Samui Plus registration opens this week — travel to Koh Samui, Koh Pha Ngan, Koh Tao from July 15th

With the Phuket Sandbox having opened on July 1st to minimal success, Samui Plus registration is…

All Bangkok Airways flights to Koh Samui canceled due to Storm Pabuk

Bangkok Airways flights to Koh Samui canceled for Friday January 4, 2019 If you planned on…

How to Avoid Tourist Scams If Visiting Phuket, Koh Samui and Koh Samet, Thailand

  While Thailand is one of the safest places in the world for tourists, it has…

What is Koh Samui, Thailand Really Like?

  One of the most popular places for tourists to visit in Thailand is the island…

What Do Koh Samui Villas for Rent Typically Look Like?

If you are looking at Koh SamuiĀ villas for rent, you are probably interested in what a…

Best Restaurants in Bophut, Koh Samui – Most Delicious Food on the Island

  If you’re on a visit to Koh Samui and looking for somewhere good to eat,…

Best Cheap Places to Shop on Koh Samui, Thailand

Koh Samui is one of the most popular Thai islands. Located just off Thailand’s east coast…

Best Beachside Luxury Resort Hotels on Koh Samui – Beautiful Yet Inexpensive

  When you mention luxury resort hotel, beachside and Koh Samui, Thailand all in one breath,…

Best Cheap Hotel Deals on Koh Samui, Thailand

  Koh Samui is one of Thailand’s most popular island destination. It’s particularly popular with budget…

How To Get to Koh Samui from Bangkok, Thailand – Buses, Planes and Trains

  Koh Samui, a large island in the Gulf of Thailand, south of Bangkok, is the…

Box jellyfish kills Israeli boy on Koh Phangan’s Hat Rin beach Thailand

According to the Bangkok Post, a nine-year-old Israeli boy was killed by a box jellyfish on…

Bangkok Airways resumes flights from Phuket to Samui — 3 flights Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Bangkok Airways resuming flights from Phuket to Samui starting August 25th The Thai budget airline Bangkok…

Samui Plus ending? Program likely to close along with Phuket Sandbox as Covid cases surge in Thailand

With Covid-19 cases on Samui and Phuket now surging, it is looking increasingly likely the Samui…

Samui Plus reports first 2 Covid-19 cases and only 76 international travelers since program began

The Samui Plus program kicked off in Thailand on July 15th, and covers entry to Ko…

What is Samui Plus plan, who is eligible to travel to Thailand during it and when does it start?

With the outlook for the success of the Phuket Sandbox already appearing dismal even before the…

Must See Places in Ranong, Thailand — Koh Phayam, Khao Fah Chi and more

I am away from Thailand for a few weeks, so am using the opportunity to share…

Top Thailand Islands: Phuket, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Chang and More

Thailand’s more than 250 islands are popular tourist destinations for tourists from all over the world.…

Places in Thailand opening to foreign tourists October 1st include Bangkok and Chiang Mai

More places in Thailand are opening to foreign tourists on October 1st, 2021, although most places…

Thailand’s October 1st reopening to international tourists not happening? It doesn’t appear so

Anyone who has spent any time in Thailand knows, should a government official set a specific…

Alcohol banned in Phuket restaurants — one more thing eliminated for tourists in Phuket Sandbox

Tourists planning on visiting Phuket via the Phuket Sandbox in August will be upset to hear…

7+7 Island Hopping extension to Phuket Sandbox closed — tourists now stuck on Phuket for full stay

Just over a month ago, most commenters on Thailand-focused social media warned would-be international tourists planning…

Could Phuket lockdown while tourists are on vacation in Phuket Sandbox? Criteria needed for lockdown implementation

One of the things tourists considering taking a vacation in Phuket during the Phuket Sandbox in…

10 day quarantine for vaccinated tourists in Thailand from April, 2021 — will most go elsewhere?

As the Thai government comes up with scheme after scheme (most of which don’t get off…