39. Ao Nang: Thailand
Thailand has a beach that is famous for being ugly. Ao Nang has remained untouched, at least in the ways of development. So think wild, overgrown shrubbery with mounds of driftwood. Yet, people flock here as a sort of base camp for exploring the Karnst Islands. Most of them can be accessed from Ao Nang. And she is pretty in her own way. There are not too many places in the world where rich golden sand is skirted by a border of limestone. It’s the interconnected yet not connected landscape vibe that keeps tourists and locals coming back. The area enjoys a thriving long-tail boat tour business of the surrounding islands. Rock climbing is offered at a few of them..