Author: Zed
Thailand: Samed Resort on Ko Samet
We found this accommodation before we came here over the internet. Follow this link to see their website. What you see is what you get the photos on their web page are not showing a “show room” but they are real photos of the rooms. We were very happy here, the owner Timo is a […]
Thailand: Ko Samet Photos 2010
Thailand: Ko Samet Hat Sai Kaew Beach
Hat Sai Kaew is the most popular beach on Ko Samet, several hotels, bars and restaurants are located just next to each other. If you like to be around people and want a bustling night life this is the place for you. With its beautiful white sand spread over about 780 meters this is the […]
Thailand: Riding a scooter on Ko Samet
Ko Samet is a relatively small island off the east coast off Thailand. It takes about 4-5 hours to get here from Bangkok. Large part of the island is a National Park with some of the accommodations are inside the national park. Everyone entering the National Park must pay a 200 Bath/person entry fee. This […]
Thailand: What to check when you are looking at accommodation
When you are hunting for accommodation in Thailand there are a certain things you should check before settle for that room: Hot Water Some accommodations claim to have hot water but the reality is that they don’t. Security Ask if there is a security guard around during the night. Safe Box You should always keep […]
Thailand: Ko Samet or Ko Samed
Quite confusing isn’t when you try to collect information on Ko Samet over the internet and you see an island with a similar name called Ko Samed. Well to tell you the truth this is the same island. The reason why it is written on two different ways is that the Thai alphabet doesn’t have […]
Thailand: Prices 2010
We did note down every spending we had in the past couple of days please see some of this below: Taxi from Bangkok Airport to Khao San Road: 420 Bath Accomodation: approx 500 Bath / night / room Thai Beer in a pub or restaurant: approx 60 Bath Thai Food in a restaurant in the […]
Thailand: Getting an internet enabled Prepaid Sim Card for your mobile.
We plan to work and keep in touch with friends and family throughout our journey it is very important to have internet on our mobile phones. AIS has a pretty good Edge/Gprs system I was able to check my mails anytime while We were travelling from Bangkok to Ko Samet. The connection speed is also […]
Thailand: From Bangkok to Ko Samet with Minibus
We decided to take a minibus service to Ko Samet from Bangkok. We have spent about an hour to shop around and find the best deal. Every travel agency sells this trip and virtually every second place in the Khao San Road area also acts as a travel agency. The prices were greatly different from […]