Treats

annaashbarry 

#Bali #hotsprings @bensingleton66

Just a short photographic whirlwind through the region. 
Above Bali's Angseri hot springs with a waterfall as backdrop, below a geothermal hot mud bath in South Vietnam.

vungtautravel 

Binh Chau Hot Springs. Горячие источники "Binh Chau" #вьетнам #турыизвунгтау #экскурсииповьетнаму #горячиеисточники #минеральныеводы #лечебнаягрязь #путешествия #туризм #vungtautravel #binhchau #hotsprings #mud #travelling #relaxation

Crossings

trippingsince95 

Hot Springs Krabi #hotsprings #krabi #travel #thunderstorm #thailand

Thailand always haves a perfect hot spring just waiting for you; above near the southern tourist hub of Krabi. Following another agreeable hot spring in the for Thai famous hot spring town of Ranong, though not so many foreign tourists visit.

To wrap up the chapter slightly further afield in Taiwan a more rustic experience 9and locally popular) from Wulai.

 

tob_maneesri

น้ำแร่ร้อน น้ำเย็น น้ำแร่ร้อน น้ำเย็น วนไปครัช #งานลงน้ำด่วน #บิ้กซีมีทุกอย่างที่ระนอง #เจ้าบ้านบอกต้องลองเองไม่งั้นจะขายของไม่ได้ #TacB #onsenranong #onsenthailand #ranong #thailand #blumonkeyhotels

agentralph

#hotsprings

More fun

bangbangseth 

This chika galor moment while in the hotspring. I wanna go back @suecorleone 😭💦🙈👙 #hotsprings #pulangbato #redrockhotspring #itsmorefuninthephilippines #travel #byaherangseth #bucketlist 💯✅💋👣

Besides Thailand, both Indonesia and the Philippines are jam-packed with hot springs. Malaysia (the last photo in this paragraph) is less so fortunate, though the Banjaran is probably top-notch though also possibly overclassed ...

 

heyitsmisschey

 42 Grad und es wird noch heißer! 🌞🌋 #hotsprings #therapeutic #neverstopexploring #Cebu #Visayas #Philippines #Pilipinas #itsmorefuninthephilippines #globelletravels #bisaya #Urlaub #Sommer

cantisz 

♨️ #birthdayretreat #banjaranhotspringsresort #hotsprings #ipoh #malaysia

Forests
Finishing off with a couple of Indonesia's forest hot springs.
 

p_anchito 

Vai di terme... #hotsprings #malanage #bajawa #nusatenggara #timur #indonesiantour #selfie #flores #likes #beardedman #holiday #gopro #inked

elviss.eve 

Family outing on a hot springs #nature #forest #tropical #river #hotsprings #mataair #hutan #sumatra #indonesia

The end?

With over 50 original postings and proving to be the premier destination for information on bathing in hot springs in Southeast Asia, it seems the posting below will possibly be the last original posting for the time-being.

Since a couple of months I have relocated to Europe and seem to have less and less time to pursue my own pursuits and passions, let's hope it won't last for that long ...

This site will remain and will constantly be updated, but let's say less regularly than before. Because as the soaking family has expanded way beyond what I had originally intended, keeping the blogs updated and interested will be very challenging. Even now avid follows are hoping I will chase down more natural soaks in Europe. Alas Europe has done it's best to tame nature such that soaking it the real sense can only take place in more remoter parts of the continent. Let's see!

Maybe it's also time to organize soakers and present to the policy makers and the development elite that hot springs are best enjoyed pristine. Considering the amounts of money poured into the geothermal advocacy, a small cash line to proponents of keeping the soaks as they were could lead to win-win situations.

Anyway that's just my thoughts, let's shift our focus to Thailand, to one of the best hot springs I have visited:

The town, néé the province of Ranong, is synonymous with hot springs. However this link is entirely focused on the existence of Raksawarin hot spring, located not far from downtown Ranong. Developed and overdeveloped, this hot spring is ....

Read more in Soaking in Siam to see whether or not Porn Rang can be rated as one of Southeast Asia's best hot springs!

Royalties ...

Royal reverberation

Rated as one of Thailand's most popular hot springs (source), Raksawarin hot spring has become the province of Ranong's no. 1 natural attraction. Such that the hot spring is often referred to as Ranong hot spring.

But the real name is Raksawarin. It's claim to fame ....

See Soaking in Siam for more.

Thermophiles challenged

Directing development
Directing funds to tourist adventures sometimes leads to strange situations. Raksarawin hot spring of Ranong, Thailand, is an example of incessant funding, in this case leading it to be a tourism highlight. However, just down the road, Phu Lum Phi hot spring is left forlorn and undeveloped.

Untouched it's not ....

See Soaking in Siam for more