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Originally Posted by Old Yeller
Any island with an airport on it is not going to be your cup of tea.
ie) Koh Samui in Thailand is just a large tourist trap disguised as a scenic island. Koh Tao is much more relaxed, laid back, not as touristy and dirt cheap.
If you do the border crossing over land from Thailand to Cambodia (we did on our way to Siem Reap / Angkor Wat) you will want to get the hell out of Poipet Cambodia as fast as possible.
I've been all over the world and Poipet has the most crippling/depressing poverty I've ever seen.
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Koh Chang is also a great island that isn't a complete tourist trap. lots of great restaurants, locals are quite friendly, and there is some good nightlife to be had as well. you take the ferry from a town called Trat which is just off the Cambodian border, so if you're heading that way i'd highly recommend it