Jane and I stayed on the Island of Catudanes in a place called Puraran.
This was in a Nipa hut in a group of 5 huts on the beach all facing the ocean.
We got many pics, Jane may post them on here one day soon, I think not!!
It was fantastic...
Over the weeks we stayed there, many western types came for a couple of days and left.
Like Fred said there is a desert Island spirit going on that bonds fellow tourist unlike the normal holiday resort where you wouldn't bother talking to a fellow guest.
The brown outs (2/3 times daily) were a pain at first but, you did get used to them, even the resident Tukoo that slept with us that woke us up without fail at 3am.
This is what we are aiming to go back to when we retire from the UK.