Thai Islands in the Gulf of Thailand
My wife’s spring break from school this year came in the middle of April, just in time for us to avoid a serious case of cabin fever. After the hellacious winter that we experienced in Wisconsin, we were determined to go somewhere really warm. For many years we contemplated making the journey to Thailand but for whatever reason had not. Given the long flight to Thailand from the United States, I had always wanted to spend two weeks there but I didn’t foresee a time in the near future where this would be possible. I looked up the projected weather in Thailand in April and it happened to be dry season. Temperatures were generally in the high eighties or nineties during this part of the year which sounded pretty good to us. Sunshine, warm weather, beaches, and new destination for us made for an easy decision to go to Thailand.
Long stretch of beach on Koh Samui
Thailand happens to be one of the top tourist destinations in the world with Bangkok being the epicenter of any traveler’s journey. In my earlier travels, I would have never thought of not visiting Bangkok. With a solid week in Thailand, we wanted to focus on one area of the country with the possibility of returning to other areas in the future. The idea of spending time in a crowded, hot, humid capital city with horrendous traffic after spending upwards of twenty hours on a plane held no appeal to us. Chiang Mai, Phuket and Koh Samui all were possibilities to visit but we really wanted to be near the water so Chiang Mai would have to wait. Ultimately, we decided to visit Koh Samui over Phuket although I have no doubt either place would have been great. Thus, we transited through Bangkok on our way to Koh Samui without ever going into the city. This would be considered heresy in the backpacker world but my wife and I are not backpackers and had no qualms about spending our week on the majestic island of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand. In hindsight, we did not regret our decision.
Coast Line on Koh Samui
