Cruisin'
Ride reviews
Ko Samui: A bikepacker's haven
Cheap airfares, a scenic 64-km round-island route, mummified monk's temple, Elephant sanctuary, waterfalls and lots of beers are the main attraction of Thailand's holiday island which is also one of the world's top 10 most beautiful islands..
A planned break
We haven't had a decent holiday in years.
Our last 'real' road trip was to Las Vegas three years ago.
It took us nearly six months to plan a cycling trip in Ko Samui, Thailand and things started to bear fruit when we
managed to score an affordable flight ticket to the island off Surat Thani.
All I need to do, is to book a hotel, get the bikes a set of Dahon Airporter bags to pack the bikes.
As the day drew nearer, I managed to book a hotel in Chaweng, which is pretty near to
the airport.
The rest, was packing the bikes, a simple and minimal load of clothing and the essential tools for the bikes..
And the day finally came
The daily flight to Ko Samui via Firefly airlines from the Subang Skypark departs at noon.
To be exact, around 1:35pm.
We got a lift from Michelle's dad and before I left the house, I gave my dogs each a treat.
They have to rough it out on their own for five days. That's how long we are going away.
When we reached the Skypark, we checked-in.