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Angthong National Marine Park

The inspiration for the novel and film The Beach, the beautiful Angthong National Marine Park. 

Angthong National Marine Park

Angthong Marine Park is a collection of 40 plus, stunningly beautiful un-inhabitant islands

So many tourists come to Koh Samui without ever really leaving their resort. If there is one thing worth leaving your resort for it is definitely a trip to the Angthong Marine Park and you can do it all in 1 day! more »

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Thai Train Travel

  We recently decided to take a trip to Bangkok. Normally we’d take a flight direct from Koh Samui airport . Instead, we decided to try a first hand experience of what it’s like to travel by train. We have to say it was one of the ...more »

Koh Samui Regatta 2012

Trimming, tacking, jibing, and other nautical terms are ones I am not used to hearing, nor understanding, but soon had to learn after being lucky enough to be invited to race in the 2012 Koh Samui Regatta aboard Kindred Spirit, the pride ...more »

Luxury Accommodation on Koh Samui

Accommodation on Koh Samui, Thailand, has come a long way since the first pioneering backpackers arrived on long-tail boats from the mainland in the 1970's. Still, accommodation grew slowly and steadily from basic beach huts, to beach ...more »

Thai Street Food in Koh Samui

Thai's take great pride in their food preparation and service; it’s a big part of the culture here, intertwined in everyday life.  From fine dining, to fusion blends, to noodle stands, you should try them all. Of course you are going ...more »

Songkran Festival Koh Samui

The Thais are a nation of people that like to enjoy life, no matter what the occasion or circumstance, be it work, social or family gatherings, anything they do should have some form of Sanuk (fun) involved. So when it comes to calendar ...more »

Muay Thai Training on Koh Samui

Being 39 and a little over weight I decided I wanted and needed to get back in to some fitness training. The realisation now is all too clear, at my age the belly grows without too much notice, takes even longer to retreat and it’s too ...more »

Diving with Whale Sharks

Thailand has some of the best dive sites in South East Asia, with Koh Samui and the rest of the archipelago contributing no less than 30 of those. So if you are looking for things to do in Koh Samui, whether you are an advanced diver, ...more »

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