Bangkok and Ko Samui, Thailand

2024 Winter

I had the chance to visit Thailand recently through an invite to a destination wedding on the island of Ko Samui in Thailand. I travelled through Hong Kong before heading down to Thailand. It was about a 3 hour journey down to Bangkok from Hong Kong. We flew on a budget airline, Hong Kong Express to save some money. We spent 3 days in Bangkok taking in the sights.Even though it was January, it's still quite warm and short sleeve weather.

bangkok We took in these sights in our limited time in Bangkok:
  • Wat Phra Chetuphon
  • The Grand Palace
  • Khaosan Road
  • Terminal 21

We mostly relied on public transit such as the BTS Skytrain around the Thai capital.

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It was a couple hours flight down to Ko Samui from Bangkok on an ATR turboprop plane. Ko Samui is a beautiful tropical island and it was bigger than I expected. I stayed 3 nights at the resort on the island. I did get a chance to head into the town and Fisherman's Village to check out the local restaurants. sala_resort fishermans_vllage