Surat Thani Resorts - Reviews and Rates

Just wanted to write a short entry on the insanity of the journey from Chiang Mai to the beach. We first planned to take an overnight bus to Bangkok from Chiang Mai as soon as we got back from the park on Sunday. Some of the girls in the group wanted to meet for drinks in Chiang Mai Sunday night to unwind and say a final goodbye after our week a...

So bright eyed and bushy tailed we were up and ready to be picked up for the 5 hour bus ride to Surat Thani. This was the dirtiest and oldest mini-bus that we have been on for the entire trip. The driver was upset that the backpacks wouldn't fit neatly in the back... and we were only his second pick-up! It was immediately nicknamed the sardine e...

Opened in November 2004 on the Thai island of Koh Samui, the Anantara is a boutique-sized resort of just 106 rooms and suites, all of which look out over the azure-waters and white sands of Bophut Bay towards the island of Koh Phangan. Anantara Resort, set on 11 acres of beachfront land next to the laid-back haven of Fisherman's Village on the n...

I'm still alive and in one piece! And better yet, my camera hasn't been soaked and still works! No thanks to the weather, though... Today we took a day trip to Ang Thong National Park. The park is around an hour by speed boat from Samui and consists of over 40 small islands scattered over a small area [picture]. The weather, by the way, was grea...

The Tesco Kidz We piled onto the 7;45 AM train at haumphalong Station with a few dozen other travelers, mostly Thai, but perhaps 8 other falangs. There were 2 cars on this single daytrain to the south. It is curious because there are probably 10 trains leaving each night. It was an 8 1/2 hour trip for $13 each. Air Conditioned with 2 trolley ser...