| Hubby dearest and I had started getting on each | | | | crop) had me drooling. |
| other’s nerves a little too often. Reason? | | | | Koh Samui boasts of many tourist attractions |
| Vacation addicts need their regular shots of | | | | include Angthong National Marine Park, also known |
| vacation breaks (no matter how small), but our | | | | as the Golden Basin, where we could also indulge |
| work schedules had kept us to the grindstone for | | | | in snorkeling. The Samui Aquarium is a popular |
| more than a year and a half. So we decided to | | | | undersea world, while the Tiger Zoo Ko Samui is |
| lighten our mood with a well-earned holiday. | | | | the proud host of Bengal tigers and leopards. Wat |
| Romantically, we decided on our honeymoon | | | | Khunaram Ko Samui is the island’s famous |
| country – Thailand. Phuket was a common | | | | temple where devotees throng to pay respects |
| destination, so we decided to give it a miss. We | | | | to the mummified former abbot of the temple, a |
| wanted someplace different, away from the | | | | meditation master. Another important shrine on |
| maddening tourist crowd, maybe a bit funky. | | | | Ko Samui is the Laem Sor Pagoda Ko Samui |
| Then we stumbled upon Koh Samui on the | | | | whose yellow tiles give a golden glow to the |
| internet – I fell in love with the name | | | | shrine. Koh Samui is also home to the Big Buddha, |
| instantaneously- it had a wine-like quality to it | | | | a 12-metre-high statue of the Budha at the Wat |
| when it rolled off your tongue. Koh Samui. Some | | | | Phra Yai. |
| more research revealed some interesting facts | | | | Apart from sight seeing, we could also take dance |
| – that it is the third largest island of Thailand, | | | | in the Full Moon Party, which is supposed to |
| located at the Gulf of Thailand, and is surrounded | | | | (according to the internet) the coolest and the |
| by sixty other islands. Photographs of white sandy | | | | hippest dance party ever. |
| beaches, crystal clear water, corals, swaying | | | | Our search is over, and we are flying there next |
| coconut trees (coconuts were the main cash | | | | week, to get our batteries recharged. |