Koh Samui - Thailand.

Over the 3 day long weekend (Hari Raya) and amongst the horror of H1N1, we escaped to Koh Samui, the 3rd largest island off Thailand.

We arrived late thursday night, and stayed until sunday afternoon - it's only a 1.5 hour flight from Singapore. More time to enjoy the beach!

We stayed at a great resort right on the beach. The rooms were connected by boardwalks and nestled amongst the tropical gardens and jungle. At the entrance to the resort, you were smack-bang in the centre of the busy touristy shopping area and at the other end of the property you were on the beach. Perfect!

The weather was perfect - warm, not too hot, a cool ocean breeze and no rain.

Typically we'd spend most of the day on a lounge reading a book and alternating swims between the pool and the ocean. Zoe just stayed in the water the whole time. We'd then venture out of the resort for a spot of late afternoon shopping, returning for dinner at the resort. We ate dinner by candelight on the beach both nights. It was lovely.

We treated ourselves on saturday to some pampering - well sort of. Z and I had a pedicure and our nails painted, while C had a Thai massage to relieve some of his stress. Z and I had a few giggles watching C being bent into positions his body hasn't been in since birth, by a tiny slip of a thai girl. He's still in pain two days later. Z also had some beads and braids put in her hair. They look really cute.

We also bought our fair share of 'Lacoste' and 'Ralph Lauren' shirts. Hey - for about 4CHF a shirt, who wouldn't!

It was a nice break. We're now ready to face the lead up to Christmas!