thailand/ recommendations

[scarby]

off to koh samui next year via a couple of days in bangkok, can anyone reccomend a decent hotel in samui, close to nightlife, places to visit etc

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Phi phi don for diving

 

[The British National Party]

off to koh samui next year via a couple of days in bangkok, can anyone reccomend a decent hotel in samui, close to nightlife, places to visit etc

Koh Samui, wouldn't touch that place. It's like West street on a Saturday night.

 

[Albion Dan]

My advice is too spend as little time in Samui as possible. Get on the Catamarang and go to one of the smaller islands.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

My advice is that woman REALLY do have adams apples in that part of the world.

 

[portlock seagull]

No, but the Mango Tree very close to the famous "Pat Pong" market is a very good relaxed informal restuarant and in most of the guidebooks. And try the deep fried locusts on sale from street hawkers. Locals snack on em like we do crisps and they're actually not bad - sort of taste like a pork scratching without the fat. Insects are high in protein and set to become a western source of food in the 21st century. Them orientals have known for years though.......

Haggle for your life in the markets, thais can be right bunch of thieves but very nice and humerous about it and easily knocked down a bit. Very friendly and the fake designer t-shirts are excellent quality (same factories so why wouldn't they be?) I paid around £1.00 a t-shirt. They do all the Premiership shirts and even some championship - I was tempted to buy a Palace one for a £1.50 and do me car with it basically.

Have fun, they're English football nuts over there

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Go to Ko Pha Ngan instead, mate. Just a hop over the water, and far less Torremolinos.

 

[The British National Party]

My advice is that woman REALLY do have adams apples in that part of the world.

The good ones don't

 

[The British National Party]

Go to Ko Pha Ngan instead, mate. Just a hop over the water, and far less Torremolinos.

Tommys resort on Hat Rin beach

 

[Bwian]

Don't believe anything anybody tells you-especially the Tuk Tuk drivers. The Temples DON'T close for lunch during the week and you don't buy tickets for the Grand Palace 100 yards away on the other side of the road. Nor is that 'Export Market' open for tourists for 1 day only and it's today!!!!

 

[afters]

off to koh samui next year via a couple of days in bangkok, can anyone reccomend a decent hotel in samui, close to nightlife, places to visit etc

some of the reactions to samui listed above are a bit harsh....

avoid chaweng beach which really is like blackpool, but once you're outside of that town there are some lovely places.

recommended are bhoput and farther to the west on the northern coast.

the smaller islands nearby (phangang etc) are also lovely!

 

[El Presidente]

Double bag it just to make sure

 

[Ex-Staffs Gull]

My advice is that woman REALLY do have adams apples in that part of the world.

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