As our time in SE Asia comes quickly to a close, we decided to spend our last remaining days relaxing in Koh Samui - a small resort island off the southern coast of Thailand.
Koh Samui is surprisingly isolated. To get there, we:
* took a taxi from our guest house in Bangkok to the airport check-in counter
* took a train from the check-in counter to our gate
* took a plane from the airport (go figure) to the town of Surat Thani
* took a bus from Surat Thani to Don Sak pier
* took a ferry from Don Sak Pier to Nathon Pier on Ko Samui island
* took a tuk-tuk from Nathon Pier to our hotel!
Our hotel was nice - great pool and easy access to the beach. Happy hour drink specials from 4 - 6 didn't hurt either (admittedly, I ordered 2 mai tais and 2 pina coladas...don't give me any grief Larry...they didn't have umbrellas in them).
Our days in Koh Samui have been surprisingly repetitive, but we don't mind! Each morning, we woke up early and worked out (or at least Carlyn worked out). Our daily routine proceeded with some variation of the following: napping, laying by the pool, strolling the beach and sipping mai tais. At night, we walked into town around 6pm to grab dinner - shout out to Kob Thai and their delicious take on Tom Yum soup!
After 3 days of lounging and soaking up the sun, we are ready to start our long journey back to Chicago!! We're anxious to get back to our friends & family and can't wait to see everyone!
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