KOH PHRA THONG, THAILAND
Koh Phra Thong (เกาะพระทอง) isn’t a typical Thai beach destination, but if you’ve ever been to a typical Thai beach destination you’ll probably agree that’s a good thing. There are no dance clubs, no beach chairs, no internet cafes and almost all the electricity comes from generators. It’s just miles and miles of empty beaches.

Unfortunately, a lot of Koh Phra Thong’s atmosphere is thanks to the terrible 2004 tsunami that swept across half the island, wiping out several villages and killing at least a hundred people. If you look at the satellite images, you can actually see the wave patterns it left coming in (on the left side):

There’s only one paved road, but I rented a motorbike and cruised up and down the beach for a few hours. We’ll take a look at what I found over the next few days.