BarclAysia Days 18 and 19: Leaving on a jet plane
(posted by Emily) 5 January 2015 Koh Samui and Bangkok, Thailand On Monday morning, we decided to take advantage of some of the Conrad's perks. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast spread, with fresh juice, fruit, granola, toast, salad, and coffee. After breakfast, we rented an ocean kayak, and headed out in the water around the hotel. We decided to skip snorkeling, but swam a bit before heading up to our room. We enjoyed the pool a bit more, showered, and packed our bags. At check out, there were glasses of lemongrass lemonade waiting for us, along with one last view of the property. The hotel offers a complimentary shuttle to the main tourist area of Koh Samui, Chewang . There was a bus at 1pm and one at 6pm--we decided to get on the 1 o'clock bus to head to the town, which was near the Koh Samui airport. Though we needed to get to Chewang eventually, we should have just taken the 6pm bus.... When we arrived in Chewang, we were near a large...