Samui International Jazz Music Festival 2011

Samui International Jazz Music Festival 2011

Is going to happen between 18th and 25th September. For all jazz lovers, for one week in September 2011 the air and beaches of Koh Samui will be once again filled with Jazz Music.
Koh Samui has gained it's spot as international leisure and travel destination.

The festival has it’s origin in the successful Samui Jazz Series, which first took place in 2009 and this evolved than to a once per month occasion on various locations on the island.

The next step was to put Koh Samui’s name on the international jazz roster – the Samui Jazz Festival was called into life for a week long Jazz event.

The first Samui International Jazz Music Festival in 2010 attracted music lovers and Jazz performers to come to Koh Samui and this year sees a follow up to the first event. Hopes are that the festival will grow, giving Samui the opportunity to become a meeting point for other Thai and International artists to perform together, to share their love for Jazz and to let everybody be part of it.

The concerts will take place at various locations around the island and have free admission.

An exact schedule with times and locations will be released later but the line up of artists is already known, please follow this link for more information, names include Irene Atman, Aswin Quartet, Izaline Calister and plenty more.

Free jazz under a nice and warm Samui sky, what else can you ask for, mark the dates and visit our island for the occasion.

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 17th July, 2011

Today's weather;

It's been a while but it's back this morning; a blue sky over Samui during the morning hours! Current temp at 7am is 25.5C

This morning's blue sky

Yesterday saw a dry day around Samui but it was clouded all day long. Max temp reached 30.4C

The PADI IE was completed yesterday and today I will be en route to South Korea, where i will arrive tomorrow morning to teach an IDC. Not sure yet how that may affect the daily weather updates, due to the time difference and having to work. We'll find out soon enough. I'll be back on Samui come 5th August.

Camille

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 16th July 2011

Today's weather;

Samui is waking up under a partly cloudy sky and hopefully the sun will break through. Current temp at 7am is 25.9C

Thailand is celebrating Wan Khao Pansa today, the Buddhist Lent, the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada practitioners. Taking place during the rainy season.

Today is also the second and last day of the PADI IE for my July IDC candidates on Koh Samui, more on how they fared later on my dive blog.

Part of yesterday's Asarnha Bucha day is to walk barefooted 3 times around the Bot in the temple, Plai Laem's temple was very busy last night

Yesterday saw a few bits and pieces of sunshine but it was mainly cloudy with an occasional few drops of rain around Samui, nothing major though. Max temp reached 32.6C

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 15th July, 2011

Today's weather;

This mornings weather over Samui looks promising, although there's a good cloud layer, there are blue spots and hopefully the sun will burn it's way through the cloud layer. Current temp at 7am is 27.2C

Today is Asarnha Bucha Day, one of the most sacred days of Buddhism.

This morning will also see the start of a PADI IE on Samui, check my dive blog for updates!

Asarnha Bucha day at the local temple in Plai Laem

Yesterday saw a nice start of the say over Samui with plenty of cloud cover but also hot and sunny moments. During the early evening, around 6pm, there was an hours long shower and it cooled down nicely. Max temp reached 31.5C

Camille

Asarnha Bucha Day

Asarnha Bucha Day

Today is Asarnha Bucha Day (อาสาฬหบูชา aa-saal-ha-boo-chaa), one of the most sacred days in Buddhism and in Thailand it's a government holiday. Alcohol sales are strictly forbidden today and tomorrow, when it's Wan Kao Pansa or Buddhist Lent day, the first day of Thai: พรรษา vassa, the Theravada rains retreat.

The day falls on the fifteenth day of the waxing moon of the eight lunar month.

Asranha Bucha is one of the sacred days in Theravada Buddhism as it marks the coming into existence of the Triple Gems, His Teachings and His Disciples.

It is the anniversary of the day on which Lord Buddha delivered the First Sermon to his first five disciples at the Deer Park in Benares over teo thousand five hundred years ago.

To observe this auspicious day, Buddhists all over the country perform merit-making and observe Silas. Some go to the temples to offer food and offerings to the monks and also and listen to a sermon to purify their minds.

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 14th July, 2011

Today's weather;

The sky over Samui is clouded and it looks like the layer is thick enough to keep the sun out for a while. Current temp at 7am is 26.8C

Chaweng lake under construction, just as it is today, with the construction of a jogging road around the lake

Yesterday saw plenty of sun around Samui, there was some cloud cover but the sun prevailed with a few rain drops here and there during the evening. Max temp reached 33.9C

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 13th July, 2011

Today's weather;

Samui's sky is turning into a blue one, the clouds are currently being evaporated by the sun. Current temp at 7am is 27.1C

A crab during one of the dives at Chaweng Beach yesterday, get the Som Tam ready

Yesterday saw a nice and sunny morning around Samui with a cloudy afternoon, it remained dry though. Max temp reached 32.9C

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 12th July, 2011

Today's weather;

The sky over Samui is shaping up nicely in a blue one, with a few scattered clouds in it. Current temp at 7am is 26.7C

Diving at Sail Rock yesterday, great conditions with around 20 to 25 meters visibility and one of the largest schools of Barracuda's I've ever seen. More diving today at Chaweng Beach

Yesterday saw a nice start of the day with plenty of sunshine but during the course of the day clouds moved in and they brought a few isolated rain showers. Max temp reached 33.5C

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 11th July, 2011

Today's weather;

Although the sky is currently clouded, I expect some sunshine later today over Koh Samui. Current temp is 27C at 7am.

School of jack fish at Sail Rock, where I go today for a dive trip

Yesterday saw a nice and sunny day with plenty of strong wind though. There was a mini shower in the early evening. Max temp on Koh Samui reached 33.6C yesterday.

Camille

Koh Samui, Thailand daily weather update; 10th July, 2011

Today's weather;

Samui is slightly cloudy today with strong winds. This weather pattern is supposed to last until Thursday. Current temp at 7am is 28.5C

View on Chaweng Beach, where I dived yesterday

Yesterday saw a very nice sunny and warm day around Samui island. Max temp reached 34C

The current PADI IDC on Koh Samui was also completed yesterday, the right time to start some diving again with some of my students!

Camille