{"id":6414,"date":"2023-09-28T13:15:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T06:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farparents.com\/?p=6414"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T05:32:24","slug":"rare-traditional-local-foods-of-koh-samui-which-even-thai-people-want-to-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farparents.com\/?p=6414","title":{"rendered":"Rare traditional local foods of Koh Samui which even Thai people want to try."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div id=\"gap-34791003\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-34791003 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You might already known about several foods in Thailand. Each religion or even province in Thailand has its own local foods; for instance, in Chang Mai and neighboring provinces (North Thailand), Khao Soi is the outstanding food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pad Thai, green, and red curries are often found in the middle regions like Bangkok and nearby provinces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nowadays, these foods exist in restaurants in the entire country; you can find them everywhere now. But now we are talking about the original source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When it comes to food, there are plenty of Southern foods, but tourists, especially Western tourists who have never been here, don\u2019t know much about Southern foods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The common reason why southern foods are not so widely popular is that almost all southern foods have an extreme taste, they are really spicy, and even Thai people self (from other regions) say that it is too spicy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Not like Khao Soi, Pad Thai, or Green curry which are very friendly to the tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here in Ko Samui which is located in the south, there are foods that most of the other South provinces have and don\u2019t have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>*Samui foods are special and different from other provinces in Thailand due to ingredients and names<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Even though I come from South Thailand (Naknon Sri Thammarat, the neighboring province) I never heard of some of the traditional local foods in Samui before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some dishes use ingredients found in the ocean of Ko Samui or nearby like sea anemones as the main ingredient (Many people recommend this menu).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Domestic tourists from all regions coming from North, Bangkok, or elsewhere always ask the waitress before placing an order, what are the recommended foods here in Ko Samui?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because they have heard that Samui foods are unique and want to try them. If you want to try too but are afraid of the spice and taste very local way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No worry about that, since Ko Samui is the hub city of tourists, the chefs know how to cook it for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most of the restaurants have adjusted the local foods to be more friendly to the tourists. In case you want to try the original taste, several local restaurants are specially offering this to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I really recommend you eat it like us but just hold a glass of water or milk in your hand while eating and everything will be ok.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You have to tell the waitress that you want to order the original taste.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do not assume that she will bring you the original taste automatically when you order it normally without saying anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here, the waitress always assumes that the tourists do not eat too spicy and bring the tourist food to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My recommendation for travelers who are going to eat in an original-taste restaurant for the first time is to order your interested food for one small dish and share it with all persons coming with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are ok with this, then order more. By the way, in Thailand, we always share food on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, the following foods I am going to express are very traditional. Not every restaurant offers these, especially the restaurants on the tourist street. I recommend you to call the restaurants first to check it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So let\u2019s go.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1265969689\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1265969689 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-407911143\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-689242096\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dished menus<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-689242096 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 19px 6px 4px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-407911143 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 183, 99);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Khao Maan Ka Ti (Coconut milk kneading with rice)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You might have ever tried <strong>Khao Maan Kai<\/strong> before somewhere in Bangkok (It is made of rice kneading with chicken oil and top up with boiled chicken meat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But for <strong>Khao Maan<\/strong> <strong>Kra Ti<\/strong>, instead of using chicken oil, coconut milk is used to be kneaded with rice because Kra Ti means coconut milk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The traditional way to cook this menu is by using coconut shells as firewood. It will bring more good smelling for rise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But nowadays I am not sure if they still cook this way. <u>I will explore it further, if there still is any restaurant like that, and will back here to write the update<\/u>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The way to eat this menu like the local coconut farmers is to eat it with chili sauce. There are several variances of chili sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Nam Prik Chao Ko (Chili sauce of Samui island)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you get worried about this menu because of chili as the main ingredient, it is ok just to learn about the culture, and how the locals here in Samui eat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are several types of Chili sauces. For example, type 1 that made of grilled chili kneading with grilled shrimp or fish and garlic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Or type 2 which is the same as the first one but add tamarind. Type 3 is made by stewing the coconut milk in a pan and putting type 2 in that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You will be not familiar with this menu but for the domestic tourist, it is a paradise taste.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Gang Ped or Spicy Curry (Yes, the name is Spicy Curry)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is also a spicy one and the locals easily call this the spicy curry. The first taste that comes when try a spoon of the curry is the taste of black pepper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The basic ingredients of the curry are chili, garlic, pepper, salt, mixing of vegetables and meat.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-2124679338\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2124679338 {\n  padding-top: 56px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Koa Y (Octopus curry)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Samui, they call this octopus \u2018\u2019 Y \u2018\u2019 it is also very easy for you to call. It is one of the highlight dishes in Ko Samui, that domestic tourists usually seek when coming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The ingredients of this menu are coconut milk, shallot, lemon grass, and the Y.\u00a0 They used to cover Y with salt and dry it in the sun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Then cut it into small pieces stew it with coconut milk and put the ingredients into. They eat it with rice since Thai people eat curries with rice, this curry also. People claim it is a very delicious one. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-875727812\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-875727812 {\n  padding-top: 58px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-710163477\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1992365584\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Desserts <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1992365584 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 19px 6px 4px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-710163477 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 183, 99);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-725072160\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-725072160 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. Galamae (Thai caramel)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Furthermore, there are several traditional desserts of Samui that are available for travelers in restaurants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They still use the same method as their grandparents to cook this dessert, just the taste was a bit different from the tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because they have to adjust it to satisfy the wide range of groups of travelers. \u00a0The outstanding dessert of Ko Samui is Galama (Thai caramel),<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thai caramel dessert exists in the whole country, but Thai people\/ domestic tourists will think of Samui when talking about Thai caramel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is very reasonable because Thai caramel is entirely made from coconut milk and the most traditional and famous source of coconut is here on Samui island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thai caramel or Galamae is a very traditional dessert that has existed since many decades ago in Samui \u00a0# <strong><u>Samui has a long story of coconut<\/u><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you have been to Ko Samui before, you will recognize it when see the picture of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You might have seen it at many tour spots in Samui and the best place to find it is Hinta Hinyai rocks \u00a0(Grandma and Grandpa rocks) at the Lamai beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now you are in Samui, If you find it at some shop and want to try it a bit first, it is fine to ask the vendors for a peace to try by saying: Could I try the Galamae, please.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You will be beyond advanced by calling it \u2018\u2019 Ya Noom \u2019\u2019 since it is the name that South Thai people use call. So, you are going to do a big surprise and favor to the locals or vendors, try to call it \u2018\u2019 <strong>Ya Noom<\/strong> \u2019\u2019 even at the tour spots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Galamae is mostly bought as a souvenir as well. We normally buy it when we are going to visit our relatives on the mainland. Because as mentioned it is the signature of Samui, the coconut island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1068525896\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1384535536\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fruits<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1384535536 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 19px 6px 4px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1068525896 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 183, 99);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-717125009\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-717125009 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6. Langsat or lansium<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Langsat is actually available in many provinces in South Thailand. But langsat in Samui is very special.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The common aspects of Samui langsat that made it different from other provinces are the bigger size, it has smaller seeds, and less rubber in its peel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It will taste very sweet when becomes completely ripe. But if is almost ripe, it will taste a little bit sour which is the favorite taste for western tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Samui langsat tree can grow in an inhospitable area, it is very reliable compared to other fruit trees, it doesn\u2019t need fertilizer but still produces perfect fruits using only natural nutrients and water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The traditional variance of Samui langsat is mostly at Hin Lad waterfall or Lipa Yai village, the area with high humidity like down hills, mostly where the natural water streams flow by. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The production circle of Langsat depends a bit on the weather that year, if the rain falls normally in December (<strong><u>Rainy season on Samui<\/u><\/strong>) it begins to produce its flower around March or April.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In May and July, the fruits will develop. The fruits will be completely ripe and can be harvested between August and September and the new leaf will spring in October and November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7. Durian<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I presented this fruit at the last point because the most important scene is always at the end. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Durian is the most well-known fruit to tourists. For Thai, it is the most popular fruit and is honored as the king of Thai fruits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The place that has the most expensive durian and is considered to be the top source of Durian. is Nontha Buri, a northern neighbor province of Bangkok.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here in Samui, if you have experienced exploring the hills on Ko Samui several times, besides coconut trees, you might have met the durian trees but still a fellow amount compared to other provinces, Ko Samui is also one of the good sources of durian. There are mostly<em><u> 3 variances <\/u><\/em>of durian here. \u2018\u2019<strong>Monthong<\/strong>\u2019\u2019 , \u2018\u2019 <strong>Chani<\/strong>\u2019\u2019 and \u2018<strong>\u2019Kan Yao<\/strong>\u2019\u2019 variances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The common variance that is mostly put on the shelf in all durian vendors is <em><u>Monthon<\/u><\/em> variance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fortunately, the Chinese also love the taste of Monthong the farmer then has a good income from selling it to China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite higher prices for selling to China, local high-quality durians are available to buy in the Ko Samui in Nathon City, and here you are able to find local vendors are able to sell durians from their own farms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Naturally, the harvest of durians in ko Samui begins to take place in May and October, why 2 different times? These 2 significant aspects of the area where durian trees are growing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The flat lands and hill land, mostly on Khao Pom mountain which is the largest source of durian on Samui island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The durian trees on the flat lands are taller and provide their fruits faster, also it will give the products in May. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While those on the hills, also on Khao Pom will give us its products in October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the durian available to buy at other times or reasons might be the imported durians or the durians in Samui but its production circle doesn\u2019t depend on the weather of seasons but on the plan of farmers by using agricultural techniques in order to provide the out of season durian when the demand is high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1838884672\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1838884672 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More interesting topics<\/span><\/p>\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-3 medium-columns-1 small-columns-1\">\n  <div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/?p=6405\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/thai-food-som-tum-papaya-salad-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/thai-food-som-tum-papaya-salad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/thai-food-som-tum-papaya-salad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/thai-food-som-tum-papaya-salad.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">Thai local foods and beverages we (locals) do eat and drink very often?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \"> [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">26<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Sep<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/?p=6393\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rain-outside-windows-villa-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rain-outside-windows-villa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rain-outside-windows-villa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rain-outside-windows-villa.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">The peak, high, and low seasons. The weather in Samui. [farparants tip]<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \"> [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">24<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Sep<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/?p=6312\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/young-man-phone-airport-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/young-man-phone-airport-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/young-man-phone-airport-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/young-man-phone-airport.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">The consequences of flight delay and how to handle these [farparants tip].<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \"> [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">14<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Sep<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/?p=6203\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/breakfast-setup-restaurant-near-window-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/breakfast-setup-restaurant-near-window-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/breakfast-setup-restaurant-near-window-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/breakfast-setup-restaurant-near-window.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">Which situations you need to book a full board option in hotel, which only ABF? [farparents tip]<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \"> [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">13<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Sep<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/?p=6190\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2956-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2956-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2956-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2956-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2956-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2956.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">Beware! The Overseeing pre-booked excursions\/tours can be incorrect. [farparents tip]<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \"> [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge absolute top post-date badge-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"badge-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">13<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month is-xsmall\">Sep<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/?p=6177\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/leisure-beautiful-health-garden-landscape-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/leisure-beautiful-health-garden-landscape-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/leisure-beautiful-health-garden-landscape-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/leisure-beautiful-health-garden-landscape.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">Overview of the hotel types in Samui. 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