bangkok and ko samui

08/01/2008

Emma and I just arrived on the island of Ko Samui last night. we're staying in a resort 3 or 4 miles from the main town, chaweng. we drove through there last night on the way from the airport it looks like 2 mile of madness, crammed with bars and shops and of course mcdonalds in the middle of it. it's far busier than i thought it would be but we were warned it would be so. our resort is in the next town over called lamai http://www.kosamui.com/beaches/lamai-beach.html it's a bit more family orientated and a lot quieter which is what we want really. we're staying in a bungalow which is dead on. no tv though!! me and emma are gonna have to talk to each other. It's really relaxed which is exactly what we needed after the hustle of Bangkok. we spent 3 nights in bangkok which was enough. we booked this holiday to samui on the saturday and then went to this beautiful seafood restaurant where they had all the fish in tanks and then packed in ice like a market. I had to have a lobster and you got to choose theone you wanted from a tank. wasn't cheap but it was delicious. Khao san road (i'm sure a lot of you have been here) is like hill st in Newry on paddys day full of bars, tourists and stalls selling clothes, knock off sunglasses, football shirts etc. I got a 1989 Liverpool candy shirt for 3 quid.On the sunday we just went to a blues bar in the banglamphu district and then sat in a restaurant and watched Liverpool and Luton in the FA cup. I had sea bass, again taken live from a tank at the front of the restaurant. the food is fantastic. we flew to samui last night and will be on the beach here for the next ten days before flying to perth on the 17th.