Koh Samui is great for a holiday but will we be able to live and work here long-term?
(Thanks to everyone who recommended what we should do on our stay here. Keep them coming!)
Shell and I met up with a family friend yesterday who has lived here on the island for 4 years. We discussed the logistics of life here and he offered us some words of wisdom.
The past few months have been a bit hectic and since arriving here we haven’t really changed pace. He told us to calm down, take a week or two’s holiday and take in the island in its entirety.
Adjust to the Thai pace of life
After adjusting to the pace of life here, he felt that we’d be able to make a better choice about whether or not it was somewhere that we could live over the next year.
We are staying in Chaweng at present (tourist town) but will be venturing out into Lamai and Bo Phut in the next few days. Chaweng features most of the bars and shops on the island, but unfortunately a lot of people who shove flyers into your hand and attempt to march you into their shop for a suit.
Out of the tourist trap
Apparently, once we get a bit of colour we won’t draw as much attention but it could get tiresome if we had to put up with it every time we came into town.
That said, there is a Tesco and a Makro on the outskirts of town and once we get a feel for the place we might be able to avoid the more touristy parts of Chaweng.
All in all, we are still unsure about living here for 12 months.
We could do a lot worse than Samui as a holiday destination but we are still unsure about living here for a full year. While I can carry on creating web sites for the stars of Britain’s Got Talent and X-Factor, Shell says that she isn’t too keen on living as a kept woman.
We’ve got some cool videos of our adventure so far but “there isn’t enough internet” at the current hotel. I’ve heard that Coco Blues Bar has good free WiFi though. I promise to upload some videos to the blog and pics to facebook very soon folks.
OI YOU.. you are keeping me entertained with this blog and i am entertaining you with my comments!!!! dont forget i am coming to visit you and you still aint too old, big or ugly enough for a whooping!!!!
Have you been invited to any tea parties yet? also Dave wants to know if youve seen any ladyboys yet???
Hi John (& Michelle) – glad to hear you got there safely. Sounds like meeting a family friend who has lived on the island and has given you some sound advice has proven to be a good move.
It’s amazing where you can find Tesco!!
Looking forward to seeing videos and pics in due course.
Take care and enjoy.
really interested to hear your story.. I am also thinking about coming there to live… a big decision… but life’s very short…… good luck !! Keep the info coming…
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