Banyan Tree Resort Koh Samui has opened what might be the\nquirkiest if not Thailand\u2019s cutest bar – a cocktail caravan remodelled from a\nclassic 1960s tuk-tuk. The MP4 Midget is virtually unseen on Thai streets today\nbut, previously the \u2018frogs\u2019, as they were nicknamed, were everywhere. Thousands\nof these 12 HP 350cc three-wheelers were manufactured by Daihatsu and exported\nto Thailand from 1959 to form the nation\u2019s taxi fleet. This particular frog was\ndiscovered in Trang by Banyan Tree Samui\u2019s Head Chef Rainer Roersch, who says\nhe sensed immediately that a novelty tuk-tuk would make for the ideal art\ninstallation on Koh Samui\u2019s beachfront. Refurbished and dubbed the Froggy Sea\nBreeze Beach Bar, the emerald-green van is home to cocktails, beer and spirits\nfor in-house guests and non-guests in a quiet cove in the island\u2019s southeast\nbetween Chaweng and Lamai Beaches. The Froggy Sea Breeze Beach bar is open from\n5pm – 11pm every evening. Highly recommended is the sweet n\u2019 sour Froggy Melon,\ngarnished in mint leaves, or The Botanical, a gin and absinthe-infused cocktail\nguaranteed to kick-start any engine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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