The place we're staying in is a dream. We pay 450 Baht per day ($15) for a private beach bungalow right on the beach – as in just 3 or 4 meters from the water at high tide.

An outstanding meal big enough to share of Thai curry with vegetables and tofu and a heap of steamed rice goes for 50 Baht ($1.70). If we're hungry, we add a spicy Thai salad or Tom Kha Gai soup (coconut milk soup with pineapple, chicken, veggies) for another 50 Baht ($1.70). It's easy to spend very little here.

Check out the photo set on flickr, or perhaps more interestingly, see them laid out on a map