Samui ("koh" is Thai for island) is similarly emerging from obscurity. About 400 miles south of Bangkok in the Gulf of Thailand, it has become a popular destination for Europeans, drawn by spectacular ...

It's hard to imagine that it was only in 1971 when two backpackers on coconut boats arrived in Koh Samui -- a 228-square-kilometer island off the Eastern coast of Thailand. Just like similar ...

Phuket has its nightlife and Pha Ngan has its full-moon parties, while Krabi has the coastline and Koh Tao has dominion over Thailand’s scuba scene. Samui stands apart by offering a slice of it all, ...

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It's been nine years since Zanette Cross left the UK and moved to Koh Samui, Thailand. After many vacations in Thailand, she saw it as the ideal place to raise her now 13-year-old daughter. The slower ...

Imagine this: walking barefoot on white sand beaches in the warm glow of the rising sun. The pristine waters make you forget all about your phone and “urgent Zoom meetings”. Did this image take you to ...

Though Koh Samui might today be one of Thailand’s most popular beach destinations, in the 1970s it was mainly a haven for island-hopping backpackers. The arrival of the island’s first and only airport ...

The Thai island Koh Samui is about to be hit by the “White Lotus Effect”. Filming for the third series is currently underway and when the show is finally released in early 2025, the island will become ...

If this festive season is when you finally make that island-hopping dream a reality, Thailand is the place to do it ...

A car bomb in Thailand's tourist island of Samui wounded seven people in an attack that authorities have suggested is linked to activists opposed to the country's junta. Michael Sullivan, reporting ...