Kicking back in Koh Samui

We had a 7am flight so we were up at 4:25am to get ready and get a Bolt to the airport. We got to the counter at the airport but we had a few problems using the self check-in machine, it printed boarding tickets but not luggage tags. So we had to queue to speak to a real person. You had to queue to drop off bags anyway, so I can’t see the point of the self check-in machines. To Jason’s amazement, his bags gained as much weight as we had over the past five days. We only had a 20kg limit, so that meant losing something or limiting the shopping in Koh Samui. I’m sure you can guess which one won out in the end.

The 45-minute flight from Bangkok to Koh Samui included a full meal: chicken and rice, yoghurt and fruit. More than Jetstar offered on an international flight. For the price of the flights from Bangkok to Samui, you would expect something more than cheese and crackers.

We arrived at Samui airport, which really were a row of small sheds linked by undercovered pathways. We collected our bags for the only baggage claim carousel and went in search of the meeting point to find our driver who would get us to our resort.

The resort is located a few minutes walk from central Samui on the North East side of the island. We checked in and immediately headed out to explore the town. We wandered to take a sticky break at the beach, which was crowded with tourists and deck chairs. It really is my worst nightmare, 7 kilometres of deck chairs and drunken tourists.

All of the walking had worked up a hunger so we picked one of the restaurants on the main drag. Jason hasn’t had much luck with getting a good Pad Thai so he decided to go with a different dish, while I tried the Pad Thai and I have to say it is one of the best that I’ve had. Maybe Jason will have better luck next time.Read more