{"id":2954,"date":"2019-12-27T15:59:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2019-12-28T07:57:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T00:57:01","slug":"chillin-on-choeng-mon-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/2019\/12\/27\/chillin-on-choeng-mon-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Chillin\u2019 on Choeng Mon Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samui is a great place to live.&nbsp;&nbsp;The best part just may be all the people from my past that I normally would never see, but when they visit Samui we reconnect.&nbsp;&nbsp;On this December day an old \u2018cottage buddy\u2019 from Canada who I had not seen in 30 years bubbled to the surface of Samui.&nbsp;Saw on his Facebook (I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook) that he was here, so I reached out to him and we immediately hooked up.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>There was a light rain, we were hungry, and he was traveling on a budget.\u00a0\u00a0So I took him to a little hidden gem for some 50-baht Tom Yum Noodle Soup just outside Choeng Mon that makes your taste buds dance.\u00a0\u00a0You can find an entire post about <a href=\"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/2019\/12\/27\/tom-yum-with-a-twist\/#more-2868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">that restaurant here.<\/a> After lunch the rain stopped, and we were thirsty.\u00a0So we went straight to my favorite place on nearby Choeng Mon beach to grab an afternoon beer\u2026..or six.\u00a0\u00a0The place is called Honey Seafood and if you\u2019re standing on the soft sand gazing out to the sea it\u2019s pretty much the last place down the right end of the beach.\u00a0\u00a0Here\u2019s a quick vid to show you a reference of where it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IJl5_lxxJzA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=fr-FR&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div> \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s plenty of tables inside but we saddled up to one on the sand and enjoyed the shade of a grand tree with giant bright green leaves big enough to carry an army of ants across a small river. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li 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buddy Drew was in the 80\u2019s during our \u2018hair metal\u2019 phase.&nbsp;&nbsp;We were dumb-ass teenagers sporting jean jackets with patches purchased from the Head Shops in Toronto.&nbsp;&nbsp;He a Ronnie James Dio and me a Twisted Sister.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now 30 years later, his hair is shorter and mine longer.&nbsp;&nbsp;Go figure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We spent a few hours there and enjoyed beer, after beer, after beer.&nbsp;&nbsp;Drew was throwing back large bottles of Chang and me small bottles of Heineken.&nbsp;&nbsp;The prices are reasonable here and the setting is serene.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"2960\" 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They have an extensive menu but I can\u2019t tell you what\u2019s on it since our sole focus was on good ol\u2019 barley sandwiches.&nbsp;&nbsp;So if you\u2019re looking for a super cool place to chill for a few hours on Choeng Mon Beach just follow<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/place\/honey+seafood+restaurant\/@9.5723323,100.0834591,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3054effecff72bd5:0xedd2ca353c814f7!8m2!3d9.5723323!4d100.0856478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" this Google Maps link, (opens in a new tab)\"> this Google Maps link,<\/a> pull up a chair, kick off your sandals and start drinking!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samui is a great place to live.&nbsp;&nbsp;The best part just may be all the people from my past that I normally would never see, but when they visit Samui we reconnect.&nbsp;&nbsp;On this December day an old \u2018cottage buddy\u2019 from Canada who I had not seen in 30 years bubbled to the surface of Samui.&nbsp;Saw on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/2019\/12\/27\/chillin-on-choeng-mon-beach\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Chillin\u2019 on Choeng Mon Beach&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":170972359,"featured_media":2958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"template-post-no-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","inline_featured_image":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1381,1379],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beaches-lounge-spots","category-samui-eats"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonstonesamui.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-12-04-at-4.18.41-AM-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbhyLQ-LE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/170972359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2954"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3040,"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2954\/revisions\/3040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonstonesamui.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}