In Reply to: Getaway posted by rileyrl on Thursday, 13. January 2011 at 17:14 Bali Time:
I love Thailand but I didnt warm too much to Koh samui.
There are some fantastic islands and other mainland places to visit in Thailand just Koh samui and phuket are not amongst them for me.
Both have become over commercialized in parts with overseas tourism put first,same as kuta Bali.
saying this there are some great parts of both Koh Samui and Phuket same as there are in Bali.
All the people I know who frequent "Thailand" for "Holidays" Do not even consider Bali even with the cheaper airfares and shorter flight times.
To me Bali and Koh samui/Phuket are chalk and cheese same as Thailand and Indonesia are.
The only thing any of them have in common is that they are advertised next to each other in the travel section of newspapers and maybe the weather?
Oh yes and Thai food beats Indonesian food hands down :)
But you cant beat the Rup to $AU we have been getting the past few years :) :)