Blogs from Ko Samet, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 6

Upon arrival we made our way to the station with information about lodging. A nice ladyboy was as helpful as can be with our quest. Why we hadn't booked ahead I'm not sure of, but finding a place within our budget for a weekend was a bit difficult. We finally picked a place that cost a bit more than we wanted, figuring we could find a cheaper place in a few days and get a change of scenery out of the deal. Off to our guest house we rode in the typical island taxi: the back of a green pick-up truck. At the guest house we ended up not with one room, but two, because the only thing they said they had for 3 people only had one large bed in it. They were confused by ... read more

We've been a little lazy with the blog lately so thought we'd take a little time on Christmas Eve to catch up... The day after the last blog was a day we'd been looking forward to the whole trip when we were to go to Angkor Wat - the largest religious site in the world. Up in time for sun rise (4.30am to be precise) was not an easy task, made worse by the fact that our driver was still asleep on the hostel floor while we were waiting outside for him. When we finally got going it was a bit of a mad dash to get there before the sun came up, thankfully we made it just in time. After brandishing our $20 passes to the site we were ushered through with the hundreds of ... read more

Koh Samet, Ok, time to stop counting days, its depressing us watching the days clock on, so now its just location... So, as I said in my last blog its time for a bit of relaxation now, we got a taxi from our hotel just outside Baan Phe to the harbour in the town centre to catch the boat thats going to take us to the island of Koh Samet, its a National Park and there is not a lot there except sandy beaches so just the place for relaxation. We have read that its a place popular with the Thai's as its only 3 hours from Bangkok and they come here for long weekends so will be interesting to see how busy it gets. Anyway our taxi, which turns out to be the hotel taxi ... read more

Koh Samet - en idyllisk perle. Etter en behagelig firetimers tur i minibuss og en halvtimes båttur var vi borte fra Bangkoks storbyliv og ankommet nydelige Koh Samet. Billetene kjøpte vi på et lokalt reisebyrå, og hele reisen kostet ca 120 pr pers. Vi vasset i land med sekkene på ryggen og ble møtt av nasjonalpark politiet som avkrevde 40kr i parkavgift. Deretter bar det bortover kritthvit sand til Malibu Gardern Resort. Her ble vi innlosjert i en koselig liten bungalow, og vi fant oss fort til rette. Vi vrengte av oss klærne og stupte ut i sjøen, varmt og deilig og fant ut at dette stedet kunne vi like. Og det gjør vi virkelig, så godt at vi har bestilt to netter til. Stedet består av en lang strand med små restauranter og resorter. Lite ... read more

We took a bus South of Bangkok to catch a boat to the Island of Ko Samet. We found a wooden hut next to the beach where we could see the sea. On the first evening we went for some food at a place called Jeps on the beach under some trees which was amazing! I've never eaten something so hot that my eyes as well as my nose were streaming, but it tasted so amazing that I kept going until it was all gone! I think I was also dribbling a bit. After going to a bar and playing some quite aggressive Connect 4, we met some lads from Hull and went to watch some fire dancers on the beach and had a few beers. On the beach there were some local people with paper ... read more