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Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan February 5th 2004

A short boat ride away was my island retreat of Ko Pha Ngan, I spent a week here doing.....well, not very much. Thoroughly enjoyed the luxury of a beautiful hut right on a private beach, hammocks, veranda, the full works. All for the equivalent of £5 a night! One day was spent on An Thong National Park, sea kayaking, walking to the lake in the mountains, swimming and snorkelling. I even saw a wild monkey up a palm tree. So different to Scotland.... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui February 2nd 2004

After only a couple of days in Bangkok, headed south for some R&R on the islands. Spent a day of luxury in Ko Samui being massaged by a baby elephant, trekking through the jungle on the back of an elephant and swimming in plunge pools! What a life!!! Lovely sunny weather - hot hot hot!... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Surat Thani January 16th 2004

Leaving Ko Samui today. We woke up early to check out from Charlie's. Had breakfast at Charlie's while waiting for time to pass. We will be catching the 1.30pm ferry from the Nathon pier. I didn't take into account that the songtheaw is extremely slow and gonna travel halfway round the island before dropping us off. We couldn't make it in time for the ferry and ended up missing it instead. I admit it was my fault and we had to pay for another pair of tickets for the 2pm ferry. We had a small squabble about it. When we reached Don Sak pier, we weren't sure on how to get to Surat Thani from there. We didn't know that the ferry tickets we bought actually include a bus ride to Surat Thani and ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui January 15th 2004

It's going to be our last day on this gorgeous island. Don't want to waste our last day here, so we got up early, had our breakfast and checked our emails. We stopped by the Bluefin restaurant and got another map. And just as I was turning into the street, my worst fear came true. I lost control of the motorbike and we both had a bad fall. Vivi sustained a bad scratch on her knee. *One tip I picked up from this guy who helped us when we fell - start the semi-automatic bike in 2nd gear! The motorbike won't jerk too strongly forward when you turn the throttle, compared to starting it in 1st gear. It was a valuable tip, as I was tired and don't really have the strength to control the motorbike ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui January 14th 2004

We were so tired that we slept till about 1pm plus. But we were quite determined to see a few sights, so we rented a motorbike after our breakfast at Ninja Crepe Cafe. We rent an semi-automatic motorbike from Tong's Bar, a bar at the back of the streets just across Charlie's. It is easy to rent a motorbike here. Motorbikes, jeeps and cars rentals everywhere. But it wasn't all that safe to ride a bike here. The roads can be quite rough and steep, and there are lots of reckless drivers waiting for accidents to happen. You should have seen how some of the travellers get a little too excited with their scramblers and went speeding down the narrow roads. However, it is one of the cheapest form of transportation here, so motorbike rentals ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui January 13th 2004

Woke up to a rainy afternoon today. It was raining since early morning, and I really hope that the sun will come out soon. The massage we had yesterday seems to does wonders for my body. Despite dancing throughout the night yesterday, my body hardly aches at all. "Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day." I adore the rains, but it's vacation time! So I do want some sun! I really love it here so much! This is such a beautiful and relaxing island. Oh, I don't ever want my vacation to stop. It is really great to escape all the hustle and bustle of the city and just leave all the worries of the world behind us. We didn't do much in this rainy weather. We just strolled around the ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui January 12th 2004

Didn't sleep too well. Must be the pain from that dreadful tummy ache. Woke up in the middle of the night and found it hard to get back to sleep. We checked out early and took a songtheaw back to Chaweng. A motorcycle taxi driver offered to take us both back to Chaweng for THB100. We politely turned him down, cos we know it is too dangerous, especially with our backpacks and all. It is common here though, for more than two persons to ride a motorbike. As many as the rider can handle I guess. And thank God! We managed to get a hut at Charlie's finally (yes, we are a stubborn pair I know)! I couldn't wait to put up my new hammock, and with Vivi's help, I did manage in the ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui January 11th 2004

We got up early today to check out one of the resorts (which we were keen on), if they have any vacancy. Having lived in the concrete jungle for all our lives, we were both keen to stay in those wooden/bamboo huts during our getaway. Plus, the huts at Charlie's Hut looks really great. It was about slightly over 9am and there wasn't any check-outs yet, so we had breakfast at their eatery while we wait. *The receptionist quoted THB300 for a hut with fan and shower, and THB500 for a double. This is what I really called a getaway island. It is 10am plus now and we hardly see many people who are awake. Seems most of them just want to sleep in and enjoy the pleasure of not getting up early for their ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui January 10th 2004

Our hut is just beside Ark Bar, loud music playing till the morning. A half-broken fan, noisier still. Noisy and an unfamiliar room, sleeping on an unfamiliar bed, but we were both dead tired, so we did sleep alright. We slept till about 2pm, paid the rent for the day and had our late lunch at Ark Bar. We ordered from the breakfast menu which serves throughout the day. I don’t quite fancy the sausages, so I fed it to this big, black dog which stared at my food longingly. We took a slow, long walk along the extensive stretch of shops at Chaweng. There were so much things to see. All kinds of shops and stores. Pubs and restaurants. Shops after shops. All catered to tourists and travellers. It is quite unexpected to see ... read more




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