Hi. I'm planning on staying in Thailand for the next 9 months.

I want to live near the beach, but I'm having trouble deciding where to stay.

 

I've been to Phuket before and the beach at Karon and Kata was alright. Only issue is that the cost of living is way too high there. I have around 35-40k baht per month.

Lately I've been thinking about Hua Hin or Krabi, but I've heard the water here is toxic and dangerous due to untreated sewage aswell as a high concentration of poisonous jellyfish in Hua Hin.

 

What are your thoughts? 22 years old, 35-40k baht per month, not a heavy drinker or whoremonger looking for beach that is cheaper than Kata and at least as clean.

 

 

Try Vietnam !!!!....nothing you want is in Thailand.

Australia?  I agree nothing you describe in thailand. The beaches here are rubbish.

You could look up Nai Harn which is about a 30 minute ride out of Phuket, pristine beach and not too many tourists know of it.

 

There is also a place I visited a decade ago, Koh Lanta, its about an hour out of Krabi, used to be two barges going across, its more people your age, chilled and relaxed kind of place.

 

As for rentals I think Koh Lanta will be cheap, but cannot help you out there.

 

Mate of mine also relocated recently to a place just outside of Hua Hin, i.e. about 90kms south of it, i.e. an hours ride, Prachuap Khiri Khan I think it's called, he rents a one bedroom hut on the freshwater lake for about 7,000 baht a month, but not much happening there, a couple of restaurants, peace and quiet if that's what you want. I believe there is a train station there so not long to go to get there.

 

Good Luck

Edited July 29, 20187 yr by 4MyEgo

Ao Nang in Krabi has it all. Nice beaches and just a boat ride away to Koh Phi Phi. 

Go down the Eastern seaboard ,,,peaceful and great beaches ,,,,as Koh Chang ,Koh Mak and Koh Kood ,,,not many tourists 

 

yes,

I would suggest the coastline from Trat down to Cambodia

laidback

not costly

not crowded

 

2 hours ago, starky said:

Australia?  I agree nothing you describe in thailand. The beaches here are rubbish.

Read the original question. His monthly budget is maximim 40,000 baht. 

Try Kevin's Thailand ?? Travel and dine.com

He can? definitely like to help you with anything you need young man

1 hour ago, melvinmelvin said:

yes,

I would suggest the coastline from Trat down to Cambodia

laidback

not costly

not crowded

 

I would also include Ban Phe ( Rayong Province)  worth investigating

 

5 hours ago, weegee said:

Try Vietnam !!!!....nothing you want is in Thailand.

+1. Have a look at Nha Trang. I loved it. 

Croc's in some parts shark's in others but turds and plastic everywhere the choice is yours enjoy just beware of the rocks they bite to apparently.?

1 hour ago, SpeakeasyThai said:

Read the original question. His monthly budget is maximim 40,000 baht. 

Yeah I read the post smart arse Australia has 1000's of miles of pristine coastline where you could live on that sort of budget. Wouldn't be an extravagant life but could be done and the beaches would actually be clean. Also in case you missed it I might have been taking the piss a little. 

Edited July 29, 20187 yr by starky

51 minutes ago, Ban Phe Dezza said:

I would also include Ban Phe ( Rayong Province)  worth investigating

 

He wants clean beaches, Ban Phe is about 5 percent cleaner than Pattaya (which is probably the worst in Thailand)

Try Bankrud, sometimes also spelled Bankrut. It belongs to Prachuap Khiri Khan province and it's near Bangsaphan. You can get there by train from Bangkok.

 

  It's a nice fishermen village now with many bungalows. http://www.bankrutinfo.com/

 

  Another beach is Bank Sak, near Phuket, and it belongs to Takua Pa province. It's between Khao Lak and Takua Pa.

 

      https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g612391-d8513347-Reviews-Bangsak_Beach-Takua_Pa_Phang_Nga_Province.html

1 hour ago, Ban Phe Dezza said:

I would also include Ban Phe ( Rayong Province)  worth investigating

 

Please forget Ban Phe. Countless factories in Rayong make the area to one of the most polluted in Thailand. My wife's younger brother works in one of these fantastic factories. 

Among replies, only koh lanta is half acceptable for cheap long stay, but there is a lot better and nobody seems to know...

I let you guess more ?

 

 

 

5 hours ago, Ulic said:

+1. Have a look at Nha Trang. I loved it. 

Ulic how long ago were you in Nha Trang? Im pondering Vietnam more and more and looking at central VN coastline but have been looking at Da Nang/Hoi An mainly. Could you give me some positives and negatives about Nha Trang from your own experiences?

Thung Wua Laen beach Chumphon . Beautiful stretch of clean beach. Good for wind surfing and  khoTao, Samui  only a short ferry ride away

Thung Wua Laen beach Chumphon . Beautiful stretch of clean beach. Good for wind surfing and  khoTao, Samui  only a short ferry ride away

13 hours ago, weegee said:

Try Vietnam !!!!....nothing you want is in Thailand.

Laos… ?

12 hours ago, starky said:

Australia?  I agree nothing you describe in thailand. The beaches here are rubbish.

 

 

He said  35-40k baht per month.

 

I don't think he meant AUD.     

1 hour ago, thaiguzzi said:

Laos… ?

" I want to live near the beach "

 

So which beach do you recommend?  ?

Edited July 29, 20187 yr by nahkit

5 minutes ago, nahkit said:

" I want to live near the beach "

 

So which beach do you recommend?  ?

The LandLockedLaos one...

Hes talking about Kata as a comparison..

There is nothing remotely as good on the Gulf coast.

One doesnt have to walk  100s of meters out to get their knees wet at Kata for starters.

Prachaup , Koh Chang , Ban Krut , Chumpon  are  all no comparison to Kata if you actually like to swim..

 

Theres some possibilities in Samui and Koh Phangan.

 

But way north of Phuket and near Ranong is Koh Phayam - comparitive beaches to Kata  ( even has surfing ) with clearer waters. Cheaper and somewhat more hippyer as well . The border close by to renew your Visa .

7 hours ago, Knocker33 said:

Thung Wua Laen beach Chumphon . Beautiful stretch of clean beach. Good for wind surfing and  khoTao, Samui  only a short ferry ride away

Yes, Kho Tao, only hundreds of backpackers and want to be divers.

Think about to do both, Gulf coast and Andaman Sea, depending on the season.

For 30th baht you could rent a funished house for 15000 baht in Hua Hin or Pran Buri, and rent a car to drive south to where ever you want to swim. for 20th baht the house may have a pool. Then you have

all the shopping and nightlife of Hua BHin and the freedom of going where you want. Just a

Suggestion.

The beaches where the French divers hang out in Phuket is good. But of the of the top ten beaches in the world the small island near Kao Tao was included and Nai Harn is rated and Koh liffy/lippy island. Ignore the naysayers. Embittered parochial  Aussies. Koh Chang might be a possibility 

Edited July 30, 20187 yr by The manic

2 hours ago, bermannor said:

Yes, Kho Tao, only hundreds of backpackers and want to be divers.

That's Kho Tao not Thung Wua Laen. No backpackers and only experienced  divers live here.