Koh Samui, Thailand (May 31)
The island of Koh Samui (or Ko Samui) is often compared to Phuket. Phuket, on the Andaman Sea (western) side of the Thai peninsula is bigger, more crowded, and crazier. Both have beautiful white sand beaches and lovely resorts, but Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand on Thailand’s east coast has a more laid back feel. Hard to believe that pre-COVID almost 3 million people visited here.
We took a private taxi tour to circumnavigate the island, stopping a various Buddhist temples, beaches, and even the stunningly gorgeous Four Seasons resort. After which I got a 90 minute massage for $30, and Bill returned to the ship for a nap.
Big Buddha (49 feet tall)
Wat Kunaram (Mummified monk temple)
Wat Lamai
Wat Plailaem temple complex
Beaches
Grandfather and Grandmother rocks
Love these pix. One of the few places we have visited, but you took way better pictures!
ReplyDeleteThailand is even more on my "must visit" lists after seeing your photos
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