Did Koh Samuie only 8 weeks ago. The beach hawkers sold loud fire-crackers to anyone who wanted to buy them and disturb the nights of all and sundry. Police try but fail with this. Never again Koh Samui. Yeah the issue is what you actaully want to do. For partying types- don't go to e.g. Gili. No action, cars or noise there....but I like it cos I crave peace and quiet. Looking for similar places, if I can find it....Girl_Next_Door wrote:I second Boracay as well, though the last time I was there, was 3 years ago. Friendly people, great beach, cheap food, crazy parties but hard to get to. Even though its in Philippines, it involves 2 flights and 1 boat ride to get there.
Another of my favorites is Hoi An (in Vietnam, fly direct to Da Nang via Silkair and take a 1-hour cab). The ancient town is somewhat touristy but not in an aggressive way. Good and cheap food, though the party scene is not really in existance (at least when I was there early this month!). Nha Trang is another place that I like as well, but there is no direct flight.
Lombok is nice as well but its a quiet and private environment. No party scene for sure. Gili T is a tiny island which you can complete running around it in approximately 15 mins 48 seconds.
To be honest, you can find cheap, quiet and private environment in some parts of Phuket as well. Obviously not in Patong, Kata and Karon area, but there are a few smaller resorts that are quite nice and peaceful around Surin and Bang Tao and Nai Harn area.
Many have said Samui is a nice place but for some weird reasons, I have never been there. I am sure many have been to Samui so you can share your personal experience?
Heard good things about the Datai there, not sure which beach.....revhappy wrote:We are travelling to Langkawi during the end of march. Was considering bali and phuket but the flight tickets were expensive.
I got return tickets for a couple on Tiger airways for 146$ for Langkawi. Isnt that gr8![]()
I would like suggestions for good resorts along Cenang beach.
Datai is lovely, though getting a bit long in the tooth now, the only problem, if you are expecting clear blue waters with white sandy beaches, you wont get it the water is often opaque brown.ozchick wrote:Heard good things about the Datai there, not sure which beach.....revhappy wrote:We are travelling to Langkawi during the end of march. Was considering bali and phuket but the flight tickets were expensive.
I got return tickets for a couple on Tiger airways for 146$ for Langkawi. Isnt that gr8![]()
I would like suggestions for good resorts along Cenang beach.
That's good prices yeah?! Is now a good time of year there?
gravida wrote:Samui is OK. Average. You will find both bars and nightlife and private beaches, depends what do you like. One thing - crappy airport. I mean, it really looks unique with all the huts as gates etc., but the only airlines that fly to Koh Samui form Sg are Bangkok Airlines (at least that was the case couple of years ago). They are not good, the flight from Sg has been delayed, but... what had happened on the way back was worse. The flight has been delayed. There were no information on the displays, nor the ground staff could help. They've told us to wait until the info will appear on screens. There is no shelter area other than few bars/restaurants which were full on the day of our flight. So, we and hundreds of other travelers were sitting on the grass in full sun waiting for about 4 hours. Finally, our flight number was on the screen, the gate number there... But hey, there are no clear numbers on the gates/huts itself, so good look with finding the right one, especially when there are so many people around and everyone is confused. Our friends were coming back to Singapore the day after and they were only visiting SG. On the Samui airport they got into trouble, because they didn't have the return tickets (from Singapore to their country, not from Samui to Singapore!!!) and they were said they will most likely try to illegally reside in Singapore. The customs staff also told them that since they are Russians they need visa to Singapore, well they were not Russians... Anyway, finally they got back to Sg, as we did.
So, I could go back to Samui, but not with Bangkok Airlines and with plenty of patience and an extra leave day taken for the day after the original arrival date.
Silly question, maybe. Is there air-con in the rooms of nikoi? From the photos, it looks like there is no doors, no windows, purely open door-system.durain wrote:easily accessible from singapore by sea - www.nikoi.com.
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