Koh Chang in December
A somewhat belated update since we’ve been getting our high season issues together. But they’re with our printer now – and the electronic versions will be online in the next few days. So we take a breath and bring you up to date on what’s been happening on Koh Chang.
Weather
It’s hot on Koh Chang at the moment. Unseasonably so. Usually by November you cfan expect strong, relatively cool, breezes coming from land to sea over the island but apart from a couple of false start, that hasn’t happened yet. It’s been like this before, a few years ago the “winter” winds didn’t come until January. So in the meantime it’s hot (about 33 degrees max in the daytime) and there’s hardly any rain.
Tourists
As December progresses Koh Chang is getting busier although it certainly isn’t packed – certainly quiter than this time last year. During Christmas and New Year the island should be full as usual but after that it’s hard to estimate how the high season will progress.
New Stuff
There’s a new Korean restaurant just about to open next door to Anna Store at the top of the hill out of White Sand Beach. Can’t tell yet whether this will be genuine Korean food or just yet another Korean Barbeque where you pay someone and then cook your own dinner – never understood the appeal of that.
And the supermarket battles continue. It looks like the opening on the 23rd of December of the new Macro supermarket in White Sand Beach will be narrowly beaten by the Big C across the road from our office in Pearl Beach who open their doors this Saturday the 19th. This seems to have been achieved by a frantically fast build – see below – and a design aesthetic that draws inspiration from 2nd World War bomb shelters. But in Lime Green.
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- November 5th
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- December 14th
Koh Chang Nature
Physignathus Cocincinus – Image Copyright สุธนัย ครุพานิช
This is our mad scheme to try and record all of Koh Chang’s wildlife. Yes, all of it. No-one else is doing it so why not do it ourselves? We’re inviting visitors to send in pictures of animals they spot on Koh Chang and we’re adding them all to our online database. There are currently 82 pages and counting (and a big backlog that I need to add!) 22 People have already contributed their sightings and some amazing photos which you can do via the Facebook Page or using a submission form on www.kohchangnature.com. Or just take a look and marvel at the amazing beasts that live here!
Roads/Traffic
Large sections of road have been re-tarmacked, notably the hill out of Klong Son and also White Sand Beach. They’ve done a good job (with the exception of the lane markings guy who seems to be trying to write his name in the middle of the road). But sadly a Westerner lost his life in a motorbike accident involving a truck a couple of days ago. That serves as a reminder of how dangerous the roads can get especially at this time of year. Be careful and at the very least wear a helmet.
Maps
We’ve just put all of our up-to-date maps on the site so if you want to find your way around Koh chang then this is the place to go.
