Popular Post Social Media 4132 Posted January 15 Popular Post Share Posted January 15 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover 2645 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 This is more of a guy ga-ga in love with Thailand than a guy advocating chakra nonsense. I agree. I feel a million percent better having moved to Chiang Mai. I'm not much a beach person, but if you are, you're getting a Hawaiian-level experience for Motel 6 money back in the states. I can see why he's claiming unverifiable white blood cell increases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twix38 699 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 skin cancer! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA 16369 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Wouldn't the WBC decrease in the short term, fighting the infections. Though would be a good immune system booster in the long run. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli 59068 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Depends what beach.. some it's best to stay away from the water for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL 13975 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 For once I can relate to this guy. I'm at the beach often and it certainly is a stress reliever. Soon I'll be off for a 1-1.5 hr walk on the beach. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA 16369 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) 12 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Depends what beach.. some it's best to stay away from the water for sure. OK, you made me actually look at the vid. Holy Buddha, he's at Ko Chang, location of the 'most' disgusting beach I've ever been at. ... nuff said TH does have some 'world class' ? beaches, but chang, samui, tao, are not them, which at that point, I stopped watching. Timing is everything, and hope my visit there was a 1 off, but I'd never return to find out. Edited January 17 by KhunLA 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL 13975 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 minute ago, KhunLA said: OK, you made me actually look at the vid. Holy Buddha, he's at Ko Chang, location of the 'most' disgusting beach I've ever been at. ... nuff said TH does have some 'world class' ? beaches, but chang, samui, tao, are them, which at that point, I stopped watching. Timing is everything, and hope my visit there was a 1 off, but I'd never return to find out. Seasons bring trash to the beaches each year. Right now the beach on the eastern seaboard is soo nice where I am, but at other times of year the tides change and it's littered with obscene amounts of trash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin 19200 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 7 minutes ago, KhunLA said: OK, you made me actually look at the vid. Holy Buddha, he's at Ko Chang, location of the 'most' disgusting beach I've ever been at. 😕 The one he's on looks alright Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA 16369 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 minute ago, EVENKEEL said: Seasons bring trash to the beaches each year. Right now the beach on the eastern seaboard is soo nice where I am, but at other times of year the tides change and it's littered with obscene amounts of trash. Wasn't trash, it was 'fecal' matter, and not microscopic. I think their treatment plant, if having, overflowed, as it was rainy season I think, though not rain that week. You could literally see it in the water, along with a lot of algae growth on the stand. So I don't think it was a 1 day or week thing. It was pretty gross. And there was no algae bloom in the area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA 16369 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 2 minutes ago, daveAustin said: 😕 The one he's on looks alright Yes, complete contrast to my experience there. As I said, timing is everything, Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 1597 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Born in Miami (50s) way back then… stationed in Hawaii… lived near Huntington Beach CA now living in Thailand 7+ years… All the places have unique beaches and different from each other… I’ve enjoyed them all… Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney 2960 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 While in Isaan, if I want to get walking on the beach jollies, I just listen to this near my one time home: Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers 48711 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/17/2023 at 10:59 AM, twix38 said: skin cancer! Nah. It was usually hazy/ cloudy when I went to the beach. Rare to get a full on hot cloudless day like we get in NZ, which apparently has a high rate of skin cancer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers 48711 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/20/2023 at 11:31 AM, jerrymahoney said: While in Isaan, if I want to get walking on the beach jollies, I just listen to this near my one time home: I bought a machine that plays ocean sounds while I go to sleep. Shuts off after 1/2 hour. Reminds me of going to sleep by a Thai beach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers 48711 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/17/2023 at 2:14 PM, KhunLA said: OK, you made me actually look at the vid. Holy Buddha, he's at Ko Chang, location of the 'most' disgusting beach I've ever been at. ... nuff said TH does have some 'world class' ? beaches, but chang, samui, tao, are not them, which at that point, I stopped watching. Timing is everything, and hope my visit there was a 1 off, but I'd never return to find out. I was going to make a comment that at least they haven't chopped all the trees down to erect some ghastly concrete hotel, but then I saw that some <deleted><deleted><deleted> resort owner encroached the beach with their <deleted><deleted> building. IMO people that do that should be sent to the worst jail in Thailand for 100 years. I only went to Koh Chang once, and never again, as the beaches just weren't that good. Lanta was way better, and been on better than that as well. Gulf coast where there are no resorts is amazing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA 16369 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/17/2023 at 6:49 PM, DJ54 said: Born in Miami (50s) way back then… stationed in Hawaii… lived near Huntington Beach CA now living in Thailand 7+ years… All the places have unique beaches and different from each other… I’ve enjoyed them all… Agree, accept for that last part. Some only enjoyable from a distance, and some, I wouldn't dare swim in. But most lovely to look at. Deal breaker, swimming wise ... if I won't put my ears in the water. Sadly, I rarely swim in the surf in TH. Other countries, I went to the surf, specifically to swim in, and did. How they are now, 25 yrs later is an unknown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL 13975 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 The most pristine beach and ocean I've been to is Diego Garcia. But these days I make do with the eastern side of the Gulf here in TL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover 2645 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I think of Ko Chang as sort of Ko Phagnan for older people -a party beach where you can also be a little bit away from the party. I think of that as a good thing. It's been a while, but back when I made it a point to go to every beach, I rated Ko Lanta as the nicest, most unspoiled one. Ko Lipe is up there too. Krabi etc. if you want the best mix of resort features and natural beaches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers 48711 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 1/26/2023 at 8:31 PM, LaosLover said: It's been a while, but back when I made it a point to go to every beach, I rated Ko Lanta as the nicest, most unspoiled one. Ko Lipe is up there too. Krabi etc. if you want the best mix of resort features and natural beaches. I tried to go to as many beaches as possible, but too many to actually do them all I visited up to three on each trip, but as only had 2 visits a year I was never going to see them all anyway. My top beaches were Than Sadet, the main beach on Lanta ( forget name ), and Chaweng. The most enjoyable was Haad Khom, as I went with my wife when times were happy. The one I'd like to retire on is Than Sadet as hardly any people on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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