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Diving and chill
Not having planned a lot of time for our stay in Thailand heading down to the Koh Tao, the main diving island in the gulf, was not really an option. Instead we opted for Koh Samet, lesser known or visited by westerners it's the Bangkok playground and gay island a three hour bus ride and half an hour boat ride from the capital.
Having …
Ko Samet
Leaving Ko Mak on an 8am speedboat, I have no idea why the travel info sold us this time, because our onward minibus wasn't until 11.30am, and the speedboat ride was 45 mins to the mainland. Almost certainly, the swine was on the make, do not be fooled by the smiles - they are as dishonest as anywhere else.
After killing time at Laem Ngob …
Why is it so dark here?!
After a brief stop over with Shelley and Adi we headed to Koh Samed. Because Mum and Dad were with us we had the pleasure of a taxi to the port, instead of public transport. Wooo hooo! The ferry ride over to the island was short and sweet and then we piled into a truck to take us to our resort. Unfortunately the resort surroundings were a bit …
My Tropical Island Weekend Getaway
After spending a Friday cooped up in my room, home from work with a fun little bout with a GI infection, I decided that there was really no way I could stay in Bangkok for another weekend. As much as I enjoy hanging around my apartment complex, it was time to get away. So I packed my bags and headed out early on Saturday morning for the nearest …
Sometimes a place is just too good to leave
You know, its an exhausting life doing nothing J
Our plan was to come to Ko Samet for just a couple of days, but we have loved it so much here we ended up extending that to a week, leading us into one of the major holidays in Thailand, the Kings birthday which falls on a weekend this year. This means the Bangkok folk will all be making …
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great decent priced bungalows, great food, good beach
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