{fish in water!} {the reception area.. ohh did we feel welcome} {to get to our room you went down a steep hill, then on a little path covered in palms and down a staircase} {we loved that infinity pool so.much.} {my most favorite room of the resort!} {isn't that gorgeous?! we brought a bottle of wine up there one night to watch the sunset and Cam would often find me wandering up there during the week for no reason with a big smile on my face} The ... continue reading...

We rented a car for a day and drove the one main road that wraps around Koh Samui.  It was fascinating.. not only did we find beautiful beaches and crystal clear water {and white lounges and pillows on the sand -- Thailand has that down!} but the most interesting part was going through markets, being in the streets, seeing how people live. Homes ranged from nice with property to tiny apartments, to shack communities directly behind or next to a fancy resort.  Want to know how we ... continue reading...

{the village our guides live in} {yup. that's a monkey standing upfront holding onto the handle bars.} What a day that was. We were picked up in the back of a crazy lifted 4x4 truck and taken to ride elephants through the jungle and a village where all the trek guides live. {Guess what our huge elephant's name was? COOKIE. We died laughing when our guide told us that.}  We got to see a glimpse of how they live ~ in huts with hammocks for beds. And those adorable {and yet ... continue reading...