Blogs from Ko Samui, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 14

So today we have to figure out how to get to the islands, G isn't feeling too good, we think she has a sinus infection! Debbie manages to get a late check out so she can stay in bed and hopefully get better . We still need to decide which island we are actually going too. So Debbie decides to waste about 2 hours looking into flying to Koh Samui, even though we knew we couldn't afford it. G had read that under no circumstance should you book an overnight bus from the Koh San Road or anywhere near it! So we wanted to get a government bus but they were all booked out and Debbie wouldn't wait till the next day to travel as she only had 5 days before she had to return home. ... read more

Finding it hard to believe that by the time some of you are reading this we will hopefully be safe and sound back in Manchester wondering where the time all went. Finding it hard to deal with the mixed emotions of wanting to stay in paradise just a little bit longer and the overwhelming excitement of seeing people, which is now intruding on sleep and lots of my thoughts during the day as well. Struggling with the reality of home was always going to be hard but the news reports from the UK this week have made us realise just how difficult this transition may be. From TV reports and newspaper clippings it feels like we are returning to a very different country than we left-hoping and praying that everyone we know and care about has ... read more

Arriving at Baan rom mai we settled into our room by spreading our stuff around and finally hanging up some clothes. We had a quick dip in the pool after another sweaty journey then headed off to the beach in search of some food. Chaweng beach couldn’t have been more different to the one we had just left in koh Tao, all along the beach front were big posh hotels with fancy restaurants We learnt this when we sat down at the first place we came across and embarrassed as we couldn’t afford anything of the menu just asked for 2 fantas which ended up costing the same amount as we had paid for a full meal and drinks in Bangkok. After walking about 2 miles down the sandy beach we decided to stop at arc ... read more

After catching the 'drug runner' multi engined speedboat back to the mainland from Koh Tarutao we wandered in the heat of the day to find the bus station to get back to hat yai (the bus itself was quite something – neon upholstery, pink and green panelling and a TV playing Thai pop music videos, which all seemed to centre around a love triangle, the whole journey!), then tuk-tuked to the pier to cacth the night ferry to Koh Samui...night ferries are the best way to travel between the islands in my humble opinion as they're cheaper than the day ones and you get a bed for the night … saving you the cost of a hostel! The crossing was calm and peaceful and we managed to grab a few hours sleep. Once we'd docked we ... read more

Surat Thani, 19.červenec Právě máme před sebou let s Thai Airways do Bangkoku a pozdní příjezd do hotelu Chatrium rezidence. Za sebou máme několikanásobné ranní koupání v Mae Hat na Ko Samui, lehkou snídani - každý jedno pečivo ze 7-eleven a čaj/kafe se šunkovým sendwichem napůl. O čtvrt na jedenáct jsme se rozloučili s Home Bay resortem a přešli o kousek k terminálu Lomprayahu odkud měl mezi 10:30 a 10:45 vyrážet autobusek směr Nathorn, odkud jezdí trajekty na Surat Thani. Opět se projevila typická Asie - autobusek dorazil za pět jedenáct. Dorazili jsme do Nathornu něco po jedenácté a zjistili, že check-in na trajekt je až od dvanácti. Zašli jsme se tedy mrknout do obchůdků ve městě, v jednom jsme udělali velký nákup 5 kusů oblečení stánkové kvality za 1000 bahtů, zašli na občerstvení (Silvie kokosák, ... read more