soulful and revitalizing time. Although a p...

Well it seems like months since I posted the first blog when in fact it's only been 2 weeks. It's really starting to feel like traveling now instead of a normal holiday. The longest I've ever been on holiday is 2 weeks although some people say it was 20 years living in Cyprus.


So, I left crazy Bangkok on the 18th at 9pm. I took a b...

In order to picture Thailand one only needs to start by imagining paradise...white sands, clear blue waters and sunsets that pictures fail to capture the magic of. Once you have this image add to it loud Brits, louder Aussies and gaggles of Thai prostitutes. THIS is Thailand and I regret so much to have to say it.

We travelled through t...

Eine Menge gesehen und schon das Gefühl bereits Monate hier zu sein. Viele Eindrücke, oft mehr touristisch als ursprünglich. Aber doch ein paar besondere Thai Momente darunter:

Wir haben im Wat Pho, einem buddhistischen Tempel in Bangkok Rituale begangen: Kerze und Räucherstäbchen entzündet, Blattgold auf eine Buddha Statue geklebt, ein...

We decided to leave with these two couples (Darrell and Ingrid, Tommy and Suzie) and all travel to the island of Ko Tao, Thailand together. It is on the other side of the mainland off the east coast. We took the morning ferry together and bought bus tickets to get to Surat Thani where another ferry would take us to Ko Tao. The tour office assure...

We stayed on the island of Koh Samui right on the beach, we are here in the low season (plus tourism is down) so you can find really good deals. The beach was strange, it was always low tide and you had to walk forever to get abover your knee. Vendors constantly walk up and down the beach selling their goods (clothes, foods, and jewelery) and th...

Koh Samui is such a beautiful island. We stayed in a hut by the beach in the main area of Chaweng Beach. The beach had beautiful white silky sand and the weather was fantastic. It's a very nice town until you wander off the main drag when it gets quite seedy - Simon had girls (I think...) trying to drag him into their bars as we tried to make ou...

This morning we skipped the hotel buffet breakfast and went up the block to a nice Western-looking restaurant. The food was good and so was the service. We did some more walking around down the busy streets and went back to the mall from yesterday for one hour facials. Once again cutting it close, we raced back to our hotel on a sawngthaew (like...

The morning after the Full Moon party I'm up early enough to catch the dregs at the breakfast buffet and the first footage coming out of tsunami. Between bites of greasy eggs and bacon, I watch the TV with sidewards glances at a nearby table, a middle-aged couple and their three nubile daughters. Samui is full of daughters.

I take anoth...