Le Paradee Koh Samet

... deep in water on Ao Phai beach with all our bags, next to the sunbathers and snorkellers. <br><br><br>Samet is a tiny island, a string of pure sandy beaches with bungalow-type resorts dotted along the coast, and a mud track just back from the beach connecting them all. It is a very chilled out place with a fair amount of Thai holidaymakers meaning it's not as european ...

... the be*ch * little in the morning, l*id out on the be*ch with *n *m*zing book, got incredibly burnt, h*d some more gre*t me*ls *t the rest*ur*nt *nd spent *nother evening under the st*rs. It w*s just *bsolutely gorgeous. Of course it is no North Litchfield Be*ch, but it cert*inly did the trick. H*-h*. This w*s p*r*dise. The pictures re*lly don't convey how be*utiful the be*ch *nd resort were but with such close proximity to where we live, we will be h ...

... burns didn't really bother them till that night so at least it didn't ruin the day.<br><br> The beach we were on (Vong Deuan Beach) had just a handful of shops and restaurant/bars. Not super-lively for the 21-year olds, but I think they still had fun. We had some great food, beers on the beach, and they got to smoke shisa from a giant hookah ...

... with the fan) and a shared bathroom that's like outdoors. But for 300 baht per night, what do you expect?<br><br>So we have mostly been swimming and exploring during the day, as the beach is pretty amazing and the water is stunning. We have spent time eating on the beach, most meals cost us around 50 baht, and we have spent time eating in the town which is MUCH better quality and quantity for about the same price. We have had some ...

... a burberry seat and retro style round mirrors) and the major problem with a moped is the weight of it - if it goes out of control there is nothing you can do but attempt to get off. Coupled with the fact that there were 2 people on it and a hill so steep that you had to edge down using your feet..it wasn't all that safe. So Joe and Mel and Will had gone ahead onto sunset point and I was leading the second group of people and i got down a hill and round a ...

... excited. We met whilst on a boat trip, one of those snorkeling equipment, lunch, fish farm visit things- good fun though the coral wasn't up to much. Anyway Nemo is lovely and travelling round south east asia on his own. Think he must be pretty rich he's got all the technical mod cons, fancy lap tops etc his sister is an Asian gold medal holder in ping pong!! He's invited us to visit him in Mongolia sometime but warned us ...

... a woman, You can't even hand them a piece of paper. 6. No stealing. 7. No lying. 8. No Killing ANYTHING. 9. No television/movies (plays are acceptable). 10. One other one that I cannot remember. I think no substances (alcohol, nicotine, etc.) These Monks are extremely well behaved. And despite all these seemingly very hard rules to follow they are never without a smile. I have seen groups of them in tears from ...

... uncarbonated, syrupy, elixir. Be interesting to see if I have an asthmatic attack, destroy a bathroom, or both. So far, the other travelers at my resort have been lame, so that might be the best thing I can hope for. <br><br><br><br>As I write this there is a little calico cat playing with a the ring from a milk bottle beneath my feet--same thing everywhere in the world, cats love those plastic rings.

... again some billiant views, found a little beach, and we were pretty much the only one's on it !! About a mile futher down the road we noticed a little turn off into the jungle, between us we've seen most of the Ray Mears survival programmes so we were fairly confident, we trudged along this road for a couple of clicks (How long is a click ? sounds better tho') hearing stange animal noises all the way, we passed a couple of locals who looked at us ...

... toast. After breakfast we went to check our emails at the internet cafe, and then walking along the beach. We ended up sitting in chairs in front of the place we had breakfast at. 60 baht to rent the chairs. We relaxed there all day. We watched kids playing, dogs playing, consumed a coconut, and M got a henna tattoo. It was a long day at the beach and I got a nice sunburn on my forehead. Around 5pm we went ...