When I started traveling from Southeast Asia to India's Goa hippie trail in the 1990s, the southern Thai islands were serene and relatively secluded. Hopping from Koh Samui to Koh Pha Ngan and Koh ...

The heir apparent, and seamless alternative, to Phuket is Koh Samui, the verdant palm-lined favourite in the Gulf of Thailand. There are strong parallels between the two islands. Firstly ...

Parts of the popular island of Koh Kood are claimed by both Bangkok and Phnom Penh, but the real roots of the dispute run much deeper. Hundreds of thousands of tourists travel to the island of Koh ...

It is moving across southern Thailand, affecting popular tourist spots. Thousands of people have left Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan islands but many are riding out the storm. At least two ...

While tourists from India were forced to limit their travels to the Island country to a 15-day stay under a visa-on-arrival scheme until recently, the Thailand government is now extending its arms ...