March 13, 2018 - Ever since Alex Garland’s seminal 1996 novel “The Beach”, Thailand has been a magnet for vagabond travelers in search of an unspoiled paradise. This place is no longer a secret and will likely be gone in this generation.
We visited Tonsai beach- the so called “Backpacker beach”. You will notice in one of the pics below a large concrete wall. Sheraton hotel has now purchased a large section of the waterfront and pushed the local family food stalls, hostels, and bars into the jungle. The same corporate attack is happening all over the peninsula.
Local artists fight back in the best way they know how, by making beautiful murals and poems on their side of the wall.
Travel day tomorrow. We leave for Bangkok.
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