Starting again in Heaven: How is like building a life in Koh Samawi

On this inverted tropical island of sunlight, the time moves more slowly-and this exactly what many people were looking for when they chose to reach the house.

I just concluded an interview with the millennial generation who left his life in the United States behind it to become a comb by the Muay Thai. After that, I was going to talk to the French owner of the boutique hotel.

Three days after my reporting trip, I started seeing why many people were attracted to Koh Samawi, the Thai island that was recently paid to the global spotlight thanks to the successful HBO series “The White Lotus”. A long time before the show was placed on the radar of the TV fans, Samawi was already attracting people in search of a different thing: the unpopular pace of life, a lower cost of living, and a new starting promise away from the home.

Samawi, located in the Gulf of Thailand, is known for its wonderful beaches and waterfalls. It extends about 88 square miles and is home to about 70,300 population – including about 3,800 foreigners – in the last May data. For comparison, Foucalet, the largest island in Thailand in about 210 square miles, is home to about 430,000 people, including approximately 9,700 foreigners.

Almost everything is connected to Samui by one main road – Road 4169, also known as the Samui Ring Road – which is flying around the island. Al -Jazeera Airport was built on the previous coconut farm site. Unlike Foucaite Airport, which has flights throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Samui International Airport mainly serves local cities and some countries in Asia. Six international schools are also made It is possible for families with long -term stability.

It is useful for the Thai government to invest in developing policies designed to welcome visitors in the long run. In 2024 Visa Thailand Visa launched an attempt to attract digital nomads and workers from remote and individuals interested in participating in culture or wellness activities.

All of these help to place the island as an attractive place to live.

Whether they arrived last year or nearly two decades, everyone I met is a Samawi at home.

Some came to escape from 9 to 5 grinding, while others came to start business or raising a family. Regardless of their reasons, they all say that they found a rhythm that feels freedom and more sustainable than they left.

From the United States to the United Kingdom and outside, they put their roots – and they are not planning to leave.