My holiday in Thailand: STEMIANS

I promised you to tell us more about your vacation in Thailand and do it with pleasure. I love to know new countries and nice to share impressions of travel.

Begin with an introduction. Thailand as a holiday destination appeared in our plans quite by accident, a result of a coincidence of several factors: we to the last days could not exactly plan a vacation; when the certainty date, we have not had time to make a Schengen visa (initially, I was Greece); to go where I was, I didn't want; in most European resorts has already ended the season. Of course, September is not the best time to visit Thailand, as there are at this time still not over the rainy season, but in Koh Samui, where rainfall is almost the smallest in year, the season is almost all year round. Why we chose it.

• Flights to Thailand are certainly not short, and on Samui, and even with the obligatory change, because there are only domestic flights. The tickets we had chosen and during the flight there we had a layover in Phuket with a seven-hour wait. Sounds scary, but who said that the seven hours necessary to sit at the airport? For example, we decided to take a ride to Patong, eat, and buy something interesting. Left in the Luggage suitcase and bags for a nominal amount, called a taxi and went. Even given the fact that a one-way trip took about 50 minutes and at the airport we wandered between ATMs, counters baggage plus decide the organization, to stay in the city we had about 4 hours that is not enough.

We went to Jungceylon shopping Mall — it is very large and interesting, and there is cool and pleasant, unlike the hot, muggy streets. We bought something from cosmetics, I tried green tea latte from Starbucks (we have that), and also dined in the Japanese restaurant Fuji.

Ordered a simple sushi set, and it brought a lot of small things, including miso soup:

Fresh juices and smoothies there are awesome! My watermelon was to sell the soul.

By the way, I then to Koh Samui mainly drank watermelon smoothies and tasty and not too sweet, and refreshing in the heat just great. Need homes, too, are to do good blender is.

Though to fly from the mainland to Koh Samui in less than an hour, but on this flight, too fed! We slid the ladder does have bunnies. Samui airport — I've never seen anything, just some house in the village:

Place to stay in Koh Samui to choose us was very simple: my friend and her husband moved there to live, so they knew a place with good beaches. And bad too; when we chose the hotel, several attractive options are rejected, as a friend said that the beaches are terrible. All the beaches on Samui are their names, but they are huge, that rely on the name alone just is not worth it. For example, we rested on the beach of Chaweng (Chaweng), the very popular tourist destination; it stretches along much of the East of the island. But there are as littered areas, and generally are, where to the sea there is no escape, only huge rocks. Our good:

The hotel we chose based on proximity to good beach areas, without any special luxury; we didn't come here to enjoy the interiors. But include wanted, so I stopped at a hotel with bungalows, and we had our own cozy little house. To sea he was forty seconds to the exit of the hotel and into the streets with cafes and shops — maybe a minute and a half or so. I think, well settled.

On the veranda we had a nicely decorated table — but I seriously miscalculated, thinking that we'll use the porch. Just because at 30 you want to spend evening in an air conditioned room, where there is no feeling that you're in the bath.

In the Bungalow — large room with beds for four persons (the mattress is great, by the way, and I'm very fussy) and a little couch. Well, how "small" — we adapted the couch to watch movies, as it was located exactly in front of the TV screen and lay on her together, absolutely not restricting.

And bonus — ogro-Oh-Ohm bathroom. There is not even a very clear scale, but it's really huge!

The table, which could place their stocks even two beauty blogger:

Shower gel and shampoo were not in the usual plastic, but in these bottles:

Yes, all photos only with electric lighting, because without it, we only slept: well, look, the Bush around the bungalows. As a result inside was not very bright, although the Windows and large.

Perhaps a beach holiday the hotel I'll save for later, but first I'll tell you where we had to go.

Our first excursion was to the Islands of Koh Tao and Koh Nang yuan. The tour mainly serlingpa, as there are a lot of corals and beautiful fishes around the Islands. They are very small, and there carefully preserved wild nature is a sort of tropical Paradise. Our friends, the snorkelers, said he traveled all the beaches and found snorkeling on Koh Samui no. On Samui, maybe not, but here on Koh Tao is and excellent.

We went to the Islands on a speed boat, and it's a different thrill, of course. On the way there we sat on the stern and the waves and spilled over the side, instantly soaked us through and through. I almost immediately stripped down to swimwear, so as not to spoil the dress, and bathe would like is simply unacceptable.

The road there takes about half an hour, and I would not recommend this boat for those who suffer from seasickness. I do not suffer, so, a gallop through the waves brought me only pleasure.

He on Ko Tao we were not landed, and brought up in a small Cove. There, as you can see, landing is impossible in principle; but we didn't come for that.

Besides fish and corals I found this interesting animals (or vegetation?) — if you happen to know what it is, tell us! First is here is such a bright eye on the surface of the coral:

But it is necessary to chase him a wave as he — BAM — disappears. Well, that is somehow collapses, apparently.

And then came the fish, and they immediately made a "hop":

Saw fish-needle, but it swam very rapidly and to photograph it properly did not work:

But these fish that hovered near the boat, people are not afraid. And no wonder: tourists feed them here. We have the experienced gained with a banana and made a fish feast, I haven't figured it out.

After this we were taken to a nearby island, Koh Nang yuan. It is also very beautiful, and it is famous for its lookout point with stunning views. We on this site have gone up, but you know how hard it was! Strange, but when I climbed the stairs of the castle of St. Hilarion on Cyprus, it was much easier (though much higher). Perhaps the heat and humidity affect.

The observation deck itself is not some kind of fenced and landscaped gardens, it's just piled up the rubble to climb which is not so easy. So if you will, for example, a grandmother or a small child, you'd better not start lifting.

And those who still climbed up, waiting for this: looks like a postcard, and on many postcards he really used. I'm here enjoying the breeze and a welcome respite after ascending a mountain:

On Koh Nang yuan snorkeling there too, but it all depends on specific locations. For example, two bays on both sides of the sandbar, which is well seen from the observation deck; there, on the left, has a rocky and very uncomfortable because of this entry, a lot of sharp rocks under water and virtually no living creatures. And that's right — sandy entrance and in the water there are beautiful fish.

This beach, in fact:

Walked, swam and gathered back. On the way back sat down on the nose of the boat was very nice spray in the face, water surface ahead, the beauty!