Koh Samet, Thailand

Monks at sunrise (click to enlarge)

We knew we couldn't miss the infamous beaches in Thailand. First planned on going to Ko Phi Phi, like I said before, but we decided to go to less populated beaches. That's when we came across Koh Samet. It's a tiny island in the Gulf of Thailand, about 3 hours east of Bangkok. It's mostly populated with Thai vacationers, but it's starting to be discovered by foreigners. The beaches were beautiful, the food at the small restaurants were amazing, and it wasn't busy at all. It's very remote, which was exactly what I needed. I wanted to get away from all communication; just lay on the beach, read and relax. Unfortunately, that's when the Tsunami struck down south. We had only heard that it hit Sri Lanka. There was no knowledge on the island at the time how severe it was in Thailand as well. That's why I didn't respond sooner.

Here's my pictures and Craig's pictures of our 3 days in Koh Samet.