Koh Samui - day 94

This morning we took the catamaran from Koh Tao to Koh Samui, stopping briefly at Koh Phangan. When we got off the boat, we were given a free ride to wherever we wanted to go. We decided to be taken to Lamai beach, on the south-eastern coast of Koh Samui. Next to Koh Tao, Koh Samui felt like being in a city... there are more roads, lots of cars, lots of international resorts and they even have McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Tesco, KFC, etc. We got out of the car and went into several resorts, trying to decide which one to stay in. In the end we chose to stay at the Golden Sand Resort cause it was cheap, it was on the beach, had a swimming pool and included a good buffet breakfast! We had lunch on a terrace on the beach and then relaxed on the stretchers in the sand. We went for a walk along the beach and then came back through the town centre. Every other shop in Lamai is either a taylor shop or a travel agency. The guys that work in the taylor shops are the most annoying ever! As you walk by, they keep their hand outstretched so you will shake it and then they won't let go while they ask you where you're from, how long you're here for, where you've been, etc. until they finally get to the point and try to get you into their shop! As the amount of taylor shops in the street is out of proportion, this happens nearly every 30 meters, making it incredibly tiring to walk down the road... Apart from that, Lamai also has an "International Walking Street" where they set up a night market where they sell all kinds of fake stuff. The rest of the town is made up of restaurants and bars. Especially bars! It's clearly the low season cause everything is empty and the resorts and shops all give 30 or 50% off... but Koh Samui must be insane in the high season! After getting changed, we went out for dinner. We went to a restaurant that looked pretty nice and had some thai food, it was delicious! After dinner we just walked around and then went back to our resort.

Weather: very cloudy, but still warm