It was on Thong Nai Pan Noi that I concluded my personal paradises are qualified by one shared characteristic: they are island beaches, specifically tropical islands (sorry Ireland). There must be time spent amidst a blue sky with wispy (or puffy) white clouds, varying shades of turquoise water, fine white sand, and a background of green palm trees and jungle.
I've come to this conclusion after extensive research – Hawaii, Belize, French Polynesia, Indonesia, and now Thailand.
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Debo Hobo says
August 5, 2008 at 3:20 pmThat is totally my image of paradise, I mean that is exactly what paradise looks like to me. :lol:
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Debo Hobo says
August 5, 2008 at 8:20 pmThat is totally my image of paradise, I mean that is exactly what paradise looks like to me. :lol:
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Pokin says
August 6, 2008 at 3:32 amAhhh…yes paradise indeed. I feel the same way. I admire cold places like Iceland for the aesthetics, but somehow paradise = tranquility to me and shivering my butt off while taking in sweeping scenic views of snow-clad mountains doesn’t quite qualify for that. :) What a beautiful view! I am *thoroughly* jealous.
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Dave says
August 6, 2008 at 2:49 pmWell said! I’m not missing the shivering off the my trek in Nepal…..or the death-defying climb up an Indian mountain pass. So happy to be at sea level.
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Pokin says
August 5, 2008 at 10:32 pmAhhh…yes paradise indeed. I feel the same way. I admire cold places like Iceland for the aesthetics, but somehow paradise = tranquility to me and shivering my butt off while taking in sweeping scenic views of snow-clad mountains doesn’t quite qualify for that. :) What a beautiful view! I am *thoroughly* jealous.
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Dave says
August 6, 2008 at 9:49 amWell said! I’m not missing the shivering off the my trek in Nepal…..or the death-defying climb up an Indian mountain pass. So happy to be at sea level.
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Sonia says
August 6, 2008 at 1:52 pmAmen, brother! My own personal Happy Place was a balcony overlooking the sunset and volcanic beaches on Montserrat. But I’m looking forward to doing my own *extensive* research on this topic in the coming months! Rock on!
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Dave says
August 6, 2008 at 2:50 pmHurry up and get out here. The world is waiting!
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Sonia says
August 6, 2008 at 8:52 amAmen, brother! My own personal Happy Place was a balcony overlooking the sunset and volcanic beaches on Montserrat. But I’m looking forward to doing my own *extensive* research on this topic in the coming months! Rock on!
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Dave says
August 6, 2008 at 9:50 amHurry up and get out here. The world is waiting!
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Karl (from Dewey) says
August 6, 2008 at 3:23 pmSo if you had to pick your favorite island beach so far, which one would it be?
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Dave says
August 7, 2008 at 3:34 amHard question because I’ve enjoyed them all for different reasons. If forced to choose (just from this trip), I’d go with Gili Trawangan in Indonesia because it was the smallest – no pavement, cars, motorbikes. And I got to enjoy it with some really cool people. :)
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Karl (from Dewey) says
August 6, 2008 at 10:23 amSo if you had to pick your favorite island beach so far, which one would it be?
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Dave says
August 6, 2008 at 10:34 pmHard question because I’ve enjoyed them all for different reasons. If forced to choose (just from this trip), I’d go with Gili Trawangan in Indonesia because it was the smallest – no pavement, cars, motorbikes. And I got to enjoy it with some really cool people. :)
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Suz says
August 11, 2008 at 7:29 pmIsn’t it interesting that a beach is almost always included in what people define as paradise? I wonder if that’s the impact of the media or if it has something to do with some primevial urge to be near water…
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Suz says
August 12, 2008 at 12:29 amIsn’t it interesting that a beach is almost always included in what people define as paradise? I wonder if that’s the impact of the media or if it has something to do with some primevial urge to be near water…