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Koh Samui
Koh Samui is one of the most visited islands in Thailand and the second largest island. Koh Samui has a great selection of pubs restaurants and night clubs. For all the party people it is recommended to go to the Chaweng area and for those who are looking for less night life and quieter will want to get to Bophut Beach or Mea Nam Beach. The main gateway to Koh Samui Island is the private airport owned by Bangkok Air, which operates daily flights from Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai, with a direct flight once a day from Chiang Mai to Koh Samui. Until recently, Bangkok Air was the only one that operates flights to the island, today Thai Air also operates two flights a day from Bangkok to Koh Samui. This option is the most expensive and can cost about $ 150 for a direct flight, of course it depends on the season and the availability of the flights. Another way to get on a flight to Koh Samui, but a cheaper flight, is a flight package that includes a ferry that low-cost airlines offer, such as Air Asia and Nok Air. The package includes a flight from Bangkok or Chiang Mai to Sortani or Nakorn Si Thammarat and from there a ferry to the pier and a ferry to Koh Samui. Those interested in lowering costs have the option of a package that includes a bus ride from Bangkok combined with a ferry. Koh Samui Island is not a place to be missed when visiting Thailand. Koh samui is the third largest island in Thailand and probably one of its major tourist destinations. By the end of the 1960s, however, almost no one knew him. And within 50 years it has grown to become a huge tourist center. In fact, settlement in Cosmoi began about 1,500 years ago by Chinese and Malaysian fishermen. They are probably the ones who gave the island its name. The explanation is that the name "covert" comes from the Chinese word "saboa" which means safe anchorage. For centuries, however, the settlement on the island was sparse. There were few fishing villages and most of the livelihood was in agriculture: growing tropical fruits. The coconut and dorian fruits of Koh samui - their name has come a long way. In those days the cruise to the island of Koh samui could last 7 to 8 hours, and the traffic on the mountainous island was difficult as there were no neat roads. Let's tell the truth - the island was quite cut off from the mainland. Then in the 60s, and the seeds of change had already been thrown away on the island. It started with the flower children, the lone hippies who were on their way to Kathmandu and India as part of the journey to enlightenment, they found themselves coming to this secluded island to find peace and disengagement. Slowly the place made a name for itself among the members of the hippie community and in the 70s many backpackers began to flow into the place. The locals, mostly farmers, began to engage in tourism. They rented their houses for lodging, cooked food for backpackers who came to lie on the beach. In 1973, traffic on the island improved: the construction of the first perimeter asphalt road, which was only 2 meters wide, was completed. Maybe it was because the hippies were getting older, maybe the stories they told upon their return to the West enticed slightly more pampered travelers, but the standard of living on the island has gone up. In the 1980s, bungalows began to be built on the island, and here and there hotels began to emerge, first basic and then more luxurious. The main upheaval began in the 1990s. In 1989 the airport was established on the island, and the island of Koh samui became more accessible to tourists, and the tourists on the wings of planes came in droves. The island was flooded by a wave of construction that peaked in the early 21st century. Roads, hotels of all levels, shops and attractions. Within 40 years the island has become a well-kept secret of a very small hippie community, an international-class tourist center that attracts tourists of all kinds and from all over the world. Link to lametayel Some of Koh samui's cameras belong to - The Real Samui Webcam