You could always try southern Thailand - pretty muslim down there, and home to some of the most stunning beaches on this earth. On one of these beaches when I was there it felt almost like some more vivid reality - standing in the warm ocean water with the skies absolutely stuffed with stars at night because there were no major light sources within 10 miles. It was so pretty I put off going to sleep even though I was dead tired. I kind of did the opposite route from axolotl, going from Bangkok to Chumphon to Ranong and then down the Andaman Sea coast to Ao Nang and Railay Beach, etc. Beautiful country, beautiful people, cheap, great food, Thai massages (!), incredible environments to bicycle through, etc..