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Originally Posted by mineistaken
Plane tickets are already bought for mid May 
I hear it is between hot and rainy season. I do not mind some rain and I am not overly sensitive to heat (although of course it will be too hot) as well. |
Mid May is pretty hot.
North is cooler, Bangkok mid May will be pretty hot, further south will be hotter still.
Places of interest that haven't been mentioned are Kanchanaburi, which is better known to westerners as the location of the bridge on the river Kwai.
Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai is one of the most popular temples to visit, Wat Bupparam is pretty impressive too.
In Bangkok make sure you visit the Royal Palace and Wat Phra Kaew which can be toured together. There are amazing wall murals at Wat Phra Kaew that depict various events during Thailand's long history. It's also the location of the Emerald Buddha.
Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan is also a very impressive temple that you can reach by the river ferries on Chao Phraya River. (it's actually good to travel the full length of the ferry route on the river to get a view of Bangkok that's impossible to get any other way).
If you want an amazing trip on a train then catch the train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, you can get a sleeper and it's cheap. You'll see lots that you can't see any other way. But only do it one way, fly back to Bangkok from Chiang Mai.
Make sure you go to the night market at Suthisan in Bangkok and Chatuchuk market, if you've never been to south east Asia these are must sees.
Rainy season is a bit misleading as typically it doesn't continually rain but will dump a shitload of rain over an hour or two in the afternoon. But you won't be there during rainy season.