We admit it! If you got married last month on Bophut beach, we were among those watching not-very-surreptitiously from the sidelines. (Including those few dozen sunseekers videotaping from their sunbeds). Koh Samui is a gorgeous, wonderful place to get married but most photos don’t include the unwashed masses watching nearby. No matter the picturesque promise, most [...]

With love,
  Koh Samui Sunset

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While Samui is rightly a top worldwide spa destination, our vote is an underdog choice. Pampering luxury spas rely on appointments, plans, changes of clothes and general faffing about. The local massage service is ready and waiting, whenever needs must. (And Thai massages are rather addictive….) Past the White House Hotel in Choeng Mon, next [...]

With love,
  Koh Samui Sunset

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Becoming a ‘regular’ at a Western breakfast place or coffee shop might take months: ages until the over-worked student staff begin to recognise you, longer still before they know your order. We’re happy to report that on Choeng Mon beach it takes mere days. Last week, 3 of us ordered 9 separate items for breakfast. [...]

With love,
  Koh Samui Sunset

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