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Best place in Thailand for vacation

mmyke's picture

Hi: I am a single guy and am planning to spend 3 weeks in Thailand around Christmas. I have never been there before. I scuba dive and travel a fair amount. Any suggestions of where to go and what to do?
Thx

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baldrick2dogs said Places to ...

Places to avoid:
Pattaya
Phucket
Chiang Mai
All sleeze and not a lot more.

 

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Bluemountain said PI PI Island ...

PI PI Island

 

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jailbroken114 said ... ...

Phuket, Phataya beach, Pi Pi Island.... super wondering place. Been there once. Also try to see the floating market.

 

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Alex J said Hua Hin ...

Hua Hin

 

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MagicDragon said Massage Parlors. ...

Massage Parlors.

 

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newkidontheblock said Phuket. going there this ...

Phuket. going there this august 9 :)

 

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mmyke said you will have to.. ...

tell me,,,,
I heard that the scuba was good off of Phuket?? like all you have to do is get a good place to stay,, and that there are plenty of dive shops and boats,,tours,,,

 

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jjude26 said you will love Pattaya so ...

you will love Pattaya so much when it comes to night life and the Night Market at Patpong in Bangkok.

 

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Mandilulur said I believe the scuba around ...

I believe the scuba around Hua Hin isn't so great. My favorite travel site for Thailand is the Fodor's Thailand forum. www.fodors.com, click on Forums then Thailand. Search for scuba. I would say Phuket is a good place to start, or Koh Samui.
Mandi

 

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lyin eyes said never been to thailand yet ...

but been to some other places, and whenever i planned to go to one place i always check it first in TripAdvisor.

http://www.tripadvis...

check it out and have a wonderful time on your trip.

 

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Bluemountain said Pet Pone The best place in ...

Pet Pone

The best place in Bangkok Thailand

 

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orimi said Hey there mmyke ...

first of all - have a great time. this is a great place. If you're looking for a great yet not expensive hotel try the Accor, they have something called "city super sale" and give great prices there - http://pea.to/amp12

 

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wirehead said ayutthaya for me. but it's ...

ayutthaya for me. but it's not a beach area so you can't scuba dive there. i love the temple ruins.

don't know about the beaches and the scuba sites though coz there are better beaches and dive sites in my own country imo.

try to stay at hostels so you can meet other travelers and get cheap travel tips from others. apart from the affordable accommodation of course.

you're gonna be staying for three weeks so it would be best to try all places in the country. or travel by land to neighboring countries in indochina like vietnam or cambodia. never been to these countries myself but i'm planning to when i go home for my vacation this year.

would've loved to try watching one of the 'shows' in patpong when i went to bangkok a couple of years ago but imy travel buddy back then was such a killjoy.

 

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brit_qatar said I travelled around Thailand ...

I travelled around Thailand 3 years ago... I really fell in love with Koh Samui even though its very touristic... I have a contact that owns a small resort called Shambala really cheap beach accomodation and I mean Cheap! but really well maintained... can pass it on if you want
Coral & Raya island are the best in my view for diving as they have Fab reefs and are away from the hustle & bustle...

If you want somewhere really remote then head to Ko Adang, this is where you find amazing jungle, waterfalls & great nature....

Just be safe whereever you end up.. we were robbed of everythin in the first 10 days!! they packed up all our stuff and left us with NOTHING! however it was the best 3 months of Travelling that I did!

 

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