Coastal Thailand news for September 22nd, 2020

Coastal Thailand news for September 22nd, 2020

By David Luekens

Greetings from coastal Thailand, where many communities are cleaning up after Tropical Storm Nuol blew through over the weekend. That story and others — including a destructive industrial project and the end of Thailand’s pandemic-related visa amnesty — are on the way in this edition of the Island Wrap.

Later this week I’ll take you on a trip to a small island in the Eastern Gulf with nothing but a coconut farm, a few beaches and a herd of deer.

Over on Couchfish, Stuart spent a day with the Mekong River dolphins and met a fortune teller in Cambodia. He also waxed about remote Kepa Island, home to one of his favorite places to stay in Indonesia.

The name Laem Tukkata is used for both the cape that forms the southwest corner of Ko Mak, and the laid-back beach pictured above.

Pick of the week: BEACH

One of my favorite spots for down time in the Ko Chang archipelago is Hat Laem Tukkata, a compact beach hidden away in the southwest corner of Ko Mak. A wooded hill backs the pinkish sand and hosts a few “resorts” with bare-bones huts that fetch as little as 300 baht per night. Baan Ing Kao is the largest, but all three are made for backpackers and it’s easy to show up and look for the ideal bungalow in person. A bit of coral is worth a snorkel offshore, and even if you don’t stay here, do stop by and rent a kayak to check out the nearby twin islets of Ko Rayang.

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