My Thai Paradise

My favorite beach, a piece of paradise on earth. When returning here after 14 years, didn't know what to expect. Surely it must have changed, as everything changes. Tourism is booming, so this place must have caught up. Surprisingly, almost nothing has changed here. Reason is, the owner of the Mai Pen Rai resort, who was born on this beach, now own almost everything here. He keeps it as it is, basic, simple, but that's the whole charm. There's a small beach next to it, owned by people from Bangkok who are probably just keeping it as an investment. That beach is now popular as a 'secret beach', so many people come here to visit that. There might be up to 40 people at the beach at maximum when it's close to full moon (Full Moon party...), but at night there's not even a dozen people. The views are incredible, laying in your hammock, what more can you want?