a monk whose mummified remains are on display. With concerns over the pandemic waning, Koh Samui is ready to serve up an unforgettable vacation, with all the warmth that our friends from overseas ...

This story is best experienced with sound. Use headphones and turn up the volume. Flourishing among the foliage on the southern coast of Thailand’s Koh Samui island, is a wellness sanctuary ...

In death, the self-mummified monk is housed in the charming Thai town temple of Wat Khunaram on Ko Samui Island in Thailand. Monks at the temple put sunglasses over the mummy’s sunken ...

Koh Samui has numerous Buddhist temples that are worth exploring. The most famous temple is Wat Phra Yai, also known as the Big Buddha Temple, which features a towering golden Buddha statue. Other ...

Founded by John (who spent 16 years as a Hindu monk) and Karina (a trained doctor ... It sits on the southern coast of Koh Samui, in the Gulf of Thailand, fronted by a sandy beach, behind which ...

After John Stewart had spent 16 years as a monk in the Himalayas (hiding out from the Vietnam War, he says, even though he’s Canadian and didn’t need to flee), his teacher gave him some seed ...

The programme allows fully vaccinated foreign tourists to visit Samui and its neighbouring islands of Ko Pha-ngan and Ko Tao ... Khunaram with its mummified monk; picturesque waterfalls such ...