Popular Post spidermike007 Posted June 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Before I was so 'worldly', I thought Hawaii (HNL- north shore) & S. FL were amazing (80s). Coming from Philly, PA metro, NJ shores, DE / Rehoboth, that's easy to understand. Then I got dive certified, and discovered, FL Keys, Cozumel, Bahamas, Caymans, Puerto Rico, St Martin (90s), and that was my playground for about a decade, before coming here. Only coming to Thailand for a dive trip (Phuket & PP), and was a bit disappointed. Nice, but WC - NO. TBH, did little research (none) beforehand. As stated elsewhere, it was fluke coming here. If not having weeks of timeshare to burn & worked for airlines, then now way. Only knew about cheap women & suits that co-workers told me about, and really had no interest in coming here for either. Not sure they actually believed in the suit thingy, just what they told their wives, as I was never impressed, and hope they really didn't think those rags were quality. Although, revisiting those places, images online, I don't recognize any of them any more. 30 yrs of 'development' hasn't been kind anywhere. I got certified for open water in Dark Tao. In perhaps 10 dives I did out there, I never once experienced more than 5-8 meters of visibility. Then I went to Menjangan Island, in NW Bali. That was real diving. An 80 meter deep wall, less than 50 meters from the beach, with 30 meters plus of visibility. Edited June 11, 2022 by spidermike007 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 A beach is a beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Rex Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: A beach is a beach. True I have been to Grace Bay on Turks and Caicos Island - often voted as the No. 1 beach in the world. yes - it is very nice - but the best? not sure about that. Australia has many fantastic beaches - especially if you don't mind playing with the sharks, jellyfish, stonefish or crocs! The currents and rips can add to the pleasure, as well as sub 17' temperature anywhere south of the NSW border. The most beautiful beaches I have seen were in Northern Scotland - but more than 3 minutes in the water will result in brass monkey syndrome. I find many Thai beaches refreshing, safe & a great place to be. Since I do not surf, the shallow water or lack of a decent beach break is no problem for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat is a type of crazy Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 7 hours ago, spidermike007 said: Thailand does have some nice beaches, especially on the Andaman coast. But, to consider them, or describe them as world class, is a gross over estimation of the place. You want world class beaches? Tikehau Island, French Polynesia. Can't decide whether you want white- or pink-sand beaches? ... Dreamland Beach, Bali. ... Menjangan Island, Bali Gili Islands, Lombok Raja Ampat, West Papua Busuanga Island, Philippines Seagrass Bay, Laucala Island, Fiji Ypao Beach, Tumon Guam Honopu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii Maipio Valley Beach, Big Island, Hawaii Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. ... Harbour Island, Bahamas. ... Blue Beach (La Chiva), Vieques, Puerto Rico. ... Trunk Bay, St. John, USVI. Devil’s Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos Lindquist Beach, St. Thomas Palm Beach, Aruba San Blas, Panama Oludeniz, Turkey Porto Katsiki, Lefkada, Greece Think I’ve been to the Fiji and Hawaii beach but not sure. Not been to many of the others but imagine many of the big wide wild Australian beaches must be as good. Famous Australian beaches like Byron and Bondi are nice beaches but there are better. Been to the Bali ones and spent a week on the Gili islands in 1987. Nice. Kind of normal though. The best beach I saw in Lombok was Kuta beach, not the same as the Bali one, stunning white sand with just the odd buffalo. Could be different now. Other black sand beaches on Lombok’s north coast were spectacular too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat is a type of crazy Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 12:38 PM, Nemises said: Not an issue at all as topic is about Thailand’s overrated beaches. Looking forward to your thread on “lovely hillside streams”. Can’t wait. This is what you get in Thailand. The whole thing not beach alone. Thais do it better. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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