I know this post is super late but work’s been really crazy lately (argh!) Merv and I went with another 6 of our pals for a 4-day-3-night fun-in-the-sun holiday in Koh Samui early last month. (Something momentous happened there too - but that’s for another post :)) So anyway, here are some pics of the highlights of our trip:
When you arrive at Samui Airport, there are quaint open-air vehicles to transport you from the airport to the main building - a distance of a mere 100 meters. Our local airports sure could learn a thing or two from the Thais! I really liked the main airport building - it was all open-air style, lots of wood and plants. The loo was AIR-CONDITIONED, with 5-star facilities - I kid you not!

We stayed at B.B. Chaweng Beach resort, which was (somewhat) right in the middle of all the action along the busy main street. Hotel was decent, cost us RM250 per room per night, was near the beach, and had very helpful staff. This is the view from the open-air breakfast place which is just next to the beach:

Here are some pics of the main street along Chaweng beach, where there were souvenir shops, massage parlours, art galleries and restaurants galore.


The massages there are SUPER CHEAP! It only cost us between 250-300 baht (RM25-30) for an hour’s massage. All of us had the time of our lives going for one at least once a day!
And you can buy cocktails just off the street! For between 50-79 baht (RM5.50-7.90)! Check out the two little alcohol shoppes below!


Oh… and did I mention that Bacardi Breezers only cost about RM5 there? We sure downed our fair share of those babies! And these didn’t even add up to half of the bottles we whacked!

We had pork burgers too :) At both McD and Burger King. They were a big biiig disappointment though, sigh. AND… the taro pie wasn’t available at McD! One thing i reeeeaaally wish McD would bring into Malaysia is the taro (yam) pie. Yumm-iieeee!!

The next day - we went snorkelling! There are agents all along the main street where you can choose your snorkelling tour operators and packages. We signed up for a trip to Koh Tao to snorkel. It was a long looong 2-hr trip there and back, but the views (both above and under the water) were worth it!

Merv and I on the boat after snorkelling:

All in all, we had a great time in Samui! We were really lucky for selecting the dates that we did - flights from Penang direct to Koh Samui (and back) were cancelled the very day after we got back! One day later and we’d have had to fly to KL first, then back to Penang. Horrors!
So what was the memorable event that happened in Samui? :) That’ll be in my next post *wink* Although some of you probably know about it by now :)
[Note: Many thanks to our friends, Eu-Jeen and Kean Aik for taking pics for us! Merv and I just couldnt be bothered to lug around cameras so lazy us relied on them for pics!]