Tegan Brooks

Writes the area guides and relocation checklists

I left Melbourne for Koh Samui in 2018 with two suitcases and a toddler, and we have rented on the island ever since, most recently a three-bedroom house with a garden in Maenam. I write the area guides and relocation checklists I wish we had back then: which districts suit a family, what a fair long-term rate looks like, and how to judge a rental before you sign anything.