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Ross · 01-12-2016, 10:13 AM

Here is what I did and some notes on each place I went to as well as other information I gathered from speaking to people on my travels.

Phuket - I started my trip here for Christmas. It is overrun by tourists now and it's expensive for Thailand. Street food here is not the best and the beaches are quite littered due to drunk Aussies everywhere! I can't tell you how many times we watched Aussie dudes crush a beer and toss their can onto the beach rather than walking 20 feet to put it in the trash. I was in Kamala Beach area, great hotels and about 30 mins drive to the Marina should you wish to take boat trips to other Islands. This is the main reason we did Phuket, my wife wanted to go to Phang Na Bay and Maya Beach, they were worth doing but they will cost you about $120 USD per person per trip.

Bangkok - We went here to celebrate New Year, stayed at the Marriot on Sukhumvit 53 so that we could go to their rooftop bar New Year party. We had a blast but it wasn't cheap. They doubled their drinks prices for that one night, on top of their already over priced drinks menu so it wasn't cheap but whatever, it was New Year. I like Bangkok and regardless of what anyone will tell you, it isn't all hookers and ladyboys! There's tons to do there. We hired a private driver for one full day and did all the main tourist things in 8 hours, got it out the way nice and early so we could relax some more. Shopping in Bangkok is good and street food is amazing. I wouldn't recommend being here for more than 3 full days because their is way nicer places in Thailand than here but you should defo check it out. I recommend staying on Sukhumvit road, you are close to the transit system no matter where you are and can get around cheap and easy.

Koh Lanta - we ended our trip here and it was the best part of he entire trip. While there are a lot of tourists here, it is still mostly untouched. We stayed in the south of the Island, it's got the best beaches and real nice beach bars. If you want to party it up a bit I recommend staying around the middle of the Island on the west coast, tons of bars that are more lively than the beach bars I went to. The food here is amazing and they almost every bar does a daily 4-7pm happy hour for the sunset, beers are $1.25, cocktails are $2.80. The sunsets on Lanta are something to see, stay on the west coast so you can watch the sun dropping into the sea every night, it's real nice to have dinner and watch the sun go down, we did it every night and I'd never get tired of it.

From the people I spoke to on my travels, Chiang Mai is a must! Everyone spoke so highly of it, I'll be going there on my next trip for sure. I heard really good things about Koh Tao as well from some American people I met so it's worth researching that too.

I don't think you can really go wrong with anywhere in Thailand but there is defo places that are better than others, it's just finding out whats for you. Next time we go back we won't go to Bangkok or Phuket but we'd go back to Lanta for sure.

Have a great trip.

01-12-2016, 10:13 AM
Ross Ik ben een aap Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Traffic Force Towers, Canada! Posts: 18,874	Here is what I did and some notes on each place I went to as well as other information I gathered from speaking to people on my travels. Phuket - I started my trip here for Christmas. It is overrun by tourists now and it's expensive for Thailand. Street food here is not the best and the beaches are quite littered due to drunk Aussies everywhere! I can't tell you how many times we watched Aussie dudes crush a beer and toss their can onto the beach rather than walking 20 feet to put it in the trash. I was in Kamala Beach area, great hotels and about 30 mins drive to the Marina should you wish to take boat trips to other Islands. This is the main reason we did Phuket, my wife wanted to go to Phang Na Bay and Maya Beach, they were worth doing but they will cost you about $120 USD per person per trip. Bangkok - We went here to celebrate New Year, stayed at the Marriot on Sukhumvit 53 so that we could go to their rooftop bar New Year party. We had a blast but it wasn't cheap. They doubled their drinks prices for that one night, on top of their already over priced drinks menu so it wasn't cheap but whatever, it was New Year. I like Bangkok and regardless of what anyone will tell you, it isn't all hookers and ladyboys! There's tons to do there. We hired a private driver for one full day and did all the main tourist things in 8 hours, got it out the way nice and early so we could relax some more. Shopping in Bangkok is good and street food is amazing. I wouldn't recommend being here for more than 3 full days because their is way nicer places in Thailand than here but you should defo check it out. I recommend staying on Sukhumvit road, you are close to the transit system no matter where you are and can get around cheap and easy. Koh Lanta - we ended our trip here and it was the best part of he entire trip. While there are a lot of tourists here, it is still mostly untouched. We stayed in the south of the Island, it's got the best beaches and real nice beach bars. If you want to party it up a bit I recommend staying around the middle of the Island on the west coast, tons of bars that are more lively than the beach bars I went to. The food here is amazing and they almost every bar does a daily 4-7pm happy hour for the sunset, beers are $1.25, cocktails are $2.80. The sunsets on Lanta are something to see, stay on the west coast so you can watch the sun dropping into the sea every night, it's real nice to have dinner and watch the sun go down, we did it every night and I'd never get tired of it. From the people I spoke to on my travels, Chiang Mai is a must! Everyone spoke so highly of it, I'll be going there on my next trip for sure. I heard really good things about Koh Tao as well from some American people I met so it's worth researching that too. I don't think you can really go wrong with anywhere in Thailand but there is defo places that are better than others, it's just finding out whats for you. Next time we go back we won't go to Bangkok or Phuket but we'd go back to Lanta for sure. Have a great trip.