 Thai Buddhist Symbolism Koh Samui has a large range of Tattoo Shops. Everthing from full-body tattoo jobs to simple Henna Tattoos (wash off in a few days) can be found.  Hand tattoo being applied with bamboo Several of the Tattoo artists here on Samui are, in fact, professional artists who have had many exhibitions and now have turned their considerable talents to tattoo work - art on the flesh.  Ladies rear end decoration Tattos here are done using both the regular machine method and the traditional hand-held bamboo stick method.  Thai lady gets forearm tattoo using bamboo Bamboo tattoos take more time but are both more detailed and a tiny bit less painful. Tattoing is becoming more and more popular world-wide as more people, both men and women indulge in the age-old tradtion of body decoration.  Full forearm tattoo Take it a step further and have a ring put in your nose while here on Koh Samui ;-) |