22/05/2026
Eight hundred islands. Mostly granite and limestone. Forested interiors that come down to the waterline. A tourism footprint so small it is effectively invisible from the deck of the speedboat.
Two properties open to foreign guests, each on its own private island. Both accessed from Thailand's west coast — no inland Myanmar required.
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