Met the girl of my dreams on Koh Phangan, got married and went to Koh Chang for our honeymoon. That was 12 years ago, so I imagine it’s changed quite a bit. Key highlights while I was there were a small hike over a hill that led to an expanse of unspoilt white sand that only I and a few others occupied, and starting a nude beach!

The last couple of days on the walk to the secluded beach, I witnessed a road building team begin their assault on my paradise – the story of Thailand in some ways.