Wednesday, June 16th
10:50 am
Bangkok Airways check-in times?
You’ll be glad to know that departing from Samui is almost as stress-free as arriving. A common question we get asked is, when should I arrive at Samui airport for check-in?
For pretty boring legal reasons, we’re obliged to tell you that you should make sure you arrive at USM in enough time [...]
With love,
Koh Samui Sunset
Friday, May 7th
1:20 am
TripAdvisor’s 2010 Travelers’ Choice awards!
How did Koh Samui stack up?
A sweep - we’d say! Look where it popped up in all sorts of categories:
#2 - Best for Relaxation & Spa, Asia
#6 - Best for Beach & Sun, Asia
#7 - Best for Romance, Asia
Surat Thani’s win
We should also mention Koh Samui’s mainland neighbour, Surat Thani. It [...]
With love,
Koh Samui Sunset
Monday, April 19th
7:31 am
“Hello boss, nice to meet you.”
Another day at the office? No, this is a street in Koh Samui and an Indian tailor has just identified you as a potential customer. He’s eager to get you looking your very best in one of his creations.
A familiar approach, “Armani suit for you, my friend?”, occurs all over and [...]
With love,
Koh Samui Sunset
Monday, March 22nd
4:00 pm
Are you getting the best from your photos? If you’ve ever wondered how professional photographers get the sky to look so blue and the puffy white clouds to pop, a polarising filter is a crucial tool to enable you to do both, and more.
What does it do?
You may have heard of polarising sunglasses.
A polarised lens helps [...]
With love,
Koh Samui Sunset
Monday, March 15th
4:26 pm
A round-up of what’s been said or suggested about Koh Samui by the worldwide media in 2010 - it’s not all beaches and palm trees.
Sydney Morning Herald: Solitude, with a side dish of style
The Telegraph: ‘guilty pleasures in Koh Samui’
Condé Nast Traveler: Readers’ spa awards 2010
Fah Thai magazine: Sunday brunch options on Samui
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Koh Samui Sunset
Saturday, March 6th
1:28 am
Lonely Planet says that 80% of you bring your mobile phones on holiday.
On arrival, easily get connected with a local Samui phone number and pay-as-you-go SIM card. Mobile carriers have SIM cards available at local shops, including convenience stores like 7-11.
So forget roaming rates. Check out our Koh Samui packing list for other ideas about [...]
With love,
Koh Samui Sunset
Thursday, January 28th
4:21 pm
Are you packing for Koh Samui and find yourself stuck for a good book?
Last summer, NPR compiled a list of the 200 best beach books of all time - which the voting public then whittled to a tidy list of a hundred.
Here are the top 10:
1. The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling
2. To Kill [...]
With love,
Koh Samui Sunset
Thursday, January 21st
5:21 pm
Your holiday on Koh Samui will present some of the best photography opportunities imaginable. Food photography, elephants, orchids and maybe even your family, too.
All over Samui, but particularly at sunset, are bright sights you’ll want to remember, to show off on Flickr - to keep forever.
Consider our series of sunset photos, used above and throughout [...]
With love,
Koh Samui Sunset
Thursday, April 16th
11:42 am
Play with fire? No thanks. Wherever we’re travelling, we always make sure we’ve got current travel insurance. Why take the risk?
If it’s yet another item waiting on your pre-depature ‘to do’ list, perhaps we can make a recommendation: World Nomads.
We’ve stopped looking at other travel insurance providers: Their website is just too clean and squeaky [...]
With love,
Koh Samui Sunset
Sunday, March 22nd
8:00 am
Flickr: Akuppa
This book picks up where the Lonely Planet intro leaves off. It covers the whos, the hows, the whats and the whys of Thailand in a very readable manner. You can easily skim this in one sitting, emerging much the wiser. The book’s most important topic is face (and how to save it). While [...]
With love,
Koh Samui Sunset
