Come Along [10] - Koh Samet a pleasant surprise

Koh Samet was such a pleasant surprise for me on my trip. It’s this lovely little island near Bangkok that residents in the city often go to for a weekend getaway. It is also a protected national park. I had no idea what to expect because it wasn’t on my list, to be honest nothing was on my list really asides from the lantern festival in Chiang Mai. I was just going with the flow with everything. So when Josh told me all his friends were heading to Koh Samet for the weekend to relax by the beach I was really excited to go.

I don’t think I would have been able to make this journey on my own. We hired a taxi driver to drive us to Ban Phe Pier 3 hrs from Bangkok. From there we hopped on a speed boat and took a sort ride to Koh Samet. Good thing everyone spoke Thai and was able to communicate and bargain for us to get on the island. I thought it was pretty funny, me being the only asian out of the bunch and the only one that does not know any Thai. It makes me laugh when the locals look at me for answers and i just stare at them in a daze and look at my friends to respond.

After a long boat ride we checked into our beachfront rooms and headed down into the water to finally soak in the ocean. You guys know the drill.

First things first. A beer. Cheers!

We swam in the ocean as the sunset, it was so pretty. Surprisingly there wasn't a lot of tourist around probably because it was a weekday so it made the whole island so relaxing. At night we walked along the beach found a local seafood restaurant. Sitting on chairs right on the sand we enjoyed an amazing meal, my favorite was the whole fish cooked in lemon sauce. We ended the night in front of a bar that reminded me of Pandora listening to a live band. There were a huge blue glowing tree in the middle of the bar with twinkling lights along the branches. I was so glad we decided to go to Koh Samet this little island was just starting to show us it’s magic.