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Lovely women in traditional costume served our Loy Krathong dinner.

Loy Krathong

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

Loy Krathong is a special festival celebration in Thailand in November. Float your sorrows away and release your hopes and dreams into the heavens.

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Thailand: Exploring Samui Island

Jason Gaskell - Jay76 [196]

If finding a heavenly island paradise is not your initial reason to travel to Thailand, a few days sightseeing amongst the hustle and bustle in Bangkok will soon have you craving the peace and...

Destinations: Thailand | Ko Samui
Topics: Travel | Beaches & Resorts

A Critical Look Back at The Beach

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632]

In recent times, Alex Garland's book The Beach , and the movie inspired by it, have probably drawn more attention to Thailand's islands than any other work, barring the Lonely Planet guide and its...

Destinations: Thailand | Ko Samui
Topics: Travel | Literature | Beaches & Resorts | Performing Arts
Bophut Beach. Samui, Thailand.

Samui

Tom Aikins - taikins [2,246]

Surprisingly to some, Samui has a high season in July and August. This precedes the September/October monsoon period and can be seen as an Indian summer for the tourist retreat that opposes Phuket...

Destinations: Thailand | Ko Samui
Topics: Travel | Beaches & Resorts

The Greatest Airport In The World

Neil Campbell - ncampbell [1,113]

One of the greatest things about Thailand is that it is still cheap. There are few places in the world where you can stretch a dollar more. Ten dollars a day will get you a decent meal, a few drinks...

Destinations: Thailand | Ko Samui
Topics: Travel
Lamai Beach

Paradise Preserved: The Thai Isle of Ko Samui

Steven K. Bailey - sbailey [7,770]

I reached Lamai Beach in a driving rain that soaked me to the bone, and shortly thereafter I lost my underwear. All this struck me as a bad omen. I had not been to Lamai Beach in years and wondered if...

Destinations: Thailand | Ko Samui
Topics: Travel
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