A traveller's reflection: 2018 Bigfoot Beaches of Thailand II

My Travel Journal

"There isn't much I haven't shared with you along the road and through it all there'd always be tomorrow's episode" - Elton John

I started traveling around the world since early 80s when I had the opportunity to combine business trips with vacations. Then later when my rezeki is in abundance, there were numerous other trips along the way for vacations, most of the time with hubby and the kids when the timing is right. I have also started to compile the journal and photo-pages covering almost more than 45 years of world wide travel. Some destinations I visited just once, others many times. Many of those places are the obvious famous places people would like to visit but some, the casual traveler doesn't even think to try. I have placed links to my travel at the side bar of my personal page, My Life Reflections, and will be updating them from time to time.

My wish is to continue my travel and complete circumnavigate the globe, insyaAllah…

Thursday, 30 August 2018

2018 Bigfoot Beaches of Thailand II – 03 Bang Ben Beach, Ranong

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are...” – Anais Nin

(Beautiful morning sun on the beach)

Date: 26 August 2018
Route: Nakhon Si Thammarat – Ithmus of Kra - Ranong
Hotel: Wasana Resort, Bang Ben Beach

From Nakhon Si Thammarat we drove to Chumphon and stopped for lunch at Khun Sarai R&R then took the long and winding road to Ranong passing several national parks. We made a brief stop at the Isthmus of Kra for photo shots. For this trip we skipped Ranong and drove to Kapoe, about 25 km from Ranong and look for a place to stay at Bang Ben Beach.

(Myanmar is across the river)

(Isthmus of Kra, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsular)

(One of the many waterfalls in the national Park)

(Ranong Central Mosque)

Kapoe is a laid-back district situated in the least populated and mountainous province of Ranong in Southern Thailand. Sitting on the West Coast and overlooking the Andaman Sea, scenic and tranquil. Kapoe has relatively fewer places of interest; however it is blessed with a few waterfalls and a national park called the Laem Son National Park.

Ban Bang Ben is a surprisingly picturesque with scattered settlement of Muslim community. The beach is long and shaded by pine and coconut trees. From Bang Ben Beach pier one can see a scenic view of islands in the sea. This pier is located near the National Park headquarters. From the pier, we could rent a boat for islands hopping day trip to Ko Khang Khao, Ko Hin Pla and Ko Yipon.