Koh Samui: 18-19 Dec 2013 and 30 Dec - 12 Jan 2014

Where we lounged about drinking milkshakes and reading books

Pete says:

We had a great time at the Samui Beach Resort. The surroundings are nowhere near as exotic and tropical as Phangan, but we had finally found a place sheltered from most of the wind, away from the clouds and with a nice sandy beach and warm (if lively) sea to swim in.  The food from the beachside restaurant was very good, they had a small pool, nice covered seating things to rest on, beach towels, beds and parasols free to guests and

Koh Phangan: 19-30 Dec 2013

Happy Christmas!

Rach says:

We landed in Koh Samui to very grey weather and incredibly high taxi fares...800 Baht (£16) for a 20 minute drive!! Our Lamai "beach hotel" then turned out to be up a mountain, so we got out of the taxi in Lamai town and sat down for some Pad Thai and a beer to consider our options. It was at this point that we met our drinking comrades for the evening ahead: the Norwegian bar owner (also called Peter), his Thai wife (Mimi) and a slightly crazy American