Fair House Ko Samui

<br><br>Were sending one of our finalist teams to Koh Samui, the third largest island in Thailand, which features spectacular beaches, outstanding dining, and a comprehensive array of activities, including cooking courses, yoga instruction, Muay Thai training, scuba diving, and even golf. Koh Samui has secluded beaches that are the exclusive domain of luxury 5-star resorts, family friendly beaches with shallow shores, and shopping, dining ...

... us, and I could have jumped in the first place, the pool was deeper than I was tall with an outstretched hand and it had a silty bottom, but I decided to take the hard way down. <br>We managed to find the 80m fall too, but this seemed so surrounded by shops and techno music that we didn't stay for more than 3 minutes. Let the pictures speak for themselves. The elephants at the bottom of the waterfall station (30 minutes trek from the bottom of the falls) were docking ...

... full circuit of the island close to the beaches, is a mixture of fairly wild &#8216;jungle&#8217; interspersed by coconut groves and banana plantations. <br><br>There are several substantial hills (although locals refer to them as mountains) with deep valleys cut through by streams and waterfalls. Our scooter, making full use of all of its 125cc, found it quite difficult to get to the top of some of the hills with both of ...

... the locals, enjoying beer Chang and the tropical quietness. We would take our fresh squid to a local restaurant where an adorable old local lady would transform it into a gorgeous Thai feast. From sea to plate in an hour or so, the perfect way to eat.<br>We thought that when we left India we would also leave behind the likelihood of getting sick. This was wishful thinking, as one morning Mish complained of stomach pains and by the next day she was back and forth to the ...

... Samui Hospital must be in constant full-time overdrive. Feeling in the mood for a sweaty day of cycling under a scorchingly hot Thai sun I decide to hire a bicycle longingly rememebering my last time on this island, my last stay in Hat Lamai when I had a local ladyfriend who rented out scooters and two Harley Davidsons. When the Harleys wheren`t rented out by mid afternoon I could take one and go touring often with my lady on the back ...

... books on the beach, how'd you guess? Feeling the effects of two pretty heavy nights we chilled out after a late start then grabbed some dinner from the cheap as hell but so so tasty food market they have here, then went back to the bungalow and played cards on the deck. This brings us to today and having got a bit burnt today we called it a day to play cards on the deck and then head out for dinner. Kelly has eaten Phad Thai for the fifth day running, but as it ...

... various viewpoint bars and local wondering elephants. You are welcome to stop off and give them a feed for only 20 baht. When ...

... on Ko Phangan's Hat Rin Nok beach for the all night and all morning Full Moon Party. The beach is lined with stands selling food and buckets full of liquor, Red Bull and soda and every beach bar and beach front is packed with music, fire dancers and people. Oh yea, and the ocean is lined with guys going to the bathroom (and once or twice even us, too... the bathroom line was LONG!). We spent Friday the 12th resting up at the beautiful beach all day ...

... the density of the jungle. Biggest threat along the trail - leaches. They were everywhere. Even with long pants and shoes, I managed to get bitten three times. After lunch, Nong showed me how to make coffee from a piece of bamboo tree lumber. It was something straight out of Man vs. Wild. I have lots of pictures, but to explain briefly, we basically built a fire and boiled water out the shoot, then mixed it with instant coffee. Later, we stopped at Nong's employer and I ...

... Fish can be mean sometimes. "It's a good thing they're so damn tasty!" Jack Kustow has been known to say, but he could be talking about M&M's. It's the only thing he's said since the day he invented his fingers. He has an IQ of 19843woofsi43pskl;r394. He makes the tests. He's the best damn scuba wrestler who ever lived. Everybody says so and they're never wrong. How could they be? They all have IQs of 19843woofsi43pskl;r394.