Thanks for the post. I am not keen on Ko Samui. I will try and redirect my friend towards a more interesting location.
She retired last year and wants to travel and see the world. I think that is a great idea but her idea of travel is more resort travel..go someplace spend 200-300 USD a day and get pampered. I told her that my style was much different and she has agreed to rough it as it were. I suspect I am setting up a conflict where she wants a high end travel experience (though she says she does not) and my style of travel which is more going to local sights during the day and going out at night. I wanted to go to BKK so that she could go on excursions during the day but she wants a more relaxed experience.
Oh well.
Maybe Hua Hin? or Chiang Mai?