From the moment you arrive on the plane, Koh Samui feels like a tropical island. After another short flight, we arrived at the airport, which is effectively a runway next to a scattering of beach huts. The island is small, with the most famous beach being Chaweng - have to admit, we were a little bit put off this when we read that it had a McDonalds and a Starbucks, but wanted to try it, as it's where all the night life is. We decided to stay for 2 nights to soak up the atmosphere before we move on. Chaweng is a long perfect sandy beach (the powder fine sand that everyone craves!) with a road running behind it full of hotels, bars (including go go bars!) touristy shops selling what we have learned Thailand is
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