Chaweng

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Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui

A fresh coconut store at Samui Airport.

Coconut trees dominate Samui and at one time, before tourism, coconuts were the foundation of the Samui economy. It is difficult to find any other trees along the coastal regions of the island.

As with most places in the world, the Samui Airport was our introduction to the island. We were picked up at the airplane by the airport bus, which looked more like an amusement park buggy, and conveyed to the arrival hall (above). This structure was the first picture that most of the passengers we arrived with took of Samui. The check in (above right) and the departure (right) halls were no different. Never has an airport so prefaced my experience of a place.

The view from our bungalow (black roof on the left) at Evergreen Resort looking towards the beach (the gap in the bushes at the end). The bungalow, which cost US$20/night, was basic with air-con, fan, fridge, TV, and bathroom, but that's all that was needed and it was very comfortable. The view of the resort looking from the beach, about 30 metres away from our bungalow. The resort staff were wonderful in organizing tours, motorbikes, or taxis, and were reliable sources of information about Samui. They were half the pleasure of staying there.

Chaweng Beach is the longest and most popular beach on Samui (right). Our section of the beach (below and below right) is at the northern-most part of the beach (on the far right of the picture at right). The sea is calm, clear, and very shallow - you can walk about 30 metres in. The dark blue area (below) is a coral reef where I snorkelled. There is an abundance of various small wildlife and plants there. The most thrilling thing I saw was a small yellow shark with brown spots dozing on a rock, which frustratedly swam off when I dived down for a closer look!

While I swam and snorkelled, Jia Hui sat in the beachfront restaurant watching everyone else swimming and snorkelling. In the 8 days we were on Samui she didn't go into the sea once!

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As with most places in the world, the Samui Airport was our introduction to the island. We were picked up at the airplane by the airport bus, which looked more like an amusement park buggy, and conveyed to the arrival hall (above). This structure was the first picture that most of the passengers we arrived with took of Samui. The check in (above right) and the departure (right) halls were no different. Never has an airport so prefaced my experience of a place.

The view from our bungalow (black roof on the left) at Evergreen Resort looking towards the beach (the gap in the bushes at the end). The bungalow, which cost US$20/night, was basic with air-con, fan, fridge, TV, and bathroom, but that's all that was needed and it was very comfortable.	The view of the resort looking from the beach, about 30 metres away from our bungalow. The resort staff were wonderful in organizing tours, motorbikes, or taxis, and were reliable sources of information about Samui. They were half the pleasure of staying there.
Chaweng Beach is the longest and most popular beach on Samui (right). Our section of the beach (below and below right) is at the northern-most part of the beach (on the far right of the picture at right). The sea is calm, clear, and very shallow - you can walk about 30 metres in. The dark blue area (below) is a coral reef where I snorkelled. There is an abundance of various small wildlife and plants there. The most thrilling thing I saw was a small yellow shark with brown spots dozing on a rock, which frustratedly swam off when I dived down for a closer look!

While I swam and snorkelled, Jia Hui sat in the beachfront restaurant watching everyone else swimming and snorkelling. In the 8 days we were on Samui she didn't go into the sea once!