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Samui Coconut

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#5162082 Free 5-Day Sailing Aboard Luxury Catamaran April 6-11

Posted Old Croc on 2012-03-24 23:13:02

itishothere, on 2012-03-23 23:25:44, said:

Old Croc, on 2012-03-23 21:53:33, said:

I'm intrigued that a university degree is essential , but previous sailing experience not required!

Someone has to read the instruction manual for the satnav. Posted Image

That would be beyond the limits of most graduates I know!
Give me a practical man any time.

Further, I'm very surprised at the people who handed "likes" for the pathetic answer above about needing a degree to read a manual.
All spent the best years of your life getting an Arts degree instead of being big boys did you? Posted Image

#5159728 Free 5-Day Sailing Aboard Luxury Catamaran April 6-11

Posted Old Croc on 2012-03-23 21:53:33

I'm intrigued that a university degree is essential , but previous sailing experience not required!

#5116485 One Month In Samui, Would Love Some Advices

Posted Boater on 2012-03-07 23:24:24

I wonder if it has changed much in 10 years? yes

Is it still the quiet, beautiful place I fondly remember? - no
Also, if there's any areas that a lone traveler should avoid would you mind to please point them out to me - Lamai

#5108742 Koh Samui'S Best Luxury Resorts

Posted Boater on 2012-03-05 04:57:17

Boater, on 2012-03-05 04:55:26, said:

Boater, on 2012-03-05 04:52:22, said:

BusyBee123, on 2012-03-05 04:26:43, said:

The comments section below the article would put anyone off going to Samui. Posted Image

oh dear ! , and these are holiday makers coming from the horses mouth !

I just love these fluff pieces spouted by some hack on a freebie advertising a box of bollox as if it were Terry's Gold.
Samui, "that fabled island" ia like any other resource peddled by the Thai to earn as much revenue as possible from a market which to varying degrees is as clueless as a Koala bear looking for a mate in McDonalds.
The beaches are nice as indeed is the topography, but from afar. Close up and you get hit with that unmistakable stench of rancid urine mixed with faeces. The problem is, there is no functioning infrastructure. Thai don't do urban planning or anything that won't yield an immediate profit. Thus, all those beautiful people visiting that fabled land take a dump and with all those other unpleasant bodily functions the product has to go somewhere. Mostly, it's into a cesspit. The cesspits overflow and on rainy days the effluence flows down onto those paradisial beaches and thence into the sea where the tides wash the dross back onto whichever beach is next in line.
Best make sure you get your Hep A before you go swimming.
But then, beautiful people paying stupid money for ersatz paradise might think they're immune from their own crap.

and

You have it spot on there. I have just returned from a week there and can clearly say that if you like holidays in an overpriced cesspit then Samui is for you.
After even the shortest rainfall the place stinks of raw sewage and the sea is covered in a brown sludge. The beach around Chareng is like a giant ashtray. The infrastructure simply has not kept pace with the massive increase in hotel rooms.
The food and drink is way overpriced, far more than we pay here in Hong Kong. There is no public transport system and the taxis are run by a "mafia" with extortionate fares demanded for even the shortest visit. Negotiate with the driver? You must be kidding!
I really do wonder is Michelle Chan has ever set foot on Samui, because what she is writing about sure isn't the place I have just returned from. (and will never go back to).
What Ms. Chan also fails to point out is that there is absolutely no rule of law there. The foreigner has no rights whatsover, you are on your own, with a totally corrupt police force.

i would like to see what the TAT has to say about this ..

but serious , i know there are the moaners ect here, but from an outside point of view, samui really needs to sort its act out !