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 Samui, Thailand travel tales
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| M Huang |
09 January 2004 |
Stayed at Seascape Beach Resort - Samui, Thailand.
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For snorkelling, consider staying a couple of days in Koh Tao. Cookery course also worth a few hours.
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| M Zerr |
31 December 2003 |
Stayed at Blue Lagoon Hotel - Samui, Thailand.
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We arranged a sea kayaking and snorkeling day tour with Seabreeze internet and tour. The staff running it did not seem professional enough to gauge the weather conditions to keep the paying customers safe. We were all sent out to sea in our Kayaks and with in minutes half the group had to be rescued due to a storm that had been brewing. They were more interested in making sure that everyone got into a kayak so that they could say we did it and couldn't request a refund! Safety was not at the top of their list. Also two people were injured when we were returning by the hour long speed boat journey to the other side of the island. The driver of the speed boat was more interested in making time, and not being careful during the storm conditions and higher waves that were developing. I would definitely not recommend this tour company.
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| G Stephens |
30 December 2003 |
Stayed at Chaweng Regent Beach Resort, The - Samui, Thailand.
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Koh Samui is now becoming very developed and it is a pity that everywhere closes down so early at night (in common with the rest of Thailand these days). By midnight the streets are deserted and the shops and stalls closed and by 2am the bars and discos are empty too. We found Bophut bay more to our liking than Chaweng these days as it is more relaxed with some excellent bars and restaurants.
Try the Frog and Gekko for good English pub food and the Happy Elephant restaurant for a good selection of reasonably priced wine. All the restaurants and bars in Bophut looked interesting and worth a visit - we just didn't have the time. In Chaweng we ate at Poppies hotel restaurant which gets good reviews. It was nice enough but the Thai dishes were not very authentic being toned down in the spicing -presumably to appeal to Westerners.
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| M Zerr |
26 December 2003 |
Stayed at Beachcomber Hotel - Samui, Thailand.
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The local truck taxi's are a deal at 20baht/head, and make it very easy for getting up and down the main shopping street. When negotiating for things in the market, go down to at least half and really stick to it. Don't be afraid to walk away, as they will either call you back, or you can find it elsewhere for a better price. If the item looks more of a special item, not found everywhere, you will pay a little more but it will be worth it.
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| P Gorbatchev |
02 December 2003 |
Stayed at Lawana Resort - Samui, Thailand.
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If you think about Koh Samui as a quiet and secluded place, just forget it (though this depends on one’s personal definition of “secluded place”).
There are quite a lot of people on the beach, but not as much as on island’s east coast.
Some merchants continuously stroll around and try to sell you everything form souvenirs to dress to fruits (fruits are excellent).
There is a village nearby, so the water and consequently the beach are not too clean.
Around the place there are a lot of small shops and restaurants, the price in all restaurant is generally the same, though “Thai No Name restaurant” may be bit more cheap.
Over the road in front of the resort there is a small shop where it is possible to buy beer, coke etc, use Internet or make an overseas call (it’s cheaper than in the resort), organize a tour or rent a bike or small 4WD. There are some tourist attractiona scattered throughout the island, so renting a car for a couple of days may be reasonable.
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| W Mast |
11 September 2003 |
Stayed at Papillon Resort - Samui, Thailand.
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If you are a fan of seafood, the (japanese) "Chilli" restaurant on the mainroad should be your favorite. We frequented it most the time! For diving tours, I recommend the Samui International Diving School: very good service and good value for money. But the diving-locations around Samui haven´t been very good in this time - sight only about 3-4m!
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| J Weiss |
10 September 2003 |
Stayed at Lawana Resort - Samui, Thailand.
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Around Bang Sa-Phan is highly recommended if you're looking to get off the tourist trail. Escpecially in low season there's no one there except you & the local fishermen & a long white beach. Perfect! A great opportunity to immerse yourself in the local culture. I strongly suggest you take a phrase book & learn some Thai before you go. You'll be rewarded! We stayed at the banito Beach Resort & highly recommend the restaurant there - Thai home cooking at its best! Try the whole fried fish with sweet chilli - Yummo! Koh Samui is very touristy - especially the main beaches. I was very glad we stayed in Bophut & not Chaweng or Lamai. For even more seclusion, pick Cheongmon beach. And we didn't think the tourist attractions like the snake farm or butterfly garden were worth it. The snake farm is pretty appalling (though the show is pretty funny!) and if you want to see butterflies wait til you get to Australia & visit Melbourne Zoo.
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| M Megan |
11 August 2003 |
Stayed at Lawana Resort - Samui, Thailand.
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Koh Samui was, as always, great. Made the mistake of leaving and going to Koh Tao. If you're not into diving, I wouldn't bother with Koh Tao...but that's another story...
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| P Ho |
08 August 2003 |
Stayed at Best Western Samui Bayview Resort - Samui, Thailand.
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Wonderful beach resort...better than Krabi, Pattaya, Phuket. I feel that Koh Samui is the best Thai Resort Island to visit. Try to stay in hotels at Chaweng Beach stretch. It's most convenient for food, shopping & etc.
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| D Freeman |
17 July 2003 |
Stayed at Best Western Samui Bayview Resort - Samui, Thailand.
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Sea Kayaking at Angthong Islands is great! If you like snorkeling... better take your own mask and snorkel... the beach resorts don't supply them and the ones you can buy in the store leak.
Best tip: Rent a small motor bike. Very cheap and you can go everywhere on the island.
Samui is much more than just beaches... go to the interior. Check out the temples and waterfalls... wonderful. Good food at Drop In in Chewang.
I think Koh Samui has recently been colonized by Germany, although I didn't hear about any official treaties between the two countries. I think the population of the island in July is about 50% Thai, 35% German/Austrian, and 15% other. German sausage restaurants were almost as plentiful as Thai restaurants. And German was definitely the language of choice at the beach.
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