Koh Samui

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Guides about Koh Samui

Nomad life

Digital nomad Chiang Mai, and the three months you should not be there

Chiang Mai for remote workers with real baht costs, the five-year DTV visa terms and the burning season that makes three months of the year genuinely unhealthy.

Tobi Adeyemi · 4 Sep 2026

When to go

The best time to visit Thailand, which depends on which Thailand

The best time to visit Thailand by region, with the two coasts on opposite wet seasons, the smoke season in the north and the 2027 festival dates.

Arif Rahman · 3 Sep 2026

With kids

Thailand with kids, and the newborn who needs her own arrival card

Thailand with kids by age band, with the coast that is safe to swim in each month, the elephant question answered and the arrival card every infant needs.

Priya Nair · 3 Sep 2026

Itineraries

Three days in Bangkok, and the 20 baht fare you will not be getting

Three days in Bangkok routed around the river and the rail lines, plus the 20 baht flat fare that applies to Thai nationals only, and what you pay instead.

Arif Rahman · 2 Sep 2026