Very easily. Three quick steps will take you less than three minutes:
(1) purchase your copy
(2) receive your download link
(3) download your PDF guide to your computer, phone or tablet.
It’s a digital download guidebook (PDF) so you’ll never wait for shipping.
Need more help? These instructions were tested on a real live Baby Boomer.-
As each edition of the guide is a substantially different product it does require a separate purchase. However, discounts are offered by email to past customers (see below).
90-day exception: Any customers who purchased The Koh Samui Guide within 3 months (90 days) of a new edition release are eligible to upgrade their existing guidebook at no further cost. Eligible customers will receive a code by email.
Discounts: All past customers (subscribed to email updates) will receive a limited-time discount code to purchase a new edition release.
It's 434 A4 pages of just Koh Samui – there's no room for anywhere else.
The Koh Samui Guide points a laser beam at Koh Samui. Top to bottom, over some rivers, around some waterfalls, backwards, frontwards and all the way to Tuesday. Intense, obsessive, multi-decade Koh Samui coverage.
As for specific places, the guide covers (A) getting you in and out of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport on your journey to Samui and (B) light coverage of how to get to Koh Tao and Koh Phangan – you're on your own after that.
However, if you're travelling elsewhere in Thailand, you might get value from the guide's preparation chapters: packing tips for a tropical climate, what to expect from Thai culture and Thai laws, plus some safety details.-
True story: A reader commented on the 2nd (2013) edition that "the only thing missing was where the good bird viewing spots were (LOL). A bit specialised I know".
Challenge accepted. You'll now find bird-watching tips and the 50 bird species I've seen on Koh Samui in Chapter 17.
Wondering whether The Koh Samui Guide covers your particular questions and concerns? Whether it's Koh Samui beaches, car rental, family hotels, Lamai, nannies, nightlife, travel insurance, what to wear, the weather in a particular month, coffee and cocktails, the answer is – very likely – yes, it does. In literary terms, it’s about 20% as long as War and Peace – but much more readable.
Specifically:
88,410 words
900 photos
434 pages (A4)
19 chapters
1 instant PDF download
For every detail I add in answer to a customer question, I get a review asking for the guide to please be a bit shorter. So I've settled on 88,410 words as the screaming limit of length and detail.