Advantages: Cheap, friendly people, nice and warm weather, great snorkling
Disadvantages: Many tourists, people trying to sell you stuff all the time, bight sun

...This trip contains information about my trip to Thailand (Phuket, Koh Samui and Bangkok) in September 1998. I landed in Bangkok on a Saturday morning and I met my girlfriend in the airport. We only stayed in Bangkok to the following day cause we really don’t like big cities. But it is strange with big cities…there is always something to do there and that attracts people. We spent the night at the Dusit Thani on Silom road. I booked this using asia travels (www.asiatravel.com) and that worked out pretty good. We just had a standard room and it was OK. The service at the hotel was very good. The following day we spent looking a bit around in Bangkok. When we arrived at the airport we booked a guided tour. It was only about 7 US dollars and it sounded great to start out with. We were taken to the golden buddha, the standing Buddha... Read review

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Advantages: The best temple in Thailand
Disadvantages: Not the easiest place to get to or away from

...Prasit Hin Khao Phanom Rung Historical Park is the best temple in Thailand, it is out of the way from many of the more popular tourist places but worth the trip if you can get their especially if you're heading to Surin or the East of Thailand. The information provided about getting to the temple in the Epinions intro is not at all the best way, don't take a bus to Khorat. Getting to Phanom Rung from Bangkok takes about 6 hours by Train to Buri Ram (the express train that is) and then about 1 hour from Buri Ram to the temple, you'll need to bargain with local taxis and songthaew drivers to get there. Or take a local bus from Buri Ram to Pakornchai and take songthaew from there. It takes about 4-6 hours if you go by car or motorbike from Bangkok, the roads are generally in good condition all the way. The drive up the volcano... Read review

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Advantages: Has it all.
Disadvantages: Be aware of scams.

...Thailand for me has everything you could possible wish for. One day you could be partying until 7.30 in the morning then the next you could be wandering around a temple only hearing the occasional gong or wind chimes. With just a one and a half hours flight from BKK you can be on the Paradise Islands of Samui, Phuket etc. I would recommend leaving the usual tourist places for a while and traveling out to the more rural areas such as Chiang Mai, Isan etc. The people here are the kindest and most generous people I have ever known. Some people I have met have had nothing, but still managed to give me a gift to remember them by. Wherever you go people are always willing to help, give you a smile or a wave as you pass on by. All year round the weather is warm, only getting cooler in the north. Even during the monsoon season... Read review