Blogs from Ko Samet, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 12

so this beach is full of american men with thai prostitutes i may leave, its a little much for me to handle right now i have so many stories to tell, but you'll have to wait till i get home for now, i'll post a few pictues ... read more

A few weeks ago, Sharon, (our daughter) wrote a travel blog naming her perfect beaches around the world and asked for suggestions of others. We found our perfect beach on Ko Samet. Ao Nuan. Picture this! White powdery sand in a crescent shape bay that gently shelves into an aqua marine warm sea that's backed by dense jungle vegetation. Either side of the bay, rocks become coral as they reach beneath the water. Teems of colourful fish swim all around. When you tire of admiring the coral and fish, lay in the dappled shade of a palm tree and watch the huge colourful butterflies fluttering about. Eat lunch in the rustic little bar that’s hidden discreetly in the trees whilst watching the waves gently lap the shore. Perfect? We thought so. One of the downsides to ... read more

The worst thing so far about travelling is the claustrophobia of travelling in minibuses, which seems to happen all the time! When travelling between Ko Chang and Ko Samet we opted for the bus that would pick us up from our pad, and take us directly there! Of course this was a ten seater minibus! After leaving Ko Chang, we were told to change to a smaller bus......but with the same amount of people (10 of us!). The funny thing is they tried squeezing another 2 people on board, and then yelling in Thai at people who protested at being crammed in this bus! Luggage was moved on top of the bus (which got thoroughly soaked on the 3/4 hour journey apart from my bag - id been smart enough to cover mine with the ... read more

Today I headed for the island of Ko Samet with John and Abbie, it would be their last glimpse of paradise before heading back to England. Well dependant upon what your feelings are towards paradise anyway, your either a Hunstanton person or your not. Although to be fair a bag of Hunstanton fish and chips would go down a treat right now. Instead I've settled for a bag of green pea crisps...NICE! We took a taxi to the fishing port of Ban Phe and then took a speed boat across to the island, it took no more than about 3 hours to reach from Bangkok. The island is about 6km across and is well tuned for tourism with it's bungalow style accomodation throughout the island, a wide selection of bars and resturants, and there are ... read more

Island life and The Bucket. After the plane ride, the taxi haggle, the ride, the boat haggle, and finally the boat ride, we reached the beach/port of Koh Samet, an island 3 hours east of Bangkok. This was a new island for me so, so I was eager to check it out, comparing it with the previous of islands Thailand has shared with me. I booked something in advance, probably one of the nicer places on the island, on a very chill, yet entertaining beach. The place is the most expensive I have spent in Thailand, but as it was Jaika’s first trip, and my first beach treat this year, so I felt a little splurge wouldn’t be bad. It was about $45. For Thailand that’s a lot. I think about what $45 will get you ... read more