Thread: koh samet for new year

well that was easy, arrived about 1 ish,then decided to catch a taxi to the resort, i wanted to walk but the smily girl wouldnt dream of it



bumpy as you like as the roads are still mud once you get out of the main town part thing bit, bit of a traffic jam through there to the national park post





you will get parted with 200 bahts here, while the missus pays 40.............

love was in the air for these 2 for sure, taxi nearly run em over



like i said before, the roads were just dirt tracks, so bumpy, they got us there in one piece though, ahhh time to check in and get on the beach, more pics to come

lomantic swans on the bed, and a crackin little balcony







toilet pic for you dd



great shower, hada quick blast then time for the beach!!

Originally Posted by sunsetter

you will get parted with 200 bahts here, while the missus pays 40.........

Even if you have a Thai Driving License?

And very interesting thanks, still to research what island Ill take my 63 yr old mother to in May for 4-5 days. So this all helps.

Looking forward to pics/info of the beaches and resort. Cheers.

all laid out nice on the beach and surrounding terraces





580 bahts per person, steak loads of thai food, fruits, everything, oh and free sangria....

bit blurry this one of the buffet tables, but they were kept well stocked up right the way through the evening, i had a couple of plateloads and was stuffed







threw a few more sangria down, then a tiger, then off for a stroll up the beach to ploy pub to watch the fireworks



lots of this going on all up the beach

How much?

Heard they do a good fireworks show on new year.

Originally Posted by The Master Cool

Even if you have a Thai Driving License?

Yep you get the Thai price with your Thai license or work permit.

Last time we went we got the speed boat across and got him to drop us on the beach past the national park check point, but they've got cheeky little national park guards hiding in the bushes and they accost just when you think you've got away with it. But we just spoke Thai to them and they let us off with the Thai price, no need for the identification.

Originally Posted by the dogcatcher

How much?

2400 per night with brekkie

yeah 580 baht for the new year dinner buffet, bargain, the food was good

BTW, can I take my motorbike over on the ferry? I might check it out on a 2 day trip from BKK.

there was a bloke coming back when we crossed with a bike on the ferry, one of those gay fino things though, they are passenger and cargo only boats

Nice thread SS. Makes me realise just how much its changed since my last visit, 25 years ago. Then, they flashest place on the Island cost 50 baht and was made of bamboo with only 3 walls !!

cheers mate, few more pics to come, but yeah i like samet, they cant really develop it anymore as its quite small so it should stay the same for a while

lots of partys going on for new year all up the beach, people flying lanterns by the shedload




fireworks were pretty good but quite difficult for my little canon ixus 100s to get anything much cop



plenty of punters, loads of gay thai lads, fair few farangs getting 2010 out the way aswell


that was new years done then, the next 3 days were spent having a moose around, and laying on the beach, found some good food and some cracking spots to sit and have a beer.....coming soon

^ Blimey, the place is rammed. I forgot what crowds of white people looked like..

Nice thread, SS..keep it going son..

sent the missus out early with towels to secure an umbrella with a nice view,so after getting stuck into the buffet brekkie, 2 eggs on toast, bacon, sausage, coffee, juice and fruit, it was time to hit the beach



not much talent about, but the missus was amused when she heard some thai boys saying 'watch out !! here come a big red mammoth!!'



as it was nearing beer o'clock we decided to take a walk down the beach into the town to grab a bite to eat, saw this along the way



not keen on the colours,but an ideal little machine for flying around on samet

stopped at this place on the main road, was kind of busy, for some stramed rice and stuff
tasty

had a wander up the road and came across this little gem of a place to watch the world go by






frozen beer glass, and beer so cold it had flecks of ice when poured, lovely....want one?

there ya go, get your laughing gear round that

kilo of prawns
and table full of food, beers and a screwdriver for the car thief missus, 800 baht

Very cheap.

Good report mate. Cheers.

Originally Posted by sunsetter

This kind of reminds me of valentines day in the adverage restaurant in the U.K.
Romance is taken care of with a candal on every table , and every table in every corner is packed to the gunnels with ordinarily unromantic blokes paying token lip service to the one they love.

As for this :



' Well , of course I love you petal, but I just don't feel like face sitting tonight thats all.'

^ few more tomorow if i get chance, some sunsets and beach and stuff

Noice one

Nice pics cheers.

I aint been there since 89.

I hear they have a malarial problem ?

hmm wasnt many mossies at all to be honest

Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

kilo of prawns
and table full of food, beers and a screwdriver for the car thief missus, 800 baht

Very cheap.

Good report mate. Cheers.

OMG how i envy you guys.
I came back to Queensland for christmas and it has'nt stopped raining for weeks. Left the missus behind on Samui as she has a business to run. I was feeling sorry for her when i left, but now i am feeling sorry for me.