Samui Island Life
Features of the Month
Top 10 Local Restaurants
Aug 10th 2019 - Bob Johnson
Samui is now a culinary destination in its own right with several world-class restaurants featuring extremely talented and innovative chefs; from genuine, traditional Thai cuisine to trendy fusion creations, Koh Samui's best restaurants have a myriad of flavours for you to discover. Have a browse through...
What to Know Before Driving
Aug 10th 2019 - Bob Johnson
Renting a car or motorbike is an affordable and popular way to get around Thailand at your own convenience. Driving in Thailand can be done by tourists as long as you hold a valid driver's license in English from your country of origin or a valid International driver's license. In Thailand, vehicles drive...
What's Happening
The Full Moon Party
Aug 10th 2019 - Bob Johnson
Koh Phangan Full Moon Party has become a world-famous institution, but its ancestral home remains the crescent cove of Haad Rin Beach on the southernmost tip of Phangan Island in Thailand. More than 12 powerful sound systems...
Maenam Temple Festival
Aug 10th 2019 - Bob Johnson
Like in the rest of Thailand, Buddhism is the religion followed by the majority (over 90% of people are Buddhist), followed by Islam, Taoism, and Christianity. Paradoxically, the first ever settlers on the island were Chinese...
2019 Samui Regatta
Aug 10th 2019 - Bob Johnson
Since its birth in 2002, Samui Regatta has grown to attract the best yachts in Asia and a large spectator following who come to Koh Samui for great sailing, great parties and to experience all that the island has to...
Popular Attractions
Buffalo Fighting
Aug 10th 2019 - Bob Johnson
If you're curious about seeing a buffalo fight the next time you visit Koh Samui, the surest bet is to plan your trip around either New Year's Day or Songkran, the Thai New Year. This will, of course, result in higher prices on the hotel where make your Koh Samui home, but if...
Experience Chaweng Stadium
Aug 10th 2019 - Bob Johnson
Chaweng Stadium was founded over 20 years ago in 1996. It was created to share the art of Muay Thai Boxing to the increasing amounts of Tourists coming to our Beautiful Island located in Southern Thailand. It was the first boxing stadium on the Island and in recent years has...
The Samui Monkey Show
Aug 10th 2019 - Bob Johnson
In the past, before Samui's tourism boom, coconuts used to represent the main industry here. In the Southern Thailand provinces, monkeys work for humans in the harvesting of coconuts. Being expert climbers and having quick skills, the monkeys are great helping hands of a...
Great Local Deals
