MATT: So we have now left Samui after celebrating Christmas and New Year in Fishermans Village, Bo Phut - which should be renamed Falang Village. New Years eve was a highlight - apart from raining all day we got into the spirit of things by heading up to Chaweng beach in the day (party beach) to check out the rising atmosphere of all the beachfront bars - pumping dance music and full of tourists staying out of the rain and getting drunk early on. We though we mi...

MATT: Koh Samui...what a change of speed. This is the Thailand of holiday packages, honeymoons and family, beachside holidays. Everything is properly geared up for tourists here...which has been great for us for Christmas and as the weather has not been so great - the first time we have seen rain in a couple of months and it has poured for 3 days so far. We have been here a few days now staying at Eden Bungalows on Bo Phut beach...it is nice. A relaxed place with...