“Far from the madding crowd”, James Douglas from Business traveler Magazine Sharing his memorable experience at Pimalai

Ventures to Thailand’s southwest coast in search of a little bit of peace and quiet and ends up having an enjoyable trip back in time..

When I daydream about Thailand’s tropical islands, I’m aboard a long-tail boat skimming towards a palm-fringed beach, alternating my gaze between a sea that’s the deepest blue to the lush coastline that’s rapidly approaching. A glance at the water and it imperceptibly travels through the whole gamut of blue to become so clear that it’s easy to spot the tropical fish and see the colourful coral below as the boat slows to a halt in the shallows. I hop off to squeak my way up the snow-white sand to a beach hut nestled under the palms. If this sounds hopelessly idyllic, it’s how I first experienced Koh Samui back in the early 90s....

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