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Published: January 5th 2007
Me and my Monkey!
He escaped from his owner and jumped right on to me...i love him and want to take him home!!Well Koh Samui is definatly different from Koh Phagnan. Koh Phagnan was all backpackers and undevelopled. Koh Samui was filled with rich package tourists and was overdeveloped. All the beaches were lined with beautiful resorts, restaurants and bars. There were even Mcdonalds, Burger King, Pizza hut and Starbucks which are rarely seen anywhere through south east asia. We even tried a Mc Rice burger. It is pork burger that has a rice bun. It was actually quite good. I dont really eat Mcdonalds at home but it was cool to try something different. They also had icecream with corn. Another unusaul asian combination. Koh Samui was a nice change from the dirty party beach of Koh Phangan.
When we arrived on Koh Samui we headed straight for Lamai beach. We found a nice little bungalow on the beach for 5$. After settling in and exploring the town a bit we found the real Thailand scene. There were so many streets lined with go-go bars and lady boy bars. It was very weird to be walking through the area but I guess it is something you have to see when you come to Thailand..it seems to be part of the culture.
Lamai beach
a massage booth on the beach All of the bars had girls dancing around on poles and tables. it was right in the open air around families and children so I guess it wasn't too bad. The only hard part was you couldnt tell if they were men or women...Some of them looked so feminine and some of them looked so masculine..Its a very strange world out there. Later on in the night a few of the ladyboys brought us into the bar for a show. It was actually quite interesting. There was one person that was really a half man half woman. Half of him was a girl with like plastic surgery done to look more feminine and the other side was a man. Half long hair, half short hair and half dress, half suit. Very strange. We just drank a couple beers and watched the crazy show. Dont worry it wasnt as bad as it sounds..just strange!
Our next day was spent on Lamai beach. It was beautiful clear blue water and white sand. So nice to have some peace and quiet away from the partying. These southern beaches are like a vacation away from our vacation. We need to be well rested
before India in a couple days. Not much to say about these places other than we suntan, swim, sleep, walk, eat and drink. We had a really good seafood BBQ on the beach with shark and baracuda. It was delicious. Why not enjoy it while we are here and it is an eighth of the price it is at home. We hung out around Lamai city again during this night. All there really was in the Lamai area was all the go go bars and bars with old men and thai girls. I didnt enjoy the area to much because it didnt have too much to offer for us and it was a much older crowd.
The next day I was ready for a change so we headed to Chaweng beach. It is an more upmarket area where all the resorts and bars catering to us are. It was a much better atmosphere than what we had at Lamai. There were a bunch of beach bars and restaurants that we sat and enjoyed all the different happy hours 😊. During happy hour a monkey was running around the area. It was someones pet that got loose.It was running around
and it looked like it was dancing to the music, very cute.He even jumped on to our lap so we were able to take a picture. I really enjoyed the atmosphere around Chaweng beach. Wish we could have stayed a bit longer but we need to get back to Bangkok soon to catch our flight.
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Mike
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That cone on icecream looks interresting....i told myself i'd never walk into mc dinks ever again though....