Koh Samui - November 2024

 Arrived in Koh Samui for a week at the Amari Resort. Been looking forward to this. Fifty minute flight from Bangkok on Bangkok Airways.

Off the plane into a little open air bus to the very small open air terminal...

Our bags came off quickly and the car was waiting for the short trip to Amari Resort. The room was large and opened onto the pool area and beach.

View from the room to the beach...

It's really nice and I'm glad I paid extra for the beach view room...

Unpacked and met Anthony at the poolside bar. Aperol to start...

That night we headed to a restaurant the kids had chosen in the main street and had great Thai food. Then we went for a walk further down the main street to Central Samui which is the shopping centre.

We then found a bar with live music called the Palms. We returned here quite a few times during our week here.

The next day we all met for breakfast which was a very extensive buffet. After breakfast we all did our own thing. I walked down the main street to have a look at the town. Seems you can get everything here!

Had a late lunch of pad thai for THB99 (A$4.45)...

Went back and had a walk down the beach...

Evening time!

That night we went to a Mexican restaurant that Eliza had chosen. The food was fantastic...

Each day started with breakfast and then some pool time or beach time. The hotel is divided by the main road. We are staying on the beach side and Anthony is on the other side. There are more pools over there so one day we hung out there...

Eliza, Jason and Callum...

Great name for a restaurant...

One night we went to a nice Italian place for dinner which was close to our hotel.

One day we went to a sauna about 30 minutes drive away. Jason negotiated a rate with the driver of the open utes that are the local taxis and off we went... 

It was called Amba and had a pool, sauna and steam room. The kids had a massage and I just hung out.

Afterwards I decided to walk back ahead of the kids. They met me on the main road and we went back to the Mexican place for lunch. Food is so good...

Thai food again for dinner and then we went to a drag cabaret show.