Following our amazing and luxurious time in Khao Lak we headed out to Ranong where we did a visa run to Burma--a 1 hour long-tail boat ride that took us to a chaotic city on the Burmese border where we got stamped in order to re-enter Thailand. Then we headed for the quiet, peaceful and very relaxing island of Koh Chang where my brother David stayed when he was here and recommended highly. I can see why! We took a long-tail boat from Ranong to the island where the people on the boat shared everything they could in terms of food with us--such generous people! (Sour mangoes in fish sauce was just one to name).
It was definitely one of our favorite places in Thailand where we felt completely and utterly chilled out without shops, noise or other tourists. We were literally the only ones on the beach most times. Apparently we just missed the busy season (some places had even closed down due to the rain---we had perfect weather and sunshine while we were there besides one beautiful thunder shower) and therefore had nearly the whole place to ourselves! We stayed in a gorgeous beach-hut that had no electricity and had large windows that overlooked the rain-forest and a direct view of the sea--hence the name "nature view bungalows."
We spent the days swimming in the sea, running along the beach (a mix of white and black sand), eating gorgeous food, playing beach tennis and reading. At night we would read or hang out by nothing but candle light--the simplicity of it was so refreshing! It was pure serenity and solitude--we highly recommend it to anyone! :)
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| Koh Chang |
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| Little island just off |
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| Koh Chang |
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| The group of locals sharing their goodies with us--so generous! |
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| Des and Dog on boat |
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| These lizards were everywhere waiting for the mozzies! |
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| Long-tail boat |
It was definitely one of our favorite places in Thailand where we felt completely and utterly chilled out without shops, noise or other tourists. We were literally the only ones on the beach most times. Apparently we just missed the busy season (some places had even closed down due to the rain---we had perfect weather and sunshine while we were there besides one beautiful thunder shower) and therefore had nearly the whole place to ourselves! We stayed in a gorgeous beach-hut that had no electricity and had large windows that overlooked the rain-forest and a direct view of the sea--hence the name "nature view bungalows."
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| Deserted, peaceful beach |
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| The adorable baby kittens that lived in our place |
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| Inside our hut looking out through large windows---what a view! |
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| View from our balcony |
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| Mosquito net--looks a bit like a Princess's bed! |
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| Our hut in the rain forest |
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| Beautiful Hibiscus flowers everywhere |
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| Chilling out by candle-light |
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| Backgammon by candle-light |
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| Reading by candle-light |
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| The cliff where we stayed |
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| Morning coffee on the cliff overlooking the sea |
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| Beach tennis |
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| Des getting stuck-in to Ulysses |
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| Remnants of firecrackers from Thai New Year Celebrations |
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