Scottish Island Used To Promote Thai Beach

[Changian]

Has anyone else noticed the uncanny similarity between Kai Bae beach and one on a remote Scottish island?

No, neither have I. But someone in the National Park office has. This is from the "It's alright, no-one will notice" files.

Exhibit A: Signboard in the visitor centre at Klong Plu Waterfall, Koh Chang extolling the virtues of Kai Bae beach

Exhibit B: The Harris Hills as seen from the Isle of Berneray, Scotland.

[JusMe]

They're not alone. The Alberta (Canada) government did something very similar in advertising the wonders of the province for tourism. Amongst the other photos was one of a beach and water from somewhere in England, as I vaguely recall.

Don't remember the details, but there was quite some embarrassment over it.

[draggons]

Can't realy blame them for using a photo from gods country

[languageexpress]

Sprung!

[alant]

Can't realy blame them for using a photo from gods country

gods country? he obviously doesnt think much of football then

[eek]

Haha!

Are you going to let them know that they are busted?

[Changian]

This story even made the Scottish newspapers

The Scotsman - Hebrides find a new home near Thailand courtesy of tourist board

[klikster]

This story even made the Scottish newspapers

The Scotsman - Hebrides find a new home near Thailand courtesy of tourist board

Those folks a bit geo challenged?

Tourists to the Koh Chang, a large island in the Pacific Ocean off south west Thailand, are being shown the enticing pictures suggesting they are of Kai Bae beach.

[Changian]

Other reports of this story have placed Koh Chang in the Indian Ocean. Indian / Pacific . . . same same it's somewhere foreign and exotic.

[Sherlocke]

They're not alone. The Alberta (Canada) government did something very similar in advertising the wonders of the province for tourism. Amongst the other photos was one of a beach and water from somewhere in England, as I vaguely recall.

Don't remember the details, but there was quite some embarrassment over it.

Alberta has a coast? that's global warming for you!