Hi all,
The resort in Lamai beach (still at Koh Samui) was a great success, it had an amazing beach and a very nice pool. After 2 nights there (a total of 7 nights in Koh Samui) we decided that it is time to move on to Koh Phangan.
The trip to Koh Phangan was an experience. To travel from island to island here you buy a combined ticket that includes a pickup from the hotel by a “taxi” and a ferry ride. The taxis they use here are pickup trucks, the driver sits inside and all the passengers sit outside at the back. Our driver managed to take an amazing number of 16 people. The ferry pier was build from bamboo sticks and looked like the outcome of a boy scouts camp. It didn’t seem like anyone ever tested if it can hold the weight of the dozens of people that were currently on it. Fortunately it did.
Koh Phangan itself was a disappointment. The beaches are not nice (they say it because of the law season) most of the resorts are very simple and the ones who looks better are not located on the beach. On top of that, the island is full with Israelis and there are signs in Hebrew every where. One day during lunch we heard something that made me laugh so hard that I thought it’s worth sharing with you. It was one “Ars” Israeli explaining to his girlfriend that “35% alcohol is only in the bottle, in a glass there is room for much less”. We stayed in Koh Phangan for 2 nights and moved on to Koh Tao.
Koh Tao is the best island so far, the resorts are great, the prices are fine and it does not sound like Tel Aviv. We rented a motorbike and toured the island (actually we did that in Koh Phangan & Koh Samui too). Tomorrow we are starting a 4 days scuba diving (PADI Open Water) course and we are really looking forward to it.
Gali & Doron
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