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      Day 17

      The Cocoon

      July 24, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Was für ein wundervolles Restaurant auf dem Berg mit Blick aufs Meer, Buchten auf beiden Seiten und dem kleinen Flughafen. Das Frühstück war dort sehr traumhaft lecker! So könnte jeder Tag perfekt beginnen!Read more

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      Day 18

      Letzter Tag auf Koh Samui

      July 25, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Zunächst ging es wieder zum Treehouse, um ein ausgiebiges, leckeres Frühstück zu genießen. Dann fuhren wir weiter zur Central Mall (da es geregnet hat) und Leo wurde endlich fündig - er war glücklich über seine Nikeschuhe und einen coolen Pullover - ein perfekter Tag für ihn! Anschließend ist die Mama noch einmal zur Kopf-Rückenmassage an den Strand gegangen und hat den Rest der Bande am Strand wieder getroffen. Dort sind dann Papa und Leo spontan Jetski gefahren. Ein schöner Abschluss.Read more

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      Day 8

      and on thursday - the beach!

      May 11, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

      We stayed en premise for dinner last night - and how glad we were. A couple drinks on the balcony and then we took a partially demolished bottle of Prosecco and the Cote de Rhone we bought at the fancy bottle o. Initially the man mentioned corkage and as it was reasonable we said no worries. We had the Rhone in the fridge in the room and they brought an ice bucket- the wine temperature in the glass was perfect, much better than the air temperature. Well - did we eat well! Started with chicken satay that was so uniquely flavoured. Not the expected peanut curry sauce but beguilingly Thai. The cucumber sambal was amazing. We then had steamed snapper served deboned and a squid dish. Both were outstanding and again, uniquely flavoured from the expected flavours. The 2 wines went extremely well, and as an added bonus when the bill came he said he would not charge us the corkage!
      This morning Kerry missed out on her breakfast treats but was happy with very flavoursome fruit (bananas you would cross town for). I skipped the omelette in favour of some fried eggs - I had these before and they burst with rich flavour. Then to the beach for a carbon copy of yesterday - the difference today Kerry has returned to the beach massage person. We walked into the village for iced coffee and tea then back to the beach. Lunch was the same normal as a) we cannot fault them and b) it is our last lunch 😢
      Tonight we plan to try the place that has been closed and a beach cocktail on the way.      Read more

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      Day 6

      Day 6 - just like day 5

      May 9, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Last night’s dinner was at Mother restaurant across the road again. Hard to go past it as it is so good. Chicken satay starter, then pork larb, then red curry shrimp then mango sticky rice. Ticked a lot of the holiday must haves right there. It was all delicious and had with a carafe of Sauvignon Blank from Chile.
      This morning we were ever hopeful the à la carte breakfast was back, but alas, not to be. So imagine my surprise when I opened the Bain Marie to find individual servings of chicken rice soup! So happy. And they also had a glass noodle dish so I had both. David had his usual fruit and yoghurt, then omelette, then toast, vegemite, chilli and pineapple jam. A very good start to the day.
      Set up our loungers after breakfast, had a few swims and then went for a walk down the road to find some iced coffee, which had been eluding us, not that we have tried that hard. Found a lovely little open air stall. David had Thai iced coffee and I had a Thai iced tea. Beautiful! No photo because I didn’t take my phone but there will definitely be one tomorrow. The tea was interesting, very orange and tasted like mashed up tea leaves rather than being seeped in water. Strange at first but absolutely loved it.
      Back to our loungers for more beach time before a lunch of no names and shrimp pad siew. Delicious. Had to move to a table under cover as the thunder was rolling and the staff were all looking skyward. David was sure it wouldn’t rain but I had my money on the locals. Unfortunately (for me) David was right.
      So back to the loungers for the afternoon, a late beach walk and back for showers and sundowners on the balcony. Prosecco for me and Leo beer for David with some peanuts with fried anchovy.
      Dinner may be here at the resort tonight, but all will be revealed tomorrow.      Read more

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      Day 6

      Day 5 - The next day!

      May 9, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      The new room was ok without being in any way better other than bigger. It was similar but missing a few bits and bobs - but the air con worked. Worked better to my standards than K’s (ie not too cold) but allowed a good nights sleep. Both up at the same time and enjoyed the sunrise and awakening village. Brekkie was still buffet so we are resigned - I have no problems but Kerry is somewhat limited to amazing mango and toast with pineapple jam! We went and claimed our beach spot for the day and shortly our manager friend came up and said the room a/c was fixed. All excited we followed her over to find - it wasn’t fixed at all. Back to the beach. A nice lunch (seated) of no names and then som tam - excellent flavours but just needed fresh chilli which they then brought in abundance. We were then advised the room was cactus beyond repair so would we mind staying in the new room - not best pleased but… Anyway- I went to start the move (and get a beer) and was entertained by quite an animated discussion with front desk and the manager. I thought they maybe were setting a new price option but our friend took me to our original room - I thought to scope what the move assistance would be and inside she flicked on the aircon and - voila! Action!! Anyway as of now (4pm) we are back to situation normal - Kerry is having a massage and when that’s done we will head to our cocktail bar - they are the best way to wind down a beach day!Read more

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      Day 17

      Geheimtipp Treehouse

      July 24, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Das Treehouse auf Koh Samui wird von einer Deutschen betrieben, die seit 30 Jahren hier lebt. Das Treehouse liegt am Silent Beach und ist eine kleine Hippie-Oase. Wir haben uns in diesen Ort verliebt und haben dort gegessen und die Gedanken schweifen lassen mit Meeresrauschen und mit Katie Melua Songs im Hintergrund.Read more

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      Big Buddha Temple

      July 23, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Danach ging es zum Big Buddha. Dort gab es viele kleine Lädchen, die Kids haben ihre frittierten Pancakes mit Nutella am Straßenstand verspeist und anschließend ging es zum Mönch. Dort wurden wir mit Glückswasser bespritzt! Glücklich sind wir gerade ohnehin...Read more

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      Dinner with mother!

      May 6, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

      Mother is the name of the restaurant just across the road from the front (street side) gate of our resort. We have both been there in before visits and it was (great) same same! Terrific service, big variety of menu and no flinching when Kerry ordered a Singha after the start of the 6pm ‘ban’. Some places were quite vocal about no alcohol service while others were very ‘ look the other way and mumble’. We will see how the beer service on the beach goes tomorrow- I suspect 🍺. Any way the food was great - fish cakes in a different format, superb pad sieu and pork Larb. We were offered a complimentary mango sticky rice but they had to comeback to apologise as it was ‘finis’. A quiet wander down the road where K bought a bikini and I bought a couple of lightweight shirts that I like from here - winners. Back to the balcony for a couple of glasses of a top Provence Rose. A very good day!Read more

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      15. 3. Koh Samui

      June 28, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

      Today we went on a hunt for Koh Samui Snorkeling spots! We first headed north to Thong son beach, where we stopped for some breakfast first. As we walked in we noticed two giant pigs on the floor! They were enormously fat. We gave the pig a stroke and had some food on the beachfront, we met a nice chap from New Zealand who had been 'kicked'*out of his home by his son who is renting it and he uses the money to permantly travel. Cool life huh!? We had abit of a snorkel and was no good so headed to the east which is abit more sheltered. Unfortunately the next beach called Choengmon Beach was beautiful but the tide was too low to snorkle. We did stop at a really hip bar and stayed there and had a coffee, we didn't realise how posh it was till we walked inside! So we ended staying here for a while.
      Eventually we headed back to the crystal cove beach we went to yesterday. The snorkeling was great and we explored different sections we didn't look at yesterday and weren't disappointed. We spent about 2 hours floating around. My family have brought me a snorkle to use for my birthday - which is great!
      We headed back after sunset and stopped at a reggae bar for a quick drink, the whole bar was awesome with cool features such as a waterfall, it was really nicely set up! We had the whole bar to ourselves and enjoyed a pint and suddenly had a lady and man, who both really couldn't sing, on a soundsytem not dialled, were screaming reggae tunes to us and terribly. We quickly finished our beers and left.
      We headed for another Thai curry, we absolutely love the food here, the street food, restaurants are amazing. Truly a reason in itself to come back and neither me or Grace have had food poisoning (touch wood) yet. We headed back to our hotel and had a beer by the pool. We headed to our room to pack so we can have abit of a lie in tomorrow before heading to Koh Phangan.      Read more

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      Day 18

      Tag 18 Koh Samui + Abschied 🥲

      March 1, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Morgens früh raus, erstmal Heckmeck weil ich meine Ersatzkreditkarte nicht mehr finde, also sperren lassen und hoffen dass eine reicht. Dann große Rollertour zu meinem neuen Hostel, war das billigste was zu finden war, sieht man leider auch ziemlich direkt 😄 Rückfahrt nochmal 45 min Roller und dann Julius am Verleih eingesammelt, der seinen Roller schon abgegeben hat. Kurzer Helmwechsel, endlich einen mit Visier, und einen schnellen Iced Latte mit auf den Roller und dann Richtung Pier. Großer Abschied am Pier, schon echt traurig dass die zweieinhalb Wochen schon rum sind, gibt noch einen herzlichen Drücker und dann zieht der Boi Richtung Boot von dannen. Wildes Gefühl jetzt ganz alleine in Thailand zu sein. Fahre erstmal meinen Roller abgeben, muss leider feststellen dass mein Plan ein Grab zu nehmen zum Hostel mangels Grabfahrern nicht aufgeht, laufe also los. Maps sagt 4.57h zu Fuß, dank 35° lass ich mich dann doch von einem Taxi überzeugen und fahre für 250BHT die halbe Stunde im Privattaxi. Im Hostel angekommen, schneller Check-in. Nasty des Todes, tausend Tiere, durchgelegen wäre ein Kompliment für diese Matratze 😄 und einfach nur zwei Steckdosen für ein gesamten 10er Zimmer. Muss also erstmal in der Lobby das Handy laden, schnacke hier mit der Ownerin und organisiere ein Longtail Boot für morgen für die Hamburger(Benno,Fin...) und mich. Anschließend zu Fuß los, einen Roller geliehen und dann etwas die Gegend erkundet. Den bekannten 18 armigen Buddha abgecheckt, guten Shake gesippt und leckere riesen Portion Fried Rice für 70 Bht geschnappt. Dazu kurzer Talk mit Malte, so lässt sichs aushalten. Abends dann auf der Suche nach Meer mit dem Roller los, einen verbotenen Strand entdeckt, ging nach ordentlich Stacheldraht und Dschungel an einen beinahe komplett verlassenen Beach. Dort den Sonnenuntergang genossen und noch ein bisschen ins Wasser gegangen. Nach Untergang vor den Mücken geflüchtet und ein schönes Lokal an der Straße gefunden für köstliches Green Curry. Gute Schärfe, Essen hier ist einfach schon alleine die Reise wert. Dann ins Hostel zurück und versucht mit wenigst möglich Kontakt mit der Matratze einzuschlafen. Das Bett ist wirklich mies, einfach eine riesen Kuhle in der Mitte in die man immer wieder rollt 😄 also eher unruhige Nacht, immerhin gibt's ne Klima. Hab meine vier Nächte hier schon um zwei verkürzt und nochmal ein etwas besseres Hostel im Süden gebucht. Aber zwei Tage hier gönn ich mir mal als Härtetest.
      Ersten Tag alleine in Thailand also schon mal überlebt.      Read more

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