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 ...
The coastline of Koh Samui unfurls in a shimmering loop of turquoise bays, fine white sand and gently swaying palms. Long, lively stretches like Chaweng and Lamai draw sun-seekers, families and ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jenn Rice is a nomadic journalist who covers food and drink. While Koh Samui's beaches overflow with tourists snapping selfies and ...
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 ...
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 ...
It seems unlikely The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is well known in Koh Samui but the 1798 poem’s most famous (and most incorrectly quoted) line is apt. Surrounded by the ...
One positive thing about walking the plank over the Emerald Lagoon is that at least you have something beautiful to look down into. This undeveloped paradise was the inspiration for The Beach, both a ...
Koh Samui, a popular tourist destination in Thailand, is facing an acute water shortage due to limited rainfall and an increasing number of visitors. Reports claim that there is only enough water for ...
There can’t be many beach towns more odious than Koh Samui’s Chaweng. The best I can say for it, having visited numerous times over the years, is that it now has a Uniqlo. A branch of Hooters opened ...
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