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Chilling in Chaweng
We arrived in Koh Samui after a 40 minute flight from Bangkok. We flew with Bangkok Airways and they were really good to fly with. We were allowed to use their premier lounge with free drinks and snacks which was a great surprise.
Our hotel was called The Laem Din in Chaweng (largest resort on Samui). It was a nice hotel and the staff …
No I don't want a suit thanks
The ride to Ko Samui was something of an experience, well lets say a bit of a faff. We took the sleeper train from Bangkok to a place called Surat Tani, which was fine. The train ride was actually pretty comfortable, got a relatively good night sleep in our bunk bed. We got there an hour late, then we had to buy a bus/ferry ticket to Samui - we …
Ko Phangan - motorbike, hippy, party, do what you.
... and by this point we were pretty hungry having being travelling for 18 hours straight with no food. 1st stop upon arrival in the port town of Thong Sala was a restaurant which was only a 500m walk from the ferry pier. I think by this point I had given into Thai food so opted for Western food on the menu which by large across the whole island was pretty pleasant. Perfect start then! Following our brunch break, it was time to source a motorbike which would be our form of ...
Beach Bliss & Full Moon Madness, starring Nush!
... on the way who ended up coming to Haad Yao with us, Alex and Bryn. They were on a three week holiday and had come from north Thailand, so we swapped stories about our travels so far. Andy parked himself with the bags at 'Best Cafe' whilst I had a look around for the best value room. We ended up staying at Sunset Bungalows, a lovely (and cheap!) family run place 5 mins from the beach. We met up with Alex and Bryn for dinner that night and had our first Chang beer. We all had a ...
New Year, New Ink
... I have been through a real journey in terms of my faith and myself (no pun intended), and while this journey is by no means ended, far from it, I felt the need to 'mark' the road I have travelled. As a visual person, and one who is particularly interested in symbology and visual metaphors, it was wholly appropriate for me to mark this journey with a pictorial statement, if you will. So, on New Year's Day ...