13 Budget Beaches

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4-10-2007 @ 4:54PM

ourman said...

Are they kidding? Who put this list together. Surely Gadling knows enough about traveling in places like Thailand to know that you can find much cheaper than these.

A month or so back I spent 3 weeks in Thailand and stayed in some nice places and never paid more than $20. And, I was living in comparative luxury, there were cheaper places available.

I have just checked out Koh Phi Phi - two minutes research on the internet showed Concierge didn't know what they were talking about. You can get a reasonable room for under half of what they say is the starting amount.

In addition, there are many many cheaper and nicer places to go than Phi Phi.

Sorry, but this is travel journalism at it's worst. They're bad but I can't believe Gadling didn't call them on it.

For the record, if you want cheap and beautiful then check out Koh Tarutao. Okay camping is not for everyone but $5 a night shouldn't be sniffed at. Their rooms are $15.

Pics here:

http://tinyurl.com/27bho7

I can't speak for the other places mentioned but is $160 in Venezuela really the cheapest place they can find. Hardly budget is it?

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