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 ...

Somnuk's family recently worked with other landowners to bulldoze this road out of jungle on the tallest mountain on Koh Samui. Samui ("koh" is Thai for island) is similarly emerging from obscurity.

Ralph Beale never felt at home while growing up in the UK. Originally drawn to Thailand by Muay Thai, he later moved to Koh Samui with his wife to raise a family. Now 60, with two grown kids, Beale ...

Connected by a 30-minute boat ride across the Gulf of Thailand, the sister islands of Koh Samui and Koh Phangan are the grandaddies of Thailand’s travel party scene. But while Koh Samui may have a ...

A stone's throw from Koh Samui, Koh Taen is a hidden gem in the Gulf of Thailand. Untouched by mass tourism, this small island features peaceful beaches and an authentic atmosphere, far from the ...

But the real surprise was the W Retreat–Koh Samui, on the island’s northern coast. I had not been, up to now, a W fan; I found their cheekiness too programmed and their branding overinsistent. (Why ...