crusty Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) Some pics of Samui 30 years ago, Chaweng beach looking North, Chaweng Beach road, Laem Din looking towards the ring road. Edited December 2, 2014 by crusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 nothing there??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusty Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 More pics, Chaweng Noi, The Ark Bar area, Samui ring road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I thought it would looked a bit more developed than this. So it looks like the development has been going at quite a speed. Sure looks idyllic and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Excellent pics, same era when I first came to Samui. Can't remember the ring road being concreted though and I am only going back about 26 years. And some say it is paradise now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) There are still parts of the island which can be quite deserted. There's also the neighbouring islands such as Ko Taen which sill still pretty much have conditions like that, as in no electricity, running water, etc etc.... The pics sure looks idyllic, till I wanna adjust my aircon because the midday sun is starting to get hot, then I realize there's no aircon... so no thanks. Toilet is a squat toilet where you have to manually flush from a bucket with water after who knows how many people has been using it. My paradise includes all the modern amenities which comfortable modern life provides. Edited December 3, 2014 by Mole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusty Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 There are still parts of the island which can be quite deserted. There's also the neighbouring islands such as Ko Taen which sill still pretty much have conditions like that, as in no electricity, running water, etc etc.... The pics sure looks idyllic, till I wanna adjust my aircon because the midday sun is starting to get hot, then I realize there's no aircon... so no thanks. Toilet is a squat toilet where you have to manually flush from a bucket with water after who knows how many people has been using it. My paradise includes all the modern amenities which comfortable modern life provides. Electricity then was provided by the resort generator which was switched off at 11pm, but our bungalows had the first built in bathrooms and sit down toilets en suite for Baht 250 per day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I miss snow too, but only for 10 minutes:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 That is quite respectable bungalows even by today's standards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukchatterbox Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Nice pics, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusty Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Nice pics, thanks The beachside plot on Chaweng where Centara now stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Nice to see how it used to be... thankfully there are still areas on some parts of Samui that are still like that... south, southwest and west sides! It would be great to see more, Crusty, if you have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelerian Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 great photos.......more please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfarang88 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 More pics, Chaweng Noi, The Ark Bar area, Samui ring road I am with you on this one Crusty I was there first in 1984,85,86,87 and on and on loved it, and it was paradise,I first stayed in Chaweng Guest house next to the White House (now San Suse or something like that) and got bogged down on the Beach road it was just sand in then,Loved it but i was 30 years youger then,Still Here but living over the water now on mainland,There was about 10 bugalow resorts on the beach then,Had to go to Naton for a cheese sandwich and a milk shake in a place called The Birds Nest Where Coffee Corner is now,Thanks for the memores,Got any more pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samui Coconut Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 It would be good to compare the old pics with pictures of the same location NOW, but nice to see them anyway, Keep'em cuming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusty Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 great photos.......more please? No electricity meant a daily morning trip to the ice factory in Nathon. No jetskis but I opened a sailing school and one of the perks was teaching topless Euro girls windsurfing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusty Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Nice to see how it used to be... thankfully there are still areas on some parts of Samui that are still like that... south, southwest and west sides! It would be great to see more, Crusty, if you have! Chaweng Beach, The bridge over the klong at First bungalows, notice the wooden planks that were salvaged from John Fowler's junk that was wrecked on the reef where Ark bar now stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy69 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I was there in 1983 in Chaweng beach, good time, you can imagine it's completely changed in a few year even Koh Phangan which it's still my favourite island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Now it's Crystal Bay Resort at Ton Takien Beach ( Silver Beach ) . At that time it was The Terrace Restaurant. Approx. 1989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelerian Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Nod, Crystal Bay looks a lot better back then than it does now. Shame there arent many nice places like this left unspoilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Nod, Crystal Bay looks a lot better back then than it does now. Shame there arent many nice places like this left unspoilt. Yep ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjunadawn Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I enjoyed these photos and various responses. Quite nice. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 This photo appeared on Facebook (not mine) and was shared with me. The caption says, it's how the first car – a pick-up, of course – came to Samui, loaded on two small fishing boats. It seems like originating from a private photo-album, it was shared from Thais, so perhaps from one who's family lived here at that time.Maybe someone in the forum can help with a date (year)..? It looks like it could be Maenam Beach (or Bang Por) based on Koh Phangan in the background. I would guess the time is sometime in mid 1970'ies, based on what I've been told. Thought it might have interest in the tread with old pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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