6 months ago Kukie - my bunso, was already scouting the web for an island retreat. Two of her friends from Pinas were coming and they wanted to have a different kind of experience. I took this opportunity to "get away from it all," so I tagged along... and obviously I was the only male [senior citizen] in the group.
Koh Samed - not Koh Samal, is an island off the coast of Rayong, a southeastern province of Thailand. It is a 3-hour drive from Bangkok and then an hour by local boat or 20 minutes by speed boat to any of the beaches around the island.
We missed Jaypea and Nok on this trip.
