Ko Samui

After Ko Pha ngan, we wanted to go to Ko Tao to do some scuba diving. I've never been diving before and it's supposed to be great and relatively cheap there. Unfortunately, by the time we tried to arrange it about two days out (which is typically no problem in southeast Asia) all transport that fit within our time constraints was fully booked, so we went to Ko Samui instead.

We went with another couple we had met on Ko Pha ngan. They were Canadian and definitely had that amazing/ridiculous Fargo accent, which was amusing but not good for my 'sconnie roots; nothing will bring out your accent and make you sound more like a hick than being around people with really heavy accents for a week.

We were all expecting Ko Samui to be completely different from what it really was. We thought Ko Pha ngan was going to be the more touristy of the two, but it turned out to be the complete opposite. Luckily, the guesthouse we booked was on the opposite side of the island from all the crazy touristy bs and literally right across the street from the beach.

While we were there we went on a fantastic hiking, boating, kayaking trip around Ang Thong National Park. It was some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen in my entire life.

We also tried to go see a muay thai fight. Muay thai is Thai boxing, kind of similar to kickboxing and UFC. We knew we weren't going to be able to catch a great fight on Ko Samui, but it was basically my last opportunity for it before leaving Thailand. The fight turned out to be crazy expensive... so we ended up at a lady boy impersonation show called "Moulin Rouge" instead. Equally entertaining, but definitely on the opposite end of the spectrum.

Five Beyonces, apparently they couldn't decide which one was best?