So it's okay with you that people take over public land for their own profit? I never understood why it was tolerated in the first place. I'm very happy watching all these people having to clear all their crap off of the King's land. As for not going to the beach because of a lack of loungers, really? California never had and never will have rental loungers on the beaches. People do bring their own umbrellas etc though. Here's a recent photo of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on a holiday weekend. Plenty of people enjoying it without a lounger or food service on the beaches. But they do put out trash bins, unlike here.

Santa Cruz Beach.jpg

That beach looks awful. I can just imagine the smell of sweat, sun tan lotion, cigarettes, and Lord knows what coming from the "neighbours" <shudder> .

There is no smoking allowed on the beaches. The water is cold and clean. Tested regularly, unlike the water here that was tested once and the local government officials decided not to publish the results. And of course it's a photo using a telescopic lens, so the depth of field is very compressed….

So it's okay with you that people take over public land for their own profit? I never understood why it was tolerated in the first place. I'm very happy watching all these people having to clear all their crap off of the King's land. As for not going to the beach because of a lack of loungers, really? California never had and never will have rental loungers on the beaches. People do bring their own umbrellas etc though. Here's a recent photo of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on a holiday weekend. Plenty of people enjoying it without a lounger or food service on the beaches. But they do put out trash bins, unlike here.

Santa Cruz Beach.jpg

That beach looks awful. I can just imagine the smell of sweat, sun tan lotion, cigarettes, and Lord knows what coming from the "neighbours" <shudder> .

There is no smoking allowed on the beaches. The water is cold and clean. Tested regularly, unlike the water here that was tested once and the local government officials decided not to publish the results. And of course it's a photo using a telescopic lens, so the depth of field is very compressed.

"There is no smoking allowed on the beaches."

Wow! That is something Thailand should learn from!

Even when I go to north Karon beach - usually fairly deserted - I have to park somewhere upwind of all the smokers.