What 'The White Lotus' gets right about luxe wellnessOpulent resorts, entitled vacationers and a murder-mystery plot line are all hallmarks of the hit HBO series, but ...

Whenever she feels tired from her work in real estate, she goes to the beach or to stay on one of Samui's neighboring Thai ...

Cruise around Koh Samui; Visit the Elephant Sanctuary; Play golf at Santiburi Golf & Country Club; do an ATV tour; Kayak/snorkel in the Gulf of Thailand. San Domenico Palace, Taormina, Sicily ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Zanette Cross, a real estate agent who has lived in Koh Samui, Thailand, for nine years. Her words have been edited for length and clarity. For ...