BarclAysia Day 16: Conrad Koh Samui
(posted by Emily) 3 January 2015 Leaving Krabi, off to Koh Samui, Thailand We were up early on Saturday morning to catch our transfer to Koh Samui. I decided to take a few more photos of the Vogue Resort while we waited for the van. Koh Samui is an island off the south eastern coast of Thailand. There are a number of islands in that area, but Samui is one of the largest. You can see Krabi on this map too, further south. In order to get to the island, we had to plan for a bus and ferry service . There is an airport on the island, but it's cheaper to take the high speed catamaran. The first leg of the trip was via double decker coach bus, similar to the mega bus. After about 2 hours of driving, we arrived at the pier where we boarded the ferry. It is a high speed catamaran boat, and takes about 45 minutes to get to Koh Samui. There were TVs on the boat that provided a safety briefing, then short documentary/promo se...