Comments on: Seeking Thailand’s Deep South in Satun

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 12 May 2017 15:01:32 +0000

In reply to Jamie. Me too Jamie! I've explored so little of the West Coast of Thailand... it's shameful!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 08 May 2017 14:30:59 +0000

I’m currently planning a trip to Thailand, so I’m going back and rereading a bunch of your posts! (Which are super helpful, as usual!) We are going for our honeymoon in February, and plan to stay on Koh Lipe for about 4 days. It looks GORGEOUS. I hope you get back there for your diving trip!!

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 23:21:59 +0000

In reply to Amy. Nice! Let me know if you do -- I'd love to return again for longer someday.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 23:18:57 +0000

In reply to Leigh | Campfires & Concierges. It's tricky, and definitely requires a little more post-processing than normal!

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 23:18:22 +0000

In reply to Lauren. Hey Lauren! Totally understand that rant. We were so on the go on this short press trip that there wasn't much mingling time to be had beyond chatting with our hosts and guides. The owners of our guesthouse were very conservatively Muslim but also extremely warm and welcoming -- I would have felt very comfortable staying there on my own!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:12:58 +0000

This looks amazing, thanks for bringing Satun to my attention as I’ve never heard of it before. I’m returning to Thailand in August so I might just check it out!

By: Leigh | Campfires & Concierges

Leigh | Campfires & Concierges — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:07:47 +0000

Really impressed with your cave photos – photography in the dark still eludes me – the flash either washes everything out, or is still too dark. 2 1/2 miles of dark cave sounds awesome!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:50:16 +0000

Alex, so glad you mentioned that an inconvenience for a traveler is often detrimental to a community. Hate when people suggest you shouldnt go somewhere (ahem Bali) because tourists ruined it! Like, I’d rather spend my trip picking up trash than allow a gorgeous place to go to ruin. Not that we ruin everything ? #rantover.

I’m very intruiged by the Muslim identity in this area. Did you feel comfortable mingling with locals or taking photos with/of them?

Looking forward to more gorgeous photos!

Xx Lauren

By: lisa

lisa — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 03:15:52 +0000

In reply to Alex. Thank you Alex!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:52:47 +0000

In reply to Julia Nix. Actually, I remember hearing that mentioned about Survivor! I remember watching its first season so closely with my family -- can't believe it's still on!