Koh Samui, Thailand

My first stop on returning to Thailand was Koh Samui, one of the islands off the east coast of Thailand. It is quite a popular holiday destination, with a lot of nice hotels and resorts. I stayed in Lamai, which is the second biggest area, although still very busy and westernised. I found a great hostel here called iBed, which was very modern and located just a few minutes away from the beach.

The next few days here were mainly spent at the beach and exploring the local area.

On my final day I did a cookery course in the morning, to learn how to cook some Thai cuisine. It was just me and another girl from China on the course, so we got a lot of attention and help with our cookery! We learnt to cook Thai Red Curry, Pad Thai and a spicy chicken dish. It was a great morning and fun to cook the food I have been eating so much of recently! Hopefully I will be able to recreate some of these dishes back at home!

My next stop was Koh Tao where I got my Padi Open Water Diving certification - I''ll update shortly on my favourite island I visited!