philthebook

^^^^ Wow! but you are not telling us where you are taking all these photos ... Phil!

Stranger on the shore.... Lamai Beach, the other day!

Sorry Jim, I normally do.

The 'Leaning Palm Tree' is on the 4170 in Tong Krut where you get the boats to Koh Tan

1st Panorama is Lamai taken from Samui Camp

The fishing boats are Hua Thanon

The small bay is Phang Ka near Elements Hotel

The 'Boat Temple' is Laem Sor, near the Laem Sor Chedi (further along the road)

The sailing boat is the Blue Dragon at Ang Thong Marine Park (and the beach shot)

The Fire Show shots are from Swing Bar in Lamai

The road up to the Lamai Big Buddha Temple is now being concreted.... good views up there! (no signs yet)

Thanks Phil....

Well there lots of ways of getting up there.... but right now I would only send up your drone!!!

Nice pics Jim, Lamai Big Buddha? Which one is that?

Also do you know how to get up to the standing Buddha?

Thanks Phil.... many roads lead up there.... but right now they would not be easy! Send up your drone!!!

You can get the from several roads from Maenam, Soi 1. 2 3 and 5 . Also from Lamai, Hau Thanon, Lipa Noi and Nathon!!! they all lead to the centre road atop the mountains..

From Maenam it's about 12 kms if I remember... but a slow drive! When dry too, it can be very slippery with the dry sand.....

She's very big!

another one up there...

View to Lamai and parts of Chawang Chong Mong ... etc

Lamai view....

but some of the roads are rough going.... especially now!

If that cement road I posted is finished then it will be easier via Soi One road.... too much chance of getting rained out right now, will check out later....

Member Neilly and I went up the existing one a couple of years ago ! But I have done several times!

There is a restaurant up there too, some of the Safari Trucks stop there for lunch! (if you dare use them!!!!!)

Thank's Jim, so is the 'Standing Buddha' the same as the 'Lamai Big Buddha' you referred to in your post above? Quote - The road up to the Lamai Big Buddha Temple is now being concreted.... good views up there! (no signs yet)

The road up to the Lamai Big Buddha Temple is now being concreted.... good views up there! (no signs yet)

Nice pics Jim, Lamai Big Buddha? Which one is that?

Also do you know how to get up to the standing Buddha?

Airblade scooter just revs but it won't pull away, moves a little, looks like some oil is leaking, hard to see as it's dark.

Any idea what it could be? Hope it's a cheap fix, the closest bike to me is a rip off normally.

In the cctv video recording, before the yellow shirt suspect sat down, the white and red shirt guys seem to have been keeping the bench for him.

Will be interesting to talk to these 2 other men.

A Kiwi paramedic was one of the first people on the scene helping. Listening to his interview here on NZ radio he said that when he had finished helping he went back to his motor bike which he had hastily parked just to the side of the scene. He noticed a bag hanging on the wall / fence ? behind his bike at head height. He alerted police at the site who looked at it then called in Army to deal to. Had to go to an appointment so did not hear it all but from what I caught of this guy's interview its sounds like there was another device that was set to go off once emergency services were there but it failed to detonate. Would certainly add to the reasoning that there were more than the one in the yellow Gucci top involved.

This is the interview with the Paramedic who says he pointed out a 2nd bomb in a bag hanging from a tree and the Army diffused it.

It's at the 6 minute mark - http://www.6pr.com.au/news/bangkok-paramedic-first-on-blast-scene-20150818-gj1h72.html

@philthebook Is that an image from a drone?

Yes

Maybe they are expecting more Thais to visit, with the huge summer residence for a certain Family being built near Choengmon maybe the profile of Samui may be raised, it works for Hua Hin.

Aerial Photo, Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui

Fly over my house at your peril. Had several, not appreciated. Precautions taken.

And what do you mean by that Rooo? Your going to get your slingshot out and try and take it down? That would be the worst thing safety wise you could do, maybe you will take out one propeller and the drone loses control and slams into your house or worse!

I own the only legal company that specializes in Aerial Photography on Koh Samui, I have been working with DJI (the world's largest manufacturer of 'drones') and I have recently got Koh Samui airport added to the 'No Fly Zone", meaning that within 1.5km of the airport the drone will not even take off. Even outside the 1.5km radius of the airport there are now height restrictions in place, yesterday I was at Secret Garden in Bangrak and my 'drone' would not go above 50 metres.

No licence required at the moment but he will need a work permit for commercial work.

The little shopping plaza next to Iyara Hotel also has access to the beach, North Chaweng, just before it turns into one way street.

Chaweng Noi Beach is also lacking proper beach access, there is a path to the beach just after the turning to the Jungle Club (heading towards Lamai) but sometimes the gate is closed.

Is it legal? Haha this is Samui