What's Your Favorite Island/Beach Getaway?

[asiantraveler1]

Koh Lanta is quiet but not deserted so would be a nice choice. Plenty of restaurants and bars but no hard core partying all night long. Also visit the surrounding Island in a daytrip, very nice scenery. See below video of visit to Emerald cave and Koh Ngai.

http://youtu.be/qngtawbJzqM

[ThaiPauly]

Koh Chang...by a country mile for us

[Phatbeets]

^ visited Koh Chang 4 years in a row starting 2006 and on the last trip Lonely beatch was already seriously trashed and full of shitty bars and scams when before it was just the Tree house.

so I bounced with tha quickness. Would rather drink bleach than going there another time now I dunno this island went from an insider destination to a lotus tesco island

in just this time span so yeah pass.

Baan Krut and Ao Manao added to my "to do list"

Its seems to me that the coastlines of Thailand must be filled with deserted paradise beaches.

I mean, the international tourist spots are just tiny little spots on the map in comparison (Samui, Patong, Krabi, Pattaya etc etc). And then the local tourist spots, even smaller (Hua Hin, Cha Am).

I don't get it when people say, "Thailand has no more paradise beaches left..they are all polluted and corrupted.."

Am i missing something here? Are the rest all taken up by the Navy and heavy industry, or something? Or have we never driven down the coast and stopped at places?

Believe me that any "paradise" beaches you might find will certainly have a karaoke joint just down a ways and will be blasting music all nite long...along with out of tune Thais caterwauling along to it. Thais can't stand quiet...it makes them nervous and of course the noise keeps those ghosts away. But good luck in your quest.

Thats what makes them dope imo. Peeps e.g. in Vietnam don't have this joy of life.
Thais have the best savoir vivre in whole SEA even if that means they'll be broke for the rest of the week / month next day.

[mogandave]

If we are not talking Asia Clarion is great.