Torre DeRoche is the author of two travel memoirs, Love with a Chance of Drowning (2013) and The Worrier’s Guide to the End of the World (due out September 2017). She has written for The Atlantic, The Guardian Travel, The Sydney Morning Herald, Emirates, and two Lonely Planet anthologies.
In the hills of Koh Tao, we found a bungalow that costs less per day than a Venti Caramel Frappuccino. Featuring veneer panelling, fluorescent lights, and a generous layer of gecko droppings, this one was a fixer-upper.
Is it still possible to find decent accommodation for $5 a night on a tropical island? My partner and I went hunting for a thrifty shack in Koh Tao, Thailand and tried not to kill each other in the process.
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