Find Koh Samui vets, veterinarians, animal hospital and animal clinics listed below with addresses, location, opening hours and contact details.
S.P. Veterinary Clininc
Located in Chaweng town just after last turn (Haad Chaweng 1) for Chaweng Beach Rd when driving south
Tel 077 413 313
Open each day 9am-8pm. Wednesdays open 12noon - 8pm
Samui Animal Clinic
Situated in Chaweng town opposite Chaweng Post Office
Tel 077 230 600
Open Monday - Friday 9.30am - 8pm and Saturdays 9.30am - 6pm. Closed Sundays.
(Sterile room facilities allow surgury to be performed here)
M.A Vet Clinic
Located in Bophut opposite Big C
Tel 089 650 9387
Open each day 9am - 8pm. Closed Thursdays.
Young Num Pet Hospital
Situated in Bophut between Bophut traffic lights and Big C supermarket.
Tel 077 962 435 - Open every day, except SOME Sundays 9am - 7pm.
Bang Rak (Big Buddha) Pet Clinic
Situated just after fishing market and before the Big Buddha temple
Tel 085 882 2334
Open every day except Thursdays 9am - 6pm.
Lamai Pet Clinic
Located just before Grandmother/Grandfather Rock south of Lamai
Tel 086 881 7756
Open each day 9am - 8pm. Closed Thursdays.
Samui Dog Rescue
Main vet centre is situated in Taling Ngam, but Chaweng Centre is open Mondays / Wednesdays / Fridays 4.30pm - 6pm.
Tel 077 413 490
Welcome! The purpose of this Koh Samui blog is to give up-to-date information about Koh Samui tourism-related activities as well as local recommendations and reviews on day-trips, tourist attractions, things to do, local Thai restaurants and much more around the island of Koh Samui, Thailand.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Som Tam (Thai Papaya Salad) | Thai Food Recipes
Som Tam is a spicy salad based on unripened papaya with added Thai spices and ingredients originating from the NE of Thailand and the bordering country of Laos. This dish really is the basic, staple diet of millions of rural Thais and is enjoyed across Thailand by Thai people in all walks of life. In the northeast, pickled fresh water crabs are added to the dish and an extremely pungent fermented, raw fish sauce known as 'Baraa' which would be extremely offputting to most westerners. However typically Thai people in other parts of the country and foreigners prefer Som Tam Thai which is much more digestable.
Som Tam is typically eaten with sticky rice or rice noodles and is often eaten as a side dish to barbequed chicken.
Ingredients
1 cup raw unripened papaya (or carrots or cucumber or mixture) chopped and sliced into long thin slices
1/3 cup long green beans about 4cm long
3 cherry tomatoes cur in half
1/4 cup roast (unsalted) peanuts
1 1/2 tbsp. dried tiny fresh water shrimps
2 tbsp. fish sauce
3 tbsp. frsh lime juice (don't use lemon - it's just not the same)
2 tbsp. palm sugar or 1 1/2 tbsp. cane sugar
3-10 small red/green hot chillies (in Thailand hottest chillies are known as Prik Kii Noo or 'mouse poo chillies'!)
2 cloves garlic (not peeled)
Preparation
Pound the chillies and garlic in a large mortar until completely crushed.
Add the green beans, peanuts, shrimps and pound gently with pestlewhile stirring with a spoon.
Add fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and mix well.
Add the papaya and tomatoes, and mix gently.
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| SomTam Thai - Spicy Papaya Salad |
Som Tam is typically eaten with sticky rice or rice noodles and is often eaten as a side dish to barbequed chicken.
Ingredients
1 cup raw unripened papaya (or carrots or cucumber or mixture) chopped and sliced into long thin slices
1/3 cup long green beans about 4cm long
3 cherry tomatoes cur in half
1/4 cup roast (unsalted) peanuts
1 1/2 tbsp. dried tiny fresh water shrimps
2 tbsp. fish sauce
3 tbsp. frsh lime juice (don't use lemon - it's just not the same)
2 tbsp. palm sugar or 1 1/2 tbsp. cane sugar
3-10 small red/green hot chillies (in Thailand hottest chillies are known as Prik Kii Noo or 'mouse poo chillies'!)
2 cloves garlic (not peeled)
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| Som Tam prepared in large mortar with pestle |
Preparation
Pound the chillies and garlic in a large mortar until completely crushed.
Add the green beans, peanuts, shrimps and pound gently with pestlewhile stirring with a spoon.
Add fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and mix well.
Add the papaya and tomatoes, and mix gently.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
4-Bedroom Koh Samui Villa Now Offered for Long Term Rental
Peerapat Villa, a popular Koh Samui holiday villa, conveniently located on the island's NE coast and offering 4 bedrooms, private pool and stunning sea/island views is now being offered for long-term villa rental.
The property sits within a huge 1600 square metre garden, 1 km from Bangrak beach and town and only 3km to the International School of Samui making it the perfect family home for those in the hospitality industry or family taking a year out of beautiful Koh Samui island.
Rental Rates
180,000 THB per month for year -long contract
Please contact us for further information or visit the following links for full villa information
http://www.peerapatvilla.com
http://www.samuiholidayvillarental.com/villas/4-bedroom/sea-view/bangrak/015-4-bedroom-sea-view-bangrak-pool-peerapat-villa.php
The property sits within a huge 1600 square metre garden, 1 km from Bangrak beach and town and only 3km to the International School of Samui making it the perfect family home for those in the hospitality industry or family taking a year out of beautiful Koh Samui island.
Rental Rates
180,000 THB per month for year -long contract
Please contact us for further information or visit the following links for full villa information
http://www.peerapatvilla.com
http://www.samuiholidayvillarental.com/villas/4-bedroom/sea-view/bangrak/015-4-bedroom-sea-view-bangrak-pool-peerapat-villa.php
Monday, July 2, 2012
Koh Samui Villas Thai Chef Services
Looking for Koh Samui Villas Chef services for next tropical getaway? Samui Holiday Villa Rental offers quality Thai Chef services for Koh Samui villa guests with a whole host of meal options and package deals for a half or full days dining.
Offering a menu of Thai favourites, with a few Western favourites thrown in to cater for fussier eaters, the Chef can give recommendations before taking the daily order, visiting the local fresh market to buy fresh, quality ingredients before cooking up freshly-made Thai cuisine with that added personal touch. All dishes and sauces are guaranteed to be prepared with only fresh ingredients and absolutely no frozen or pre-prepared foods added.
Most ordered favourites, without a doubt, are Chicken Satay (charcoaled grilled marinated chicken skewers served with peanut sauce) and Pad Thai (noodles stir-fried with egg and meat with beansprouts) with Spring Rolls (beansprouts with prawn or pork with vegetable wrapped and deap-fried) coming in at a close third place.
Visit www.samuiholidayvillarental.com for full information on our Koh Samui villa Chef services.
Offering a menu of Thai favourites, with a few Western favourites thrown in to cater for fussier eaters, the Chef can give recommendations before taking the daily order, visiting the local fresh market to buy fresh, quality ingredients before cooking up freshly-made Thai cuisine with that added personal touch. All dishes and sauces are guaranteed to be prepared with only fresh ingredients and absolutely no frozen or pre-prepared foods added.
Most ordered favourites, without a doubt, are Chicken Satay (charcoaled grilled marinated chicken skewers served with peanut sauce) and Pad Thai (noodles stir-fried with egg and meat with beansprouts) with Spring Rolls (beansprouts with prawn or pork with vegetable wrapped and deap-fried) coming in at a close third place.
Visit www.samuiholidayvillarental.com for full information on our Koh Samui villa Chef services.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Choeng Mon Beach Guide, Koh Samui, Thailand
Choeng Mon beach is a 2km stretch of powdery white sand located on the far northeastern penninsular of Koh Samui island, Thailand. Popular with visitors for its shallow, rock-free, child-friendly waters with good all-year-round swimming and fantastic views, Choeng Mon's sands curve around from the rocky outcrops at the bay's far north end to the tiny island of Koh Fan Noi at the bay's southern end where native trees provide shaded areas just perfect for small children.
Like Choeng Mon's surrounding popular beach areas of Chaweng and Bophut, the beach is lined with a choice of beachfront restaurants, bars, hotels and resorts each offering sunbeds which are free for visitor's use providing refreshments or food is ordered. The beach also offers watersports such as jet-ski rental, banana boats and waterskiing with two dive-centres (Searobin Dive Center and Easy Divers) where dives or diver training can be organised. Another fun activity is to explore the tiny island of Koh Fan Noi which is joined to the main beach by a shallow sand-bar that is exposed at low tides and waist-height at times of high tide.
For those who prefer a bit more relaxation, the beach is also lined with small bamboo massage pavilions which offer a large choice of different massage and beauty treatments.
Choeng Mon beach offers several budget and mid-range resorts such as (from north to south) Thana Resort, O'Soleil, PS Villa, Whitehouse, Cheong Mon Resort, Crystal Resort, Chat Kaeow, Samui Honey Resort and Kirati Resort which mingle with the luxurious Muang Samui, located in the center of the beach, and the Imperial Boat House Hotel which is situated to the south of the beach, overlooking Koh Fan Noi.
To the northwest of Choeng Mon beach, the coastline forms a number of smaller, picturesque bays which offer more luxurious accommodation options such as SALA Samui and the Tongsai Bay Hotel. To the southeast, lies the international tourist center of Chaweng.
The beach road, located 300 metres behind the beach, offers a large choice of restaurants, bars and tourist conveniences including banks, pharmacies, shops and stores.
Visit www.samuiholidayvillarental.com for more information about Choeng Mon Beach and other informative articles about Koh Samui island, Thailand.
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| Looking southeast towards Koh Fan Noi |
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| Looking northwards towards the rocky headland of Choeng Mon Bay |
Like Choeng Mon's surrounding popular beach areas of Chaweng and Bophut, the beach is lined with a choice of beachfront restaurants, bars, hotels and resorts each offering sunbeds which are free for visitor's use providing refreshments or food is ordered. The beach also offers watersports such as jet-ski rental, banana boats and waterskiing with two dive-centres (Searobin Dive Center and Easy Divers) where dives or diver training can be organised. Another fun activity is to explore the tiny island of Koh Fan Noi which is joined to the main beach by a shallow sand-bar that is exposed at low tides and waist-height at times of high tide.
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| Shallow, still, clear waters of Choeng Mon Beach |
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| Restaurants, bars, resorts and hotels line the idyllic, soft sands |
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| Much more peaceful than nearby, crowded Chaweng Beach |
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| Cheong Mon is a family friendly beach with sunbeds and shady umbrellas |
For those who prefer a bit more relaxation, the beach is also lined with small bamboo massage pavilions which offer a large choice of different massage and beauty treatments.
Choeng Mon beach offers several budget and mid-range resorts such as (from north to south) Thana Resort, O'Soleil, PS Villa, Whitehouse, Cheong Mon Resort, Crystal Resort, Chat Kaeow, Samui Honey Resort and Kirati Resort which mingle with the luxurious Muang Samui, located in the center of the beach, and the Imperial Boat House Hotel which is situated to the south of the beach, overlooking Koh Fan Noi.
To the northwest of Choeng Mon beach, the coastline forms a number of smaller, picturesque bays which offer more luxurious accommodation options such as SALA Samui and the Tongsai Bay Hotel. To the southeast, lies the international tourist center of Chaweng.
The beach road, located 300 metres behind the beach, offers a large choice of restaurants, bars and tourist conveniences including banks, pharmacies, shops and stores.
Visit www.samuiholidayvillarental.com for more information about Choeng Mon Beach and other informative articles about Koh Samui island, Thailand.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Pee Daeng's Restaurant, Bophut, Koh Samui
Pee Daeng's restaurant is a Khao Man Gai restaurant, like many others you can find all over Koh Samui and Thailand. Khao Man Gai is chicken served over rice which has been cooked in chicken stock served with a spicy, tamarind-based curry sauce. Other popular dishes available in curry houses of this type include Khao Man Ruam (similiar to Khao Man Gai but served with chicken, pork, crispy pork skin and Chinese sausage), and Kaa Moo (stewed leg of pork served over rice with a thick, fragrent sauce). All dishes are served with soup and customers help can themselves to fresh chillies, garlic and spring onions. Dishes cost 50-60 THB.
If you want an authentic Thai drink, try the super-sweet Thai-style ice-tea which you can order with milk (cha yen sai nom) or without (Cha dam yen).
The food served is very tasty and even the pickiest of eaters (including the childen) should enjoy a plate of Khao Man Gai. The restaurant staff can help you with which sauces to put on though only a little is needed as it is quite spicy and salty.
Pee Daeng's Restaurant is located just opposite the large "Fisherman's Village" sign in Bophut and is generally open from around 11am to around 5pm each day. Though they do seem to be closed a lot and there doesn't seem to be any set days of closing, so you'll just have to leave it up to luck as to whether the restaurant is open or not. If not, chances are it will be open the next day.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Songkran Festival, Koh Samui, Thailand -
Songkran is probably one of the most fun days you can possible imagine on any calendar, in any country, in any culture and probably in any galaxy. Imagine a country of nearly 100 million people having a huge, friendly and drunken non-stop water-fight for anywhere between 24 hours and 7 days. Sound like fun? Well, it's probably about the most fun you're ever going to experience...
Each year Songkran falls on the 13th, 14th and 15th of April, which are Thai public holidays and a time when most Thai people return home to visit their families. Historically, Songkran was Thailand’s (and neighboring countries of Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos) New Year and is the most important holiday on the Thai calendar.
Historically, the festival of Songkran originates from the Brahmin people of India who celebrated a "Sangkranti" festival which signified the vernal equinox when the sun re-enters Aries and finishes its orbit of the Earth on 13th April each year. The Brahmins called this time their New Year as it was the start of the Spring which signified new life and new beginnings. This celebration of the vernal equinox is deep-rooted in many cultures around the world and is also celebrated as the Indian Holi Festival, the Christian Easter festival and Chinese Ching Ming festival.
Traditionally, Songkran is a time to pay respects to elders, families, neighbours and friends and a time when Thai people clean out their homes signifying the washing away of bad luck and a new beginning. A typical day of Songkran in the past would mean visiting the temple early in the morning to give offerings of food to monks. After the monks finished eating, the temple gathering would then feast on the food. Perfumed water was poured on images of Buddha and gently over the shoulder of friends and family (especially the eldest) to signify the washing away of evil and bad luck. This use of water is very common in important Thai ceremonies such as weddings, funerals and blessings as water is seen as pure and cleaning force in Thai culture.
Nowadays, Songkran has evolved to the throwing of water, talcolm powder and even food colouring over strangers with lines of partying revellers using plastic waterguns, buckets, hoses and anything else they can get their hands onto to soak everyone and everything that moves. Lines of slow moving pickup trucks carring their lethal cargo of water barrels, plastic guns and enthusistic children and adults alike pounce on suspecting passer-bys.
On Koh Samui, the water-throwing starts around lunch-time with water fights on every street of the island. Generally, most vistors make their way to Chaweng towards the early evening where the party continues until dawn. On Koh Samui, unlike other places in Thailand which can have water fights for up to 3, 7 or even 10 days, the fun only lasts for 1 day.
Unfortunately Songkran does have its downside as the 3-day holiday is a time of the highest number of road accident deaths in the country with around 1,000 Thai people and visitors killed and many more injured during the holiday period, each year. Less seriously, Songkran is also a time of the highest number of broken cameras and mobile telephones as you can probably imagine, so don't take out anything expensive that doesn't like getting wet!
www.samuiholidayvillarental.com offers informative articles about Koh Samui including beach and town guides, interactive maps and the ultimate portfolio of luxurious Koh Samui holiday rental properties.
Each year Songkran falls on the 13th, 14th and 15th of April, which are Thai public holidays and a time when most Thai people return home to visit their families. Historically, Songkran was Thailand’s (and neighboring countries of Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos) New Year and is the most important holiday on the Thai calendar.
Historically, the festival of Songkran originates from the Brahmin people of India who celebrated a "Sangkranti" festival which signified the vernal equinox when the sun re-enters Aries and finishes its orbit of the Earth on 13th April each year. The Brahmins called this time their New Year as it was the start of the Spring which signified new life and new beginnings. This celebration of the vernal equinox is deep-rooted in many cultures around the world and is also celebrated as the Indian Holi Festival, the Christian Easter festival and Chinese Ching Ming festival.
Traditionally, Songkran is a time to pay respects to elders, families, neighbours and friends and a time when Thai people clean out their homes signifying the washing away of bad luck and a new beginning. A typical day of Songkran in the past would mean visiting the temple early in the morning to give offerings of food to monks. After the monks finished eating, the temple gathering would then feast on the food. Perfumed water was poured on images of Buddha and gently over the shoulder of friends and family (especially the eldest) to signify the washing away of evil and bad luck. This use of water is very common in important Thai ceremonies such as weddings, funerals and blessings as water is seen as pure and cleaning force in Thai culture.
Nowadays, Songkran has evolved to the throwing of water, talcolm powder and even food colouring over strangers with lines of partying revellers using plastic waterguns, buckets, hoses and anything else they can get their hands onto to soak everyone and everything that moves. Lines of slow moving pickup trucks carring their lethal cargo of water barrels, plastic guns and enthusistic children and adults alike pounce on suspecting passer-bys.
On Koh Samui, the water-throwing starts around lunch-time with water fights on every street of the island. Generally, most vistors make their way to Chaweng towards the early evening where the party continues until dawn. On Koh Samui, unlike other places in Thailand which can have water fights for up to 3, 7 or even 10 days, the fun only lasts for 1 day.
Unfortunately Songkran does have its downside as the 3-day holiday is a time of the highest number of road accident deaths in the country with around 1,000 Thai people and visitors killed and many more injured during the holiday period, each year. Less seriously, Songkran is also a time of the highest number of broken cameras and mobile telephones as you can probably imagine, so don't take out anything expensive that doesn't like getting wet!
www.samuiholidayvillarental.com offers informative articles about Koh Samui including beach and town guides, interactive maps and the ultimate portfolio of luxurious Koh Samui holiday rental properties.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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