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#WorldSwimsuit2018: Day 1 in Koh Samui, Thailand

After one seriously long but worthwhile journey across half of the world, we have made it to the end of day 1 in Koh Samui. This is not our first time in Thailand, some of you may remember our very special 2012 trip to Phuket, but this is our very first time on the large island of Koh Samui. 

We’ve started location scouting at our home away from home, The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui, and around some key locations close to the resort so we are ready to hit the ground running tomorrow, which will be our first official day of shooting #WorldSwimsuit2018. 

Here is a taste of what we got up to, from the moment we arrived in this beautiful country, and our magnificent hotel:

Highlights of our first 24 hours in Thailand include our first night in our magnificent ocean-facing suites, followed by our first experience of the unbelievable breakfast buffet at The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui (we’ll be sure to share more of that each morning), not to mention the beyond-5-star service we are receiving at every turn, the perfect beach weather (what swimsuits are made for), going on a grand tour of our hotel, as well as our first visit to locations outside of the hotel (although if you come to Koh Samui and choose to never leave The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui, no one could blame you), and getting to start our #WorldSwimsuit2018 with a full moon night shoot with Rosette Ncwana. More on that to come…

Anyway, it’s almost midnight here so it’s time for us to catch up on more sleep. We’ve got a 5am wake-up call for Day 2 of #WorldSwimsuit2018!

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