Blogs from Ko Samui, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 8

Day 9 The Anatara Lawan resort provided the most spectacular breakfast spread one could ask for... Smoked salmon, waffles, banana pancakes, eggs florentine, a variety of delicious cheeses, juices, smoothies, and more... All of this overlooking a turquoise tinted ocean. It was a little slice of heaven and this is how we started our day. After eating everything we could, we went for a long walk into town for some light shopping and a foot massage. It was starting to get really hot outside, so we knew we had to get to the ocean to cool down. We ventured down the shore and stumbled across a beachfront hotel called "Akbar" where we rented an umbrella, bought a piña colada, and played in the ocean. We were making right decisions. After hanging out with what kemper thought ... read more

Geo: 9.499, 100.005We have spent 5 days on the island, the largest on the south east coast of Thailand. It is only 100km around, but varies from Malia esque strips to tranquil deserted beaches. After the over night train and ferry, we arrived on our little isle or paradise at approx lunch time and were taken to Monkey Samui, a Hostel near Choengmon, on the nothern peninsula. From the website, it looked awesome, with a pool, private rooms available to upgrade to and a shuttle bus to the town every hr. This was a stretch of the truth and when we arrived (having already requested an upgrade as we were here for 5 days) the room still had bunk beds in, with no plug sockets and a main light that wasn't working. The pool.... i wouldn't ... read more

So the adventure begins... Today is our 4th day in Thailand. We had a bit of a delayed start to the trip, resulting in a 5 hour stop over in Hong Kong, meaning that we then only managed to spend 3 hours in our hostel in Bangkok before having to leave at 4:30am to catch our next flight down to Koh Samui. Koh Samui is gorgeous! The weather, although it has been slightly overcast, has been very hot, meaning that both me and Laura managed to get a bit burnt on the first day. We seem to have managed to book into an amazing hotel which has its own beach and 2 pools (not exactly the travelling lifestyle!!) but it has enabled us to settle into the time zone and the heat in style! The first ... read more

Sophie continued to travel with us as we made our way to Ko Samui. For the first couple of night we stayed in a quieter area called Big Buddah Beach (no buddah in sight!) Here we had nice clean bungalows and a lovely pool to ourselves. We spent most of these two days messing about in the pool with brief excursions to the beach but it was nice doing nothing for a couple of days. We did have a really nice meal out one day and I tried a Catfish Red Curry which was delicious!!! After this we moved to Lamai and stayed at New Hut Bungalows, right on the beach. These were a lot more basic but it was lovely walking out on the golden sand every morning! We spent our first day in the ... read more

Koh Samui We arrived in Koh Samui off Nok Air. For those how have not visited these islands, there are 3: Koh Samui: largest island and well established as the most popular tourist destination of the 3. It’s a 30 minute ferry ride to Koh Phangan and 2 hours to Koh Tao. Chaweng Beach is the the busiest and has a beautiful beach with greast nightlife for all. Other beaches we have visited and our thoughts: Choeng Mon Beach is quiet and beautiful. Lamai, we enjoyed watching the girls arrive at work every evening. Bophut, nice village but 5 star resorts dominate the best end of the beach. Koh Phangan: Known for its Full Moon Parties every month, it swells during this time by 10,000-30,000 party revellers. It has many beaches and offers real beach front ... read more