Originally Posted by mrstraveler

Sorry that I wasn't more specific. We are an adventurous young active couple who enjoy nature, hiking, water-sports, arts, history, culture, food, etc. We are New Yorkers so we normally prefer avoiding the stress, hustle and bustle of the city while on vacation...our Hong Kong stopover and stint in Bangkok will be enough. I know it will be the high season (first week of 2019) but we want exotic, scenic, natural beauty, rest and relaxation, preferably not overdeveloped touristy and yes we want the ability to swim and/or snorkel at the beaches. We will be spending a few nights in Ubud, Bali on cash so would prefer to burn through some points as opposed to paying out of pocket for these accommodations. We have points and/or some sort of status with just about every program and am due for an AOR this month so what I don't have, I can get. Initially we wanted to do Ko Samui, but were warned against it because it will be the tail end of the rainy monsoon season. Based upon Diplomatico and CrazyInteg posts I think I might have narrowed it down to Krabi, Khao Lak and Phi Phi. Although Phi Phi seems like it is just as much of a pain to get to as Ko Samui.