When I dream of Thailand, I think of an isolated white beach with crystalline water and lush palm trees dripping with coconuts. That is also what Alex Garland’s novel “The Beach” famously captured, ...

It's not that I don't like other people – indeed I would go so far as to lay claim to a rich and varied social life. It's just that, as I have grown older, I have found that I increasingly like ...

Though Koh Kood is Thailand’s fourth largest island and home to some of the country’s most beautiful beaches, what you won’t find are masses of sun-seeking tourists. Yet. While we wouldn’t be foolish ...

Travel publisher Fodor has put Thailand on its “no list” for 2023, advising readers to avoid the overcrowding in tourist hotspots such as Koh Phi Phi, access point for Maya Bay, and dive mecca Koh Tao ...

Parts of the popular island of Koh Kood are claimed by both Bangkok and Phnom Penh, but the real roots of the dispute run ...

From the moment the wheels of our 10-seater private Cessna plane kiss Koh Kood's dusty runway at Trat, and the thrum of engines falls away, we sense a palpable excitement of adventure beckoning us. A ...

A stunning "forgotten" island in Thailand has far fewer tourists than the country's major travel hotspots - but getting there isn't easy. Koh Kood, a tranquil retreat in the Gulf of Thailand, is ...

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 ...