Under a blazing midday sun in late 2013, Allen Stewart surveyed the scene before him: The Gulf of Thailand, a spectrum of blues, stretched out as far as the eye could see. To the west, the jagged, emerald-hued peaks of Koh Chang emerged; the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia rose to the east. Thick swaths of palm trees hugged empty white sand beaches below.
“I looked around for years for something like this,” Mr. Stewart, 60, said of the heart-stopping view. “I grew up outside of Yellowstone — how do you match that? But when I saw this, it took about three seconds to say, ‘Yup, this is what we’ve been looking for.’ ”
Mr. Stewart began sharing that affection in 2011, when he and his wife opened Thaidaho Vista, a guesthouse on petite Koh Mak island. And it’s that sort of impassioned search for tranquillity, beauty and an off-the-grid feel — for the “old Thailand,” one that’s fast disappearing — that’s luring entrepreneurs like Mr. Stewart and travelers to Koh Mak and its sister island of Koh Kut, an hour’s boat ride away, in the northeastern Gulf of Thailand, not far from the Cambodian border.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/trave ... .html?_r=1
'Old Thailand' Found on Sleepy Islands
'Old Thailand' Found on Sleepy Islands
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Re: 'Old Thailand’ Found on Sleepy Islands
Old THailand found everywhere, if you avoid a few places like Phuket, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Huahin...
I am on a bicycle trip from Prachuap to Malaysia and can see everyday km of nice beaches, good restaurants, friendly people, etc.
Of course, on these backroads, 7/11 and the kind are not easy to find.
I am on a bicycle trip from Prachuap to Malaysia and can see everyday km of nice beaches, good restaurants, friendly people, etc.
Of course, on these backroads, 7/11 and the kind are not easy to find.
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Re: 'Old Thailand’ Found on Sleepy Islands
Nice!
Just the type of place I enjoy the most.
Will add it to my list of destinations.
Nice pictures Gerard.
Maybe you can start another thread to keep us informed and entertained with your journey?
Just the type of place I enjoy the most.
Will add it to my list of destinations.
Nice pictures Gerard.
Maybe you can start another thread to keep us informed and entertained with your journey?
Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Re: 'Old Thailand’ Found on Sleepy Islands
100%Gérard wrote:Old THailand found everywhere, if you avoid a few places like Phuket, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Huahin...
Have ridden that road a few times.
Another 'Old Thailand' example is Koh Sukorn in the south:
More photos and trip report: http://www.ontheroadasia.com/kohsukorn.php
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