mˈaɪkəl lˈuːɪs, ɪn hɪz bˈʊk bˈuːmɚɹˌæŋ: tɹˈævəlz ɪnðə nˈuː θˈɜːd wˈɜːld, vˈɪzɪts ðə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi, diːtˈeɪlz ðə fɹˈuːɡəl, hˈɑːɹdwˈɜːkɪŋ lˈaɪfstaɪl ʌvðə mˈʌŋks ænd ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪts ðə ɹˈiːəl ᵻstˈeɪt dˈiːl wˌɪtʃ wʊdhɐv hˈɛlpt ɪn ˈɛfɚts tə ɹᵻstˈoːɹ vætˈoʊpdi tʊ ɪts fˈɔːɹmɚ ɡlˈoːɹi.
Michael Lewis, in his book Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World, visits the monastery, details the frugal, hard-working lifestyle of the monks and investigates the real estate deal which would have helped in efforts to restore Vatopedi to its former glory.