The Imperial Samui Hotel

... a nice view of the expressway but we were up early the next morning to fly to the island of Ko Samui.  We stayed in a 4 star hotel here with a double kingsize bed, room service and a bathtub on the balcony. We spent the first week chilling ...

... , walking, swimming, more drinking then eating, then sleeping!  We may venture out to new places soon! 30/11/11 Visited the Imperial Hotel, the Boathouse's sister hotel at Choweng.  It is a little older than the Boathouse but had a very colonial ...

... our hands and faces and not the odour of our giant sized 3rd seat companion! Bangkok airport and flight to Koh Samui introduced us to a whole new level of grossly sized male passengers obviously looking for love.   Unfortunately many of these are ...

... saw young monks studying. Their heads were shaven except for the front part where their hair grew long. We then made our way to the Imperial Tombs of Minh Mang and Tu Duc. The tombs are modelled on those of the Chinese Emperors. The roofs are a ...

... tomorrow, so we'll get on a bus at 5:30pm and arrive there early Thursday morning. In the morning, we'll go to the Imperial Palace or whatever its called to see the emerald buddha and all of the pagodas and monks. Should be awesome, and I'll appreciate ...

... Morning Vietnam!!!!! We wont bore you with our chronological intinery, but we spent a couple of days in the old imperial capital of Hue, visiting ornate tombs and river-festivals on mono-speed bicycles, in sweltering temperatures, and relishing Bia ...