Annie's Adventures

On a walk we found a Wat (Buddhist temple) in an isolated area of the island. It's the only one on the island. I read that one monk stayed there but staff at the restaurant said no one stayed there any more.

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Huge network of these paved roads the government put in. Must be developers are looking at building more resorts - only a few small ones right now. Lots of mangrove swamp in the centre of the island.

It was fun being driven around the island on a golf cart! We stopped for yet another beer at one small bar/restaurant/resort. Cousins of the driver of course. ;)

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Glad you enjoyed our visit, Georgia! Well, we just returned from our trip to the island last night (Weds).

Today we went to the gym at 7am, then breakfast. Then for a coffee and shopping. A bike ride to a restaurant for lunch. Then a swim in the pool to cool off. Before dinner we drove to the southwest corner of the island so we could walk out on some sandbars at low tide. Then went to one of our usual spots for dinner where we watched the sunset.

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KFC,Dairy Queen and Dunkin Donuts are not thai foods. Seems western food culture has invaded Thailand - yes that would make them gain weight. Traditional Thai food has very little bread- western foods are heavy on the bread. Before the western food chains hit Thailand obesity was rare. Its a shame western food corporations went and spoiled that. Hope you enjoy yourself.
 
I'm loving all of your photos Ameriscot, the sandbar post is awesome...looks like you're in heaven there, special place with special people...perfection! :love_heart:
 
Yaya said:
KFC,Dairy Queen and Dunkin Donuts are not thai foods. Seems western food culture has invaded Thailand - yes that would make them gain weight. Traditional Thai food has very little bread- western foods are heavy on the bread. Before the western food chains hit Thailand obesity was rare. Its a shame western food corporations went and spoiled that. Hope you enjoy yourself.
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No, they are not Thai foods. There is a lot of western food here. We prefer traditional Thai foods. So many flavours! Lots of herbs and veggies you can't find in the UK or US. We are enjoying ourselves and we'll come back again next winter. Already booked a house. We're going to be like the couples who come here every winter - some have been coming every winter for 14 years, some 9, some stayed here permanently.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I'm loving all of your photos Ameriscot, the sandbar post is awesome...looks like you're in heaven there, special place with special people...perfection! :love_heart:
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Thanks SB! Other than sweating more than I'd like :playful: we love it here. We are in the process of deciding on a 5 star resort for my birthday next month.

It's apparently booked on my birthday but we could go for 3 days beginning Valentine's Day. We would be doing the Winter Getaway package in one of the Sala Villas. I'd like one of the posh ones with our own pool, but alas..... lots of money. There is nothing on this island except this 37 villa resort, and an area where all the longboats stop as part of a snorkel trip. A tiny bar and restaurant have been recently added there.

http://www.uhotelsresorts.com/ukohmadsumsamui/
 
Some random pics from the last 3 days.

New watering hole. We pass this on bike rides frequently.

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Guan Yu the Chinese God of War at a shrine near our house.

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Today we drove to Nathon which is the capital of the island. I'm looking for some embroidered handbags like I bought last year but having trouble finding them. I want two more for gifts and thought Nathon might have some. They didn't. We stopped for lunch at a cafe which is also a bakery. Looks like it was run by Chinese as quite a few restaurants are. Bought two loaves of bread that were just out of the oven. The car smelled divine on the way home!
 
Nathon has the major ferry terminals to other islands and the mainland.
 

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