Location: Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, Thailand
I know, the title is a direct rip-off of Tiesto's In Search of Sunrise series but it just fits the bill perfectly. I was listening to the easy melodic progressive trance tunes on the first CD on the way to Samui and it was there.. the feeling of the beach and sunrise.
As soon as we got there, we headed for dinner at a Seafood restaurant whilst waiting for our Japanese friend whose flight got delayed when transiting in Bangkok. Next, we headed for a Red Moon Rave which was at Lamai Beach if I'm not mistaken. The next day was an early start (9ish is pretty early for us as most of us slept at 2/3am) with breakfast and chilling by the beach. We took a 3pm ferry to Koh Phangan, a smaller island north of Samui. The picture above shows some new chalets being contructed near the cliffs by the sea. Our plan here was to go to the full moon party on Haad Rin beach but alas there was no full moon, so we just hung around Haad Rin with all the other Europeans. One peculiar thing was that because they had paid toilets, ocassionally a row of Europeans (of both sexes) by the water front just 'letting it go'...or perhaps the phrase here should be 'letting it flow'.
Speaking of the restrooms, I am simply amazed at how clean the public toilets here are. They're so very well maintained and clean that it makes the toilets in Zouk, KL look like a war zone (ok I MAY be exagerrating ..slightly). In any case, we retired late again..or should I say early and again
we could wake up for a very early relaxation at the pool which was facing the sea. After almost half a day (yes, thats right..close to 8 hours) we headed for the pier to take a speed boat (pronounced 'Saa-pit bot' in Thai dialect ... and no, thats NOT the Sa-pit boat there on the right) back to Samui. After a dip in the sea and the infinity-pool, we clubbed at a popular local outdoor place called the 'Green Mango' with its wooden huts located in Chaweng. As they close by 2am, we proceeded to another outdoor club called 'Solo' a few streets down and stayed here right till 6pm. They had an area where they played nice house and progressive trance music. There also was and R&B area. By the time we took the cab back it was almost dawn and we could almost see sunrise.
I know, the title is a direct rip-off of Tiesto's In Search of Sunrise series but it just fits the bill perfectly. I was listening to the easy melodic progressive trance tunes on the first CD on the way to Samui and it was there.. the feeling of the beach and sunrise.
As soon as we got there, we headed for dinner at a Seafood restaurant whilst waiting for our Japanese friend whose flight got delayed when transiting in Bangkok. Next, we headed for a Red Moon Rave which was at Lamai Beach if I'm not mistaken. The next day was an early start (9ish is pretty early for us as most of us slept at 2/3am) with breakfast and chilling by the beach. We took a 3pm ferry to Koh Phangan, a smaller island north of Samui. The picture above shows some new chalets being contructed near the cliffs by the sea. Our plan here was to go to the full moon party on Haad Rin beach but alas there was no full moon, so we just hung around Haad Rin with all the other Europeans. One peculiar thing was that because they had paid toilets, ocassionally a row of Europeans (of both sexes) by the water front just 'letting it go'...or perhaps the phrase here should be 'letting it flow'.
Speaking of the restrooms, I am simply amazed at how clean the public toilets here are. They're so very well maintained and clean that it makes the toilets in Zouk, KL look like a war zone (ok I MAY be exagerrating ..slightly). In any case, we retired late again..or should I say early and again
we could wake up for a very early relaxation at the pool which was facing the sea. After almost half a day (yes, thats right..close to 8 hours) we headed for the pier to take a speed boat (pronounced 'Saa-pit bot' in Thai dialect ... and no, thats NOT the Sa-pit boat there on the right) back to Samui. After a dip in the sea and the infinity-pool, we clubbed at a popular local outdoor place called the 'Green Mango' with its wooden huts located in Chaweng. As they close by 2am, we proceeded to another outdoor club called 'Solo' a few streets down and stayed here right till 6pm. They had an area where they played nice house and progressive trance music. There also was and R&B area. By the time we took the cab back it was almost dawn and we could almost see sunrise.The next day, after a 4 hour sleep we decided to AGAIN relax by the sea and pool followed by some last minute shopping in Chaweng. Things here are really cheap and Samui or Thailand in general is THE place for good immitation goods. Our plane was delayed that evening and we ended up arriving back in KL a little past midnight. All in all, although it was tiring I think we all had an excellent Thai experience.. (no, there's no 'other' meaning there....)..
The cute little Samui international airport terminal
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