Sunday, August 3, 2008

alternative Thailand

  1. Mekong: chill out on banks of Sangkhom, boat along it from Chiang Khan
  2. Um Phang: trek this remote village through Burmese borderland jungle to hilltribe settlements & a huge waterfall
  3. http://www.castaway-resorts.com/en/lipe_resort.html koh lipe
  4. Amphawa: stay riverside /fertile plains, life revolves around floating markets & cottage industires
  5. Pak Nam Pran: quiet sandy beach, weekending Bangkokians
  6. Khuraburi: village on Andaman coast
  7. Ko Tarutao National Marine Park: 51 islands (Ko Yao Noi) surrounded by limestone, in the centre of Phang Nga Bay, midway between Phuket & Krabi, Ko Yai Noi: kayak, snorkel, rock climb (Ko Jum: another supremely laid back island) (Ko Lipe)
  8. 4 seasons chiang rai
  9. Ko Hai (aka Ko ngai) no roads, addresses, stores, ATMs (stay at http://www.coco-cottage.com/ $46) http://www.thapwarin.com/ US$70 http://www.kohhai.com/ US$58, http://www.kohngairesort.com/ $44, or go to Ko Muk (more remote 30 min away by boat) http://www.komooksivalai.com/ $190 (sits on a long spit of beach) ( fly to Trang Nok Air 90min, van service 45 min to Pak Meng pier, 20 min speeboat to the beach... or from Krabi) (take trip to Emerald Cave on Ko Muk, 80 meter long cave, primal darkness & emerge on perfect small sandy beach surrounded by impressive cliffs, scuba w/rainbow divers) (day long snorkel Ko Rok --hour away by speedboat)
  10. http://www.krabisandsea.com/ $65 68 simple breezy bungalows steps from the water- beach Rai Lay
  11. www.thecliffandriver.com



or 2-4 wk

Chiang Rai to Bokeo nature reserve (laos) to luang nam tha to Muang Sing to Nam Ha protected area to LP to Hanoi to Mai Chau to Dien
Bien phu to sapa to bac Ha to cat ba island

Or koh samet

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