Goodbye to March 2009
March has been good this year, in contrast to last year March when there was loads of rain and bad weather.
This years March edition saw plentiful of sun and hot weather and is gearing up nicely towards April, usually the hottest month in the year.
Significant news at the home front is that the children have started their school holidays we're having a busy household right now!
Hope you enjoy the blog and that you will either visit Samui or Thailand soon or that you consider coming out here, the weather is grand and there's plenty to do or alternatively just sit back and relax at a quiet beach.
Camille
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
31st March, 2009
Today's weather;
Partly cloudy but very warm at an early hour, 29C at 7 am. It looks like another very hot day is brewing up.
Yesterday was once more hot and sunny. Max temp reached 31.8C.
Camille
Partly cloudy but very warm at an early hour, 29C at 7 am. It looks like another very hot day is brewing up.
Yesterday was once more hot and sunny. Max temp reached 31.8C.
Camille
Monday, 30 March 2009
Chaweng Cove Resotel, Chaweng
Chaweng Cove Resotel, Chaweng
As an expat living since 1999 on Koh Samui, I've had the chance to see and visit plenty of hotels and resorts around Koh Samui. From cheap ones to luxury, everything's still available on Samui.
To help those people out that are planning to visit Koh Samui and are looking for accommodation, I decided to put a bit more effort into my blog with respects of hotel reviews.
Despite my Samui hotel blog that already exists and where I also reviewed Chaweng Cove Resotel, it may be more beneficial at this moment for people visiting this blog rather than my Samui hotel blog.
The good thing about my reviews is, in my humble opinion, that I can tell you what I like about a place and why I like it, rather than just summing up pre-fabricated 'this is great' phrases from other booking sites.
If you're interested in a hotel that I talk about, you can use either the Agoda or Sawasdee or R24 booking sites, both are extremely user friendly and easy to navigate and Agoda also has a nice reward program.
Down to business though on the Chaweng Cove Resotel, my sister was here rather unexpectedly, late last month and we decided to have a look at the Resotel, since that's where she'll be staying with her family come August this year, including three kids in the 10- to 13 year old range.
This meant that a cheaper and more budget oriented place had to come into the picture and voila, here's the Resotel!
Our impression was very good and positive. When my sister asked if she could have a look around and see the rooms where they were supposed to stay at later this year, the guy at reception went through great lots of time and effort to show us around. Well done and highly appreciated by all of us. Obviously we also took the opportunity to take some pictures, which you can see here. Real pictures and not taken from a booking site!
This little path is something we really liked and it also gives a nice atmosphere to the place. The rooms that were shown to us ranged in price and size but all looked clean and well taken care of.
This is a similar room that my sister will end up in, in the main building but with a balcony. All rooms seemed to have all the necessities required for a standard room nowadays, like bathroom, fridge and TV, just to name a few.
There are a total 101 rooms varying in size and price.
As an expat living since 1999 on Koh Samui, I've had the chance to see and visit plenty of hotels and resorts around Koh Samui. From cheap ones to luxury, everything's still available on Samui.
To help those people out that are planning to visit Koh Samui and are looking for accommodation, I decided to put a bit more effort into my blog with respects of hotel reviews.
Despite my Samui hotel blog that already exists and where I also reviewed Chaweng Cove Resotel, it may be more beneficial at this moment for people visiting this blog rather than my Samui hotel blog.
The good thing about my reviews is, in my humble opinion, that I can tell you what I like about a place and why I like it, rather than just summing up pre-fabricated 'this is great' phrases from other booking sites.
If you're interested in a hotel that I talk about, you can use either the Agoda or Sawasdee or R24 booking sites, both are extremely user friendly and easy to navigate and Agoda also has a nice reward program.
Down to business though on the Chaweng Cove Resotel, my sister was here rather unexpectedly, late last month and we decided to have a look at the Resotel, since that's where she'll be staying with her family come August this year, including three kids in the 10- to 13 year old range.
This meant that a cheaper and more budget oriented place had to come into the picture and voila, here's the Resotel!
Our impression was very good and positive. When my sister asked if she could have a look around and see the rooms where they were supposed to stay at later this year, the guy at reception went through great lots of time and effort to show us around. Well done and highly appreciated by all of us. Obviously we also took the opportunity to take some pictures, which you can see here. Real pictures and not taken from a booking site!
This little path is something we really liked and it also gives a nice atmosphere to the place. The rooms that were shown to us ranged in price and size but all looked clean and well taken care of.
This is a similar room that my sister will end up in, in the main building but with a balcony. All rooms seemed to have all the necessities required for a standard room nowadays, like bathroom, fridge and TV, just to name a few. Amenities at this resort include a swimming pool, available massage services, beach side dining and wireless Internet access.
There are a total 101 rooms varying in size and price.
The hotel is directly located at Chaweng beach and has a nice strip of beach in front of it.
The pool looks also very attractive and rather big, there are three different basins in this set up.
The pool looks also very attractive and rather big, there are three different basins in this set up.All in all definitely a place that my sister and my family is now looking forward to so we can enjoy some time together at said beach and pool!
For booking on Agoda or Sawasdee/R24, please click the highlighted links.
Hope you enjoyed this little review.
Camille
30th March, 2009
Today's weather;
There's an overcast layer this morning although it doesn't look like it will rain, it's rather a haze. Current temp at 7 am is 26.4C.
Yesterday was more of the same like the previous days, hot and sunny. Max temp reached 31.7C.
We went for dinner at Sabeinglae in Lamai and it was outstanding, as usual. They actually opened a new seating area near the beach, since a couple of months and it's a really nice dining area with great view of the ocean.
Camille
There's an overcast layer this morning although it doesn't look like it will rain, it's rather a haze. Current temp at 7 am is 26.4C.
Yesterday was more of the same like the previous days, hot and sunny. Max temp reached 31.7C.
We went for dinner at Sabeinglae in Lamai and it was outstanding, as usual. They actually opened a new seating area near the beach, since a couple of months and it's a really nice dining area with great view of the ocean.
Camille
Sunday, 29 March 2009
School holidays have started
School holidays have started
Which means that last Friday my daughter and son had their last day on school for this school term and year. Our house will be busy for the next couple of weeks! The holidays may slightly differ from school to school but they are all pretty much closed by now.
My daughter is in the highest class, Anubaan 3, so she 'graduated' this year but unfortunately she can't move on to another school, a new level and challenge since she's born just about 3 weeks out of the deadline for moving up another level.
Next year will see her back at the same school.
The school entrance before the masses invaded. Everything ready for a festive meet and the good luck fireworks had already been set off, as the bottom left corner proofs!
Outside the gates all kind of merchandise is being sold, including these 'cute' flower bouquets with a stuffed animal in it. Blue for the boys with a Doraemon and pink for the girls with a bear or a doll.
Which means that last Friday my daughter and son had their last day on school for this school term and year. Our house will be busy for the next couple of weeks! The holidays may slightly differ from school to school but they are all pretty much closed by now.
My daughter is in the highest class, Anubaan 3, so she 'graduated' this year but unfortunately she can't move on to another school, a new level and challenge since she's born just about 3 weeks out of the deadline for moving up another level.
Next year will see her back at the same school.
The school entrance before the masses invaded. Everything ready for a festive meet and the good luck fireworks had already been set off, as the bottom left corner proofs!Outside the gates all kind of merchandise is being sold, including these 'cute' flower bouquets with a stuffed animal in it. Blue for the boys with a Doraemon and pink for the girls with a bear or a doll.Inside somebody has the contract for the official photos, which loads of folks will purchase! The actual moment when the children are handed their 'graduation' paper is shot by the same guys that run the stand above and can be purchased separately, smart ($) thinking by the school.
It was soooo hot that everybody was waiting and hanging out under the trees or where ever there was shade on the school grounds.
Last but not least, I can't with hold this make shift Buddha offering place. A plastic tree nailed up against a tree, a true classic in the 'This is Thailand' vein!
Camille
29th March, 2009
Today's weather;
Mild thin fluffy layers are up in the sky but the majority is blue! This is a great time to be in Samui, with Songkran, the Thai new year coming up soon as well.
Current temp at 7 am is 26.7C.
Yesterday saw another hot and sunny day. Max temp reached 31.7C.
Camille
Mild thin fluffy layers are up in the sky but the majority is blue! This is a great time to be in Samui, with Songkran, the Thai new year coming up soon as well.
Current temp at 7 am is 26.7C.
Yesterday saw another hot and sunny day. Max temp reached 31.7C.
Camille
Saturday, 28 March 2009
28th March, 2009
Today's weather;
It's blue, it's actually very blue this morning and another very hot day is in the making. Current temp at 7am is 25C.
Yesterday was sunny and hot. Max temp reached 31.3C.
Camille
It's blue, it's actually very blue this morning and another very hot day is in the making. Current temp at 7am is 25C.
Yesterday was sunny and hot. Max temp reached 31.3C.
Camille
Friday, 27 March 2009
27th March, 2009
Today's weather;
This morning looks a bit more clouded, although it's warm already. Current temp at 7 am is 25.5C.
Yesterday was sunny and hot again. I was out on he boat diving at Sail Rock with a group of 21 Hong Kong school kids of which I reported on my dive blog, have a look. The picture below is taken on the way back from the dive boat with a sunset at the Nathon side of Samui.
Max temp reached 31.6C.
Camille
This morning looks a bit more clouded, although it's warm already. Current temp at 7 am is 25.5C.
Yesterday was sunny and hot again. I was out on he boat diving at Sail Rock with a group of 21 Hong Kong school kids of which I reported on my dive blog, have a look. The picture below is taken on the way back from the dive boat with a sunset at the Nathon side of Samui.
Max temp reached 31.6C.
Camille
Thursday, 26 March 2009
26th March, 2009
Today's weather;
More blue skies over Samui with some beautiful, very white cumulus clouds in the background.
Current temp at 7 am is in the mid twenties Celsius.
Yesterday was another baking day, very hot and dry! Max temp reached the lower thirties Celsius.
Camille
More blue skies over Samui with some beautiful, very white cumulus clouds in the background.
Current temp at 7 am is in the mid twenties Celsius.
Yesterday was another baking day, very hot and dry! Max temp reached the lower thirties Celsius.
Camille
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
25th March, 2009
Today's weather;
A blue sky is nicely shaping up again which looks like to be another sizzling hot day. Current temp at 7 am is 25.8C.
Yesterday was hot and sticky, it's getting so warm and the humidity is so high that the sweat just rolls down freely although the max temp only shows 31.8C, it feels a lot warmer!
Camille
A blue sky is nicely shaping up again which looks like to be another sizzling hot day. Current temp at 7 am is 25.8C.
Yesterday was hot and sticky, it's getting so warm and the humidity is so high that the sweat just rolls down freely although the max temp only shows 31.8C, it feels a lot warmer!
Camille
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