Justine and Dylan’s Travel Blog

Well, the backpacking part is well and truly over and we are now on the part of our trip which, kind of worryingly, Justine keeps calling “the real honeymoon” . The “flashpacking” started a few days ago in Bangkok in which we saw no temples, but plenty of shopping centres and tailors (actually just one tailor, recommended by a friend), mixed with kicking back in airconditioned comfort or checking out some stuff on the free wireless at the guesthouse. Hmmm, proper holidays…

I thought it was pretty good anyway… until we arrived at the resort we’re currently staying at on Ko Samui (nice tropical island off the eastern coast of southern Thailand), which kind of upped the ante! Situated on the beach, two pools, two restaurants, all you can eat breakfast buffet, ocean views from the room, etc. Now that’s what I’m talking about… and (perhaps?) the way honeymoons should be

(apart maybe from all the German tourists crowding the aforementioned beach, pools and restaurants. Maybe trekking around Nepal wasn’t all bad… )