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If you’re wintering here, it’s better to choose more remote areas — Ao Nam Mao Beach, Noppharat Thara Beach or Klong Muang. For comfortable living you’ll need a bike, but you can rent accommodation much cheaper — from 10,000 baht per month for a small house. You’ll find a basic selection of shops and Thai cafés everywhere, plus a more relaxed and quiet Thai-village atmosphere. Each of these areas has a decent local beach. For postcard 'bounty' beaches you still have to get out to the islands.