Blogs from Ko Samui, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 18

After a smooth flight from Penang, we're soon in a taxi hurtling towards the bright lights of Bangkok! The taxi driver speaks very little English, but that doesn't stop him prattling away in Thai and cackling to himself. After roaming around Samsen street for 20 minutes, he finally locates our guesthouse and we jump out. It's about 9pm and we're down a dark alleyway, hoping that we're in the right place. All the buildings seem to be attached to each other with Metal roofs, so it's hard to know where they start and end. We're finally welcomed by our hosts at the guesthouse and shown to a massive double bedroom! For 10 quid, you couldn't ask for much more. Later that night we walk down Samsen street and spot a bustling restaurant down a side alleyway. ... read more

Hei alle sammen der oppe i kalde Nord:) Her er en liten rapport fra turistene. Vi er nå som dere alle skjønner i Thailand, nærmere bestemt Koh Samui. Vi bor som vanlig på B1... Men nå må hotel eieren snart se at han må sørge for litt vedlikehold/oppgradering! Men dette er generelt et problem i disse trakter. Man bygger et hotel og lar det forfalle.. På fredag var det Walking Street her i Fishermans Village. Det betyr at gata fylles opp med salgsboder. Det selges alt fra stekte biller og larver til klær og sko. Det krydde av folk over alt i Fishermans Village, litt slitsomt men moro! Vi spiste en bedre middag og kjøpte desserten av de lokale selgerene. Kjøpte noen kaker, noe rispudding greier og kokosnøtt is. Ikke alt som smakte like godt som ... read more

We'd just sat down with drinks at the table when there was a sharp crack - crack sound nearby. The young man on the scooter now lay motionless slumped on the ground in a distorted heap. Still straddling his fallen bike but now with blood pumping from a hole in his left cheek and another in the back of his head. Eyes closed and a blank expression on his face, nothing could be done to help him. He was very dead. With the Claret Of Life running into the gutter being slowly diluted by the constant heavy rainfall, his assailants melded into the growing crowd of stunned onlookers. All this going on at eight thirty on a Thursday evening in an otherwise peaceful out of the way fisherman's village. Before continuing, I need to firstly rewind ... read more

No sure how to explain Ko Samui, in particular the Town of Chewang. I am arrived at the tail-end of the holiday season, which means the tourists (pretty much all of Europe by my count) were partying it up one last time. I think the only way to explain it is to just say....youth, drinking, massages, food, great food, rain, beach, lounge chairs, wishing balloons, rave, apple flavored smokers, sensory overload.....Chewang, Ko Samui in a nutshell! I arrived in Ko Samui around 6pm via a flight from Phuket, spent the night, mostly awake wondering. Up at 6am to catch a minibus to the ferry dock on my way to Ko Tao for some hopefully excellent diving.... read more

Having managed to get our visa extended we were able to spend our New Year in Thailand so we went about planning a trip to Koh Phagnan for the famous Full Moon Party. Unfortunately every bed and bench on the island was booked out so that put an end to that! Luckily we had a plan B which was to head to Koh Samui (the nearest island to Koh Phagnan) instead for 3 nights and hopefully find some way of getting ourselves to Koh Phagnan for the big new years bash. We left Phuket at 6am and reached Koh Samui about 8pm, with the boat dropping us at Narang Pier where we hopped on to the back of a truck taxi to take us to Chaweng where we were staying. Trying to find our accommodation though ... read more