Kind words regarding my pictures. I don't think they were pretty. I took them to help you see how strongly the seasons change this far north and help you understand why I go on about the seasons at times.
Are your pictures from the Andaman Sea coast or the Gulf of Thailand? From a distance, the appearance (except for the building architecture) is very similar to out coast in fall/winter.
The attached photos are from the Pacific Coast near me in the summer. If you look due west, there is no land until Japan.