Thailand has long been regarded as a land where ancient customs lend a mythic quality to every aspect of life. Ornate temples entangled with tropical vegetation preside over ancient villages, stretches of sea are dotted with hand-crafted kayaks steepled with fishing poles and hung with netting, and some of the world’s best loved and most well-known beaches can be found here, enclosed by towering cliffs and wind-sculpted gorges that have provided the backdrop to several popular films and books, most famously Alex Garland’s ‘The Beach’. It’s also the place where backpackers come, from gap year students armed with face paint ready for the legendary Full Moon parties to spiritualists seeking refuge in the boho-chic alleys of Chiang Mai or the remoter islands.
The main hotspots are the islands, with their white sand beaches, clear waters and laid
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