Koh Samet was without a doubt the best weekend of my entire life thus far. It all started on Thursday night when Sarah, Hilary, Jeff, Zach and I decided to backpack our way to Khao San Road and frolick around there until roughly 4am before we decided to make our way to the bus station to catch the early morning bus that was headed for the coast! It was eventful, but it gets much better..
We arrived at Koh Samet by about 10am and immediately found a bungalow for 1,500 baht a night (roughly $30 U.S. dollars) and we crammed 5 people into the room - $6 per person each night, not too bad! It was actually a really nice room with 2 beds, AC, bathroom with a normal toilet and a nice shower! It had a flat screen TV although i'm not really sure why because watching TV was the furthest thing from anyone's mind. We hit the beach immediately after throwing all our stuff into the bungalow, it was roughly a 15-20 second walk away - yes, I'm serious. Now let me just say that this island contained the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen in my life! We explored a little, ate lunch, soaked up some sun and got ready to rage!
Naga Bar proved to be our favorite hang out spot for the weekend - It was awesome! The bartenders at this place must love there life, they all seem like they are just a wolf pack of best friends who frolick during the day and make drinks by night. Sweet life! They loved the Americans let me tell you, free shots and drinks all night long! There was a game at Naga where the bartender would flip a coin and you would have to guess heads or tails, if you guessed right you got a free drink. Of course knowing my luck I guessed wrong every single time and had to end up paying for a few of my drinks - even after they gave me like 2 or 3 tries. I deserved to pay after that humiliation I think. Regardless we loved the guys behind the bar, they let us come back there and hang out with them, and they obviously let us dance on the bar!
The next day was filled with sun and exploring. I went on an adventure with my friends that consisted of hiking over to a less populated beach, it was so cool! The bungalows that people on the island actually live in are so cute and so close to the crystal clear water! It seems like the coolest way of life. Everywhere I went, I was constantly looking around and gluing my eyes to different things - there was so much to see!
The sunset was a gorgeous sight to witness! Absolutely breathtaking, but the food I have to say was even better! I ate burgers like they were going out of style (which is actually half true because they are nowhere to be found in Bangkok!) and had delicious spring rolls which I have grown to become quite fond of. We also were lucky enough to have met my new favorite gay man in the world: Khacha. Always wanted a gay BFF!
I have been exhausted this week from the epic weekend I had on Koh Samet, and I am about to do it all over again but this time at Ko Samui and Ko Phangan this weekend! Thursday night me and Sarah are hopping on the 10:50pm overnight train headed for Surat Thuni, and we are island bound! I'll be back next wednesday morning with many entertaining stories I'm sure! These islands are known to be some of the most beautiful in all the world... even prettier than Koh Samet. Although this seems impossible, I am ready and eager to find out!
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