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Things I hate(d) about Hua Hin.

1/ The encroachment BELOW high tide mark on the southern beach. From approximately half way along the southern beach, it is impossible to walk along the beach when the tide is in, as the property retaining walls extend below the high tide mark, and the... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Fri, Nov 23 2007

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