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The first time I visited Koh Samet was 1991, I made it my regular stopover when I later moved back to Taiwan and would visit it at least twice a year.

Back then the term "National Park" meant that no new bungalows were supposed to be built and electriciy would only be available from 6 pm to 6 am.

I walked it many a time and went diving in the back (Ao Praw) with a Belgium guy. The coral had been dynamited back in the 80's, so there was only small coral coming back and since the water depth is only 12 meters at the deepest (and about 4 meters average) Jet Skis will again destroy the rest of it.

The nice thing about the place back then, was no Motor vehicles (other than the one or two pickup trucks that acted as taxi) and no loud music and bargirls (there was plenty of that at Pattaya). There were vendors that sold fresh mango and pineapple, clean beaches, good food in the restaurants and a great place to relax without being hassled.

I lived in Phuket for a year and I used to go to Koh Samet to get away from the hustle of Phuket.

I'm sure it's fun to ride the ATC's there (I used to do it when I visited my friends in Tuscon) it's just that if you'd seen how nice a place it had been before, you'd boycott them, just like we used to do with the jet skis when they first showed up.

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