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How to Get More Out of Koh Samui on a Budget – Part 3
With choice of season and airlines out of the way, we can focus on: 4. Choice of Hotel I’m a little picky when it comes to choosing the stay. Cleanliness stays at the top of my list. I have a thing for natural light in the room, a nicely-done bed, squeaky clean floors and enough space to move about without banging into the walls or furniture. A well-maintained restroom with clean towels, showerheads and taps and no (atleast not visbile) rust marks or floor spots makes my day. Now that’s a lot to ask for while travelling on a budget. But I’m willing to compromise for the right price. A…
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How to Get More Out of Koh Samui on a Budget – Part 2
Following along the lines of the previous post, we come to: 2. Airfare Here’s what I do when I check flight prices: 1. Add my destination in Google Flights 2. Check dates during my chosen month for low price, choose one and hit enter 3. The lowest fare is shown at the top of the list. I scan through it to pick out the airline names that are offering a resonably priced ticket and also to check the connecting flight operators (if any) 4. Directly go on over to the airline’s website and tally prices Why do I do this? A) This gives me an idea about the airlines that…
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How to Get More Out of Koh Samui on a Budget – Part 1
Just weeks before our first marriage anniversary, this March, Tathagata and I found ourselves in a headspace to plan a short (somewhat weekend) trip somewhere nearby. A lot of research was done, a lot of suggestions were taken and quite a few destinations were listed in our memory notebook. But somehow none of those seemed to work out, there was always an excuse to strike each one out. In the end, we decided to drop it. Quite surprisingly (not!), a month or so later, on a Sunday evening, we ended up sitting side by side with a laptop, my debit card in hand, at the final step of booking a…