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Lonely Beach
Named after Brian and Sue Lonely, of
Walton-on-the-Naze, Surrey who visited this beach in January 2006 and won a
first prize in a raffle run by a local tailors shop. Open to all
customers who spent over 20,000 baht on beige linen suits and velour
ballgowns, the Lonelys won second prize and had the beach named after them.
First prize was a set of steak knives. (Don't listen to rumour mongers who
like to tell visitors that the moniker comes from the fact that at one time,
only a few short years ago, it really was 'lonely' and not an overbuilt
backpacker hangout.)
Looking south from the northern end of
the beach.
Siam Beach Resort have a prime location at the
north of the beach and are now taking their accommodation more upmarket with
a pool and low rise hotel block.
Nature Rocks beach bar at Nature Beach Bungalows.
Also nearby is Lonely Books the best second hand bookshop on the island.
Looking north along Lonely Beach
At the southern end of the beach, this is as good as
it gets as far as rooms go.
And the reason people stay in huts like that is
because of the view like this.
Pass by Siam huts at the end of the beach and you
reach the near legendary Treehouse
It's got a roof, a door and no walls or windows but
what more do you really need?
The builder of this concrete bungalow didn't want
backpackers to think he'd sold out so kept with the 'no glass in the
windows' theme as a homage to the huts of old.
Moving inland the coconut plantations between the road
and the shoreline are starting to fill up with bungalows and shops
More liveable huts for about 200 baht/night.
During high season one of the bars or bungalows will
be having a party of some kind pretty much any night of the week.
Check out the sides of trees for flyers.
Main street in Travellers Ville, Koh Chang
Not sure what mega psy trance music is but I'm betting
it sounds like a robot farting.
More banana pancake shops
And more . . .
. . . and now I'm too depressed to post any more
photos of places selling fruit shakes and generic Thai food.
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