Just got home from Thailand
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Nellisir
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My wife grew up in Bangkok; we've been there 3 times, and hope to go again this Christmas. Her family house is right in downtown Bangkok, near the sky train. It's sort of a "pink-light" district there -- not quite red, but plenty of bars, women, and cheap "hotels". Interesting place to live.
Thailand lives and breathes tourism. Almost everybody you -have- to talk to will speak some English. Anybody you don't have to talk to carries a calculator with a big display to show you how much you owe.
If you aren't Thai, you will pay more. You are more than welcome to haggle (except maybe at McD's), but whatever you haggle them down to is still more than a Thai would pay.
It is honeymoon safe.
Go during the dry season - December through March, I think. We always go around Christmas.
Don't go in the jungle when it's wet. If you must, and they have "leech socks" for sale, BUY THEM! Nothing spoils a walk like turning around after 50 feet because leechs are crawling up your ankle.
I can't recommend exotic destinations, unfortunately -- we've stuck around Bangkok so far.
Thailand lives and breathes tourism. Almost everybody you -have- to talk to will speak some English. Anybody you don't have to talk to carries a calculator with a big display to show you how much you owe.
If you aren't Thai, you will pay more. You are more than welcome to haggle (except maybe at McD's), but whatever you haggle them down to is still more than a Thai would pay.
It is honeymoon safe.
Go during the dry season - December through March, I think. We always go around Christmas.
Don't go in the jungle when it's wet. If you must, and they have "leech socks" for sale, BUY THEM! Nothing spoils a walk like turning around after 50 feet because leechs are crawling up your ankle.
I can't recommend exotic destinations, unfortunately -- we've stuck around Bangkok so far.
My fiancee loves military history, especially stories of P.O.W's etc. I was thinking we could goto Bangkok then up to the Bridge over the river Kwai as a day trip.
After 3-4 days in Bangkok (is this too many?) head down the coast 3-4 hours where there are some tourist resorts. Once there we can go on an Elephant ride, and a raft trip.
We will be going there in September - is this a good time?
After 3-4 days in Bangkok (is this too many?) head down the coast 3-4 hours where there are some tourist resorts. Once there we can go on an Elephant ride, and a raft trip.
We will be going there in September - is this a good time?
Bryon_Soulweaver
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Same question as Tewligan.
Nellisir
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I forget how far it was, but we did it as an overnight trip. We also went to a national park near there.
It all depends on what you want to do. You can easily spend 3-4 days in Bangkok - it's a major international city. You'll spend 2 days just picking up souvenirs. There is, or are, elephant parks near Bangkok - I think there's a logging camp/tourist site an hour or two east'northeast, though we haven't made it there yet (while I've been there 3 times, the 2nd was to attend my father-in-law's funeral, and the 3rd was to keep my mother-in-law company over Christmas a month after the funeral. Since he was the Thai member of the family, tourism was slightly curtailed.)
We went to the beach 3-4 hours south of Bangkok -- it was pretty good. I believe the real (foreign) tourists beachs are in the far south -- you'd have to fly from Bangkok.
Rainy season, I think. I'll ask.
Fair warning - it'll be hot. Expect high 80s or 90s in the daytime, low 80s at night. High humidity constantly. Unless you have an iron stomach, go easy on the native food. ALWAYS carry toilet paper, and be prepared for squat toilets (it's like a hole in the ground).
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OK; my wife says September isn't rainy season -- it's just darned hot. The Bridge over the River Kwai thing was pretty cool - it's in Konchanaburi. I'll have to look up the park name.
The Floating Market is worth looking up; it's touristy but cool.
Hua Hin is a few hours down the coast, and I think where we spent several days ("we" being my wife's family and myself). There's an old palace near there that's pretty cool to check out.
Ayutthaya sounds really familiar, but I'm not sure if we went there, or just talked about it. My brother-in-law may have taken my wife and I there. Another park, this one with wildlife.
Sorry for the hazy recollections -- it's been a few years and all our Thailand books are not to hand. I'll look for them tomorrow.
PS - Tuk-tuks are cute but expensive. Wear walking shoes and take the sky train or a taxi (with AC).
The Floating Market is worth looking up; it's touristy but cool.
Hua Hin is a few hours down the coast, and I think where we spent several days ("we" being my wife's family and myself). There's an old palace near there that's pretty cool to check out.
Ayutthaya sounds really familiar, but I'm not sure if we went there, or just talked about it. My brother-in-law may have taken my wife and I there. Another park, this one with wildlife.
Sorry for the hazy recollections -- it's been a few years and all our Thailand books are not to hand. I'll look for them tomorrow.
PS - Tuk-tuks are cute but expensive. Wear walking shoes and take the sky train or a taxi (with AC).
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