For many “The Beach” starring Leonardo Di Caprio has represented the perfect tropical paradise. It is real and you can go there, in fact hundreds of people do almost every day. To perk your interest read the original book by Alex Garland or watch the movie.
To westerners the real beach is called Maya bay on [...]
Posts under ‘Tropical Beaches’
Maya Bay “The Beach”
Boracay Tropical Beach Chillout
Boracay is a tropical island about an hour’s flight from Manila in the Philippines. Its long white sand beaches rival the best beaches of more popular destinations such as the Caribbean, the South Pacific as well as neighboring Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
White Beach stretches some four kilometers on the western side of the island. It [...]
Goa On A Tropical Beach Holiday
Goa is famous for its beaches, ancient temples and churches and the Goan carnival. It was a major stop on the “Hippy Trail” in the 1960s and 1970s and it remains a draw for backpackers and hippy types but now also attracts expats and holiday makers. Goa was a Portuguese colony until 1962, and is [...]
Ao Nang, Where Adventure and Paradise Meet
Ao Nang is the most ‘Westernized’ beach in Krabi, originally a backpacker hotspot but now moving slowly upmarket with increasingly easy and cheap air access, the backpackers are still here though and it will take a lot more development before they move on.
Ao Nang is, at the moment, arguably Thailand’s best all-round beach destination. It [...]
A Tropcial Paradise, Railay Beach
The coast in the south of Thailand is a tropical paradise, many call it heaven on earth. Towering limestone cliffs shelter incredible beaches, the most beautiful is Railay.
Isolated from the mainland, the peninsula of Railay is surrounded by the Andaman Sea, lush jungle, and twisted rock. It contains enough activities for the most adventurous while [...]