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Not many island groups in Southeast Asia are untouched by tourism but Myanmar has one that is almost unexploited: the Mergui islands In the Andaman Sea, north of Thailand’s Surin and Similan islands, there spreads a vast archipelago of offshore islands which only opened up to...

Myeik Archipelago’s pristine beaches brace for rising tide of day trippers (BEN DUNANT, Contributing writer) KAWTHAUNG, Myanmar — A few hours boat ride from the port of Kawthaung, a school of dolphins nudged up to our 30-meter wooden junk. As the captain cut the...

Lack of infrastructure has protected the Myeik Archipelago in the Andaman Sea from the ravages of tourism, but for how much longer? Picture 800 or so islands surrounded by beaches of white sand and backed by lush green forest, rising out of a translucent, turquoise sea on which...

Ranong, 7h du matin. Après un freinage brusque suivi de quelques fortes secousses, l’ATR 72 de Nok Air qui assure la liaison quotidienne avec Bangkok s’immobilise sur le tarmac du petit aéroport. Ville frontalière tournée vers le commerce de la pêche, Ranong est aussi le poi...

IST NICHT JEDER VON UNS AUF DER SUCHE NACH DEM ULTIMATIVEN INSEL-ELYSIUM? LEIDER GIBT ES IN GANZ SÜDOSTASIEN KEINE ECHTEN “GEHEIMTIPPS” MEHR. ODER ETWA DOCH? THAIZEIT WAR IN DER GRENZREGION VON RANONG UNTERWEGS UND MACHTE EINE ATEMBERAUBENDE ENTDECKUNG… Anzeige...

Fototrip ins Mergui Archipel Unweit von Ranong liegt eine Region in der Andamanensee, die man als veritables Meeres-Paradies bezeichnen kann. Rund 1000 kleine und große Inseln liegen dort wie glitzernde Juwelen in der Sonne – unberührt und traumhaft schön. Auf der...

By Keith Lyons – Jan 2, 2018 @ The Travel Magazine Pictures of the world’s most beautiful beaches never show the tourist hordes which now crowd their sandy shores. But what if the dream beach is still out there – and there is no one else around? Keith Lyons goes in search...

Ongerepte exotische stranden zijn er nog amper in deze overbevolkte wereld, maar wil je toch nog zo’n plek ontdekken, dan moet je naar de Mergui-archipel in het zuiden van Myanmar. En meer bepaald naar het privé-eiland Boulder Island, het eerste eco-resort in de regio. De...

These are the vexing thoughts that have temporarily invaded my mind as I paddle serenely towards one of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever seen. It’s the kind of beach you normally associate with TV adverts for a certain coconut flavoured chocolate bar. Creamy white sand...

Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago is a step back in time to a peacful island existence. There is an insider’s secret whispered by long-term Phuket residents about the Andaman Sea’s best pristine islands, dive spots and deserted beaches. Situated across an international border, they...