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Traditional Thai longtail boats anchored in shallow, mirror-like water during low tide on Koh Libong, with clouds reflected in the sea.

Koh Libong: The Best Thai Island for Families (That You’ve Never Heard Of)

March 10, 2026 | Mike

Only a twenty-minute longtail ride from Thailand’s Andaman coast lies a quiet island of golden-sand beaches, sleepy fishing villages, and rock pools brimming with life. Here, in Koh Libong’s shallow seas, you have your best chance of encountering Thailand’s last remaining dugongs as they placidly graze in meadows of seagrass. Despite these attractions, Koh Libong […]

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Two young children playing at the water's edge on a sandy beach during a vibrant orange and blue sunset on Koh Bulon Lae.

Why Koh Bulon Lae is the Andaman’s Best-Kept Secret

March 1, 2026 | Mike

As lovely as Phuket and Krabi are, the true magic of Thailand’s Andaman coast lies offshore. The Trang Islands — Ngai, Kradan, and Mook — along with nearby Koh Libong, offer better beaches and smaller crowds. Even if we were looking for a livelier scene, I’d take Koh Lipe over the coast any day. The

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A young girl in a blue swimsuit walking through shallow, transparent turquoise water on Koh Ngai beach with a large limestone island in the background.

Trang Islands Triage: Which One Is Best for Families?

February 3, 2026 | Mike

Koh Ngai, Koh Muk, or Koh Kradan: If you can pick only one, which should it be? Just a short longtail boat ride from the coast of Trang lies a chain of islands that checks every box of the ideal Thai escape: white sands, turquoise waters, and deep green jungle. The three most famous—Koh Ngai,

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Sunrise silhouette of the traditional stilted Yor Yak (giant lifting nets) fishing traps reflected in the calm water of the Thale Noi wetlands, Phatthalung.

Shadow Puppets & Silver Seas: A Guide to Nakhon Si Thammarat

October 11, 2025 | Mike

From Chumphon, we drive south along the Isthmus of Kra. We cut east across the river flats of Surat Thani, and climb into the coastal mountains of Nakhon Si Thammarat. The final stretch into Khanom is a rewarding detour: a quiet, well-paved road flanked by karst hills which leads to a secluded coast. It feels like you are

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Child snorkeling underwater in crystal-clear green water near a coral reef in Mu Ko Chumphon, Thailand.

The Coast is Clear: Guide to Mu Ko Chumphon’s Pristine Islands and Thung Ka Bay’s Eerie Mangrove Trails

October 8, 2025 | Mike

The air gets warmer and the water clearer the further down the coast we travel. By the time we reach Chumphon, universally known as the “Gateway of the South,” we’ve left Central Thailand behind and crossed into a new and distinctly different part of the Kingdom. The food is spicier, the Southern Thai dialect is (for

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