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"Secret" beaches etc...

Funny this one, from the Lonely Planet forums: "...and on top of that, you want us to tell you secret places that are not in the books. Well, let me burst that bubble right away: there are no secret places that are kept out of the guidebooks deliberately by the locals..."

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?messageID=14737830&t...

I do think that, on occasion, travel writers will leave out a place. But I don't think it happens much. The best way to find good places is to listen to the word on the street once you're in a country, anyway. Or to go where no man has gone before, yourself, I suppose :)

By Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) on Sep 23, 2008, 06:05 in Thailand forum.

manINred says on Nov 28, 2008, 03:00:

I disagree to an extent Peter, because I myself ahve found areas of pure paradise and seclusion (yes, one being a beach :)) that are unknown except by the locals. I think they exist everywhere.

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houstongal (Trustee board) says on May 14, 2009, 18:55:

I don't know about secret beaches, but I do know that the place I stayed at in Krabi had beaches that were near deserted. I stayed at Nakamanda Resort & Spa (expensive, but the service was top-notch), which is near the Sheraton. There are also other hotels in the same area. I spent a week there in February and felt like there were so few people staying that the beach was almost all mine! The best thing was a "Jamaican" bar on the beach near the hotel, which I spent every afternoon to watch the sunset. Perfect view. Great owner. I'll post photos.

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