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that rival those in some of the world’s top city bistros.<br />
Excellent Thai food is also readily enjoyed, either<br />
roadside at one of the island’s many affordable local<br />
eateries or in more opulent surroundings accompanied<br />
by five star service and stylised, cultural designs and<br />
entertainment.<br />
The <strong>Samui</strong> party scene has also developed in leaps<br />
and bounds in the last few years, sophisticated Beach<br />
Clubs like Beach republic and Nikki Beach serve top<br />
116 samui phangan real estate<br />
class food and beverage choices in chic poolside<br />
surroundings. They also host regular parties with<br />
international DJs and performers. Western style pubs<br />
and nightclubs line the popular tourist strips, with<br />
sports bars like The Islander and Bondi in Chaweng<br />
showing live international sporting events.<br />
Those in search of a more healthy, green lifestyle on<br />
<strong>Samui</strong> can easily avoid the tourist bustle. The quiet<br />
beaches on the island’s south coast still feel relatively<br />
untouched by development and many small residential<br />
communities have emerged in places like Baan taling<br />
Ngam and Lip Noi, where the pace of life is slow and<br />
the tropical landscape still untroubled by crowds and<br />
commerce. Spas and wellness centres offer a wide<br />
range of treatments and therapies to rejuvenate tired<br />
souls, while yoga, meditation and other more spiritually<br />
inspired activities can be studied and practiced at<br />
various centres around the island.<br />
Families are increasingly well catered for on <strong>Samui</strong> and<br />
the island now boasts its very own International School<br />
(ISS), as well as several other learning institutions<br />
catering to to both Thai and expatriate students.<br />
The island’s clubs and organisations often organise<br />
family friendly gatherings, regular Walking Streets<br />
offer festival style outings and there are also several<br />
restaurants that cater for children’s parties.<br />
With so much on offer to residents, <strong>Samui</strong> has now<br />
become as much a place to live as it is a place to<br />
visit. It is now a multi-faceted residential island with<br />
an enviable range of services and facilities to choose<br />
from, all of which combine to offer permanent and long<br />
stay‘<strong>Samui</strong>ans' one of the most appealing and diverse<br />
tropical lifestyle experiences on the planet.
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