I live on the Thai island featured in 'White Lotus.' Here's what life on Koh Samui is really like.

Zanette Francis moved to Koh Samui, Thailand nine years ago.

Zanette Francis

• It's been nine years since Zanette Francis left the UK and moved to Koh Samui, Thailand.
• After many vacations in Thailand, she saw it as the ideal place to raise her now 13-year-old daughter.
• The slower pace of life on the island has been a welcome change.

For nearly two decades, my now ex-husband and I made frequent trips from the UK to Thailand, always drawn to the charm of Koh Samui.