After Bangkok we flew on the cutest little plane (painted with fish just like the sea) to Koh Samui, one of the many islands in Thailand. Koh Samui is located in the gulf so not near the famous Koh Phi Phi everyone may have heard of (in the movie the beach). It's only about an hour or less flight from Bangkok.
For the first part of our trip we stayed in Bo Phut right beside Fisherman's Village. It was such a cute area on the island I would certainly recommend it! Fisherman's Village is a tiny street lined with restaurants right on the beach and tons of shops and street vendors. Oh and of course I can't forget the amazing banana pancakes they made on the street in the push carts. Yummmm!
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Our first hotel on the islands - so pretty at night!
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One of the first days, we each rented our own scooters (yes I've graduated and decided to drive my own ...hint - it's WAY better!) I did good but certainly still feel major anxiety come on when there are huge trucks or traffic around me! We drove around as much as the island as possible in one day and got to see many different beaches and stopped along the way to sight see.
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| Notice the gas station on my right side! |
Big Buddha on Koh Samui
We got to make a wish before sending the lantern away on the beach :)
On the way to Koh Tao! He's pretty handsome :)
After staying on the island a couple days we took the boat to Koh Tao which is about 2 hours away from Koh Samui. First the boat stops in Koh Phangan which is where they hold the famous "Full Moon Party" but sadly there wasn't a full moon during our stay so we decided to skip the island and go on to Koh Tao. This island was much smaller than Koh Samui and wasn't nearly as developed. The beaches were also nicer. Loved our little hut on the beach :) |
| The beach in front of our place |
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| If only this was my daily view from my room in Jakarta! Our first night out on Koh Tao we went to some bars on the beach and these 3 guys were our entertainment with their fire! It was so crazy. Here he is twirling the fire and a guy is letting him light his cigarette! No thank you! |
Koh Nang Yuan was an island directly beside Koh Tao that I LOVED! It was gorgeous. We rented a boat and a little man to drive us around the island for snorkling and a trip to Koh Nang Yuan for the day. Probably cost 40 bucks total - so worth it! And I just love the little wooden long tail boats!
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Never have seen these before! You get close and they close up - the tiny blue ones are closed. |
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| Getting back on the boat! |
We left Koh Tao and went back to Koh Samui before leaving the islands and heading back home. We decided to stay in a different area called Chaweng this time. It's pretty much "party central" on the island. Everything you can imagine on one long street. Ladyboy shows, restuarants, shops, and Thai massage places that stay open until like 1am! Yes we got a massage that late one night - why not?! :)
This was our last hotel called the Library in Chaweng. It had a red pool - kinda different than the typical blue ones!
This was our last hotel called the Library in Chaweng. It had a red pool - kinda different than the typical blue ones!
So that was our Thailand island experience and we loved every minute of it!
<3 Thailand
