Koh Samui: Lamai Night Market

One of the highlights of my days in Lamai was the night market, where we found our dinner each night. I found amazing Pad Thai from the first lady on the left (35 baht, about a dollar), and watermelon shakes from the woman next to her,


(They were 30 baht, or less than one dollar.)

and lively conversation from another food guy. He can say hello is like 25 languages.


Some food was not for me, but made a great photo. :)








I found these stringed lights at the shopping portion, and regret not buying them. My time in Thailand was long, and money tight, so there were many souvenirs that I wish I would've bought, but couldn't justify at the time. A few strands of these in my room would make things happy. :)




(They were about 300 baht. If I had intended to spend the money and buy several strands, I think I could've gotten them for 200-250 baht, or about $7.00 each. Not bad for hand wrapped Thai silk.)

Koh Samui: Random Resorts That Were Amazing

Part of my exploration of Lamai Beach was wandering around random resorts looking for beautiful photo ops, pools, and massages. :) I found some absolutely amazing places. Even the 4 and 5 star resorts were super cheap in comparison to hotels in the States. A magnificent hotel there could cost $100 USD a night, which is exceptionally expensive in Thailand, but ridiculously cheap for a 5-star hotel with concierge and such. Next time, maybe...

Koh Samui: Beachy Goodness

Koh Samui, and Lamai Beach, where I was, is both sandy beach and huge boulder-y. All along are resorts, offering various water recreation, and there are maybe 30 huts for massages. People walk up and down the beach all day selling their wares, and sometimes the manicure women will attack your feet no matter how many times you decline their offers. At the south end of Lamai are the majority of the boulders, and two are named Grandmother and Grandfather rock. I will write more about them in their own post. Hysterical. Here is a smattering of my best beachy photos, over the 11 days I was on Koh Samui.



































































Storm rolling in. Skies looked pretty ominous, but although Chaweng got it, we never saw any rain in Lamai.