Re: Ko Samui, Thailand -where to next?

As suggested go to Koh Tao. It is a small island only 2 1/2 hours from
Koh Samui or from Chumphong.  Most people go there for diving and you
won't find any people selling goods on the beach. No wild night-life
but a real "Bounty"island




On 1 Dec 2003 04:22:56 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hallvard
Tangeraas) wrote:

>I need some suggestions....
> I'm currently on a trip around the world and have so far been to Hong
>Kong (which was GREAT!!! -spent 3 weeks there) a couple of days in
>Beijing, 3 days in Bangkok, and just arrived in Ko Samui here in
>southern Thailand yesterday.
>
>I've booked 3 days at the place I'm staying, but might be longer if I
>like it (today it's been really windy and I was dragged under by the
>currents in teh water near the shore -not much fun, so I'll be waiting
>till the winds stop, and the rest of the day it's been raining hard).
>
>Anyway, I'm taking an outbound flight from Singapore on the 22nd of
>December so I'll be in Sydney, Australia for Christmas. Until then I
>have whatever time I need in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
>I was in Singapore for a week 10 years ago, so I don't need much time
>there, but just been over the border to Malaysia and would like to see
>more of that country. But just like with Thailand I don't know much
>about that country, so any suggestions to where I could be going next,
>before arriving in Singapore? I have about 3 weeks till I'll be
>leaving Singapore.
>
>Some nice beaches which aren't as touristy as here would be nice
>(there are people asking you every 10 minutes if you want to buy
>something from them: food, massages etc.) I would like something
>secluded, something you see off travel brochures showing that
>"tropical paradise" type of thing.
>
>
>Hallvard