Willis
hua hin and where else
hua hin and where else
Just loved Hua Hin, the people, the restaurants the massage and the non commercial feel to the place, coming back in November for a couple of weeks and feel should see more of Thailand, where else would you go? with a similar feel to Hua Hin, not too commercial and the girls not too tired looking! lol
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Willis, if you had a girl with you I would suggest Koh Lanta which is an island off of Krabi.
Also my 1st ever trip was to Ao Nang (near Krabi), was six years since I was there, but I found it to be a good base for a trip if you wanted to travel around and see some of the islands.
We had 8 nights in Ao Nang and then caught a ferry from Krabi to Koh Lanta (about 2 hrs).
Lanta is probably on of the least developed Thai places that I have visited so far, so do not expect a full on night life, but instead of doing a crawl around the streets to find a bar, you just walk from bar to bar on the beach. Most of the acommadation is beach front and comes in various forms from cheap 300baht a night rooms to the normal 4-5 star places.
While in Ao Nang there are various day trips around the islands you can do in the long boats, and also a lot of diving dome from their.
In relation to night life, 6 years ago I would say that it was not as busy as Hua Hin was, but I am sure it has been built up now in that time. There was a small bar area of about 40-50 small bars (plus others around town and surrounding areas) and there was the normal offers available if you wanted to partake in it.
Hotels vary a bit but there is all types available there from the cheap to the very very expensive.
The beauty is, you can either fly into Krabi direct (and then taxi to Ao Nang) or fly to Phuket and get a taxi (appx 2-3hr ride) from there. At the time the hotel we stayed at provided a free taxi service between the Phuket Airport and our hotel.
Hope that gives you a bit of an insight. Just one thing with Koh Lanta you will have to check on the ferries as there is a certain time of year when the normal ferries do not run due to rough weather. We went end of October/beginning of November and all was fine.
Also my 1st ever trip was to Ao Nang (near Krabi), was six years since I was there, but I found it to be a good base for a trip if you wanted to travel around and see some of the islands.
We had 8 nights in Ao Nang and then caught a ferry from Krabi to Koh Lanta (about 2 hrs).
Lanta is probably on of the least developed Thai places that I have visited so far, so do not expect a full on night life, but instead of doing a crawl around the streets to find a bar, you just walk from bar to bar on the beach. Most of the acommadation is beach front and comes in various forms from cheap 300baht a night rooms to the normal 4-5 star places.
While in Ao Nang there are various day trips around the islands you can do in the long boats, and also a lot of diving dome from their.
In relation to night life, 6 years ago I would say that it was not as busy as Hua Hin was, but I am sure it has been built up now in that time. There was a small bar area of about 40-50 small bars (plus others around town and surrounding areas) and there was the normal offers available if you wanted to partake in it.
Hotels vary a bit but there is all types available there from the cheap to the very very expensive.
The beauty is, you can either fly into Krabi direct (and then taxi to Ao Nang) or fly to Phuket and get a taxi (appx 2-3hr ride) from there. At the time the hotel we stayed at provided a free taxi service between the Phuket Airport and our hotel.
Hope that gives you a bit of an insight. Just one thing with Koh Lanta you will have to check on the ferries as there is a certain time of year when the normal ferries do not run due to rough weather. We went end of October/beginning of November and all was fine.
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LOL. I think Chiang Mai in the winter would only be attractive to us cooked brain people who roast in the sun all year long.Randy Cornhole wrote:Chaing Mai is a good start...
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That is in the Chiang Rai area not Chiang Mai. My suggestion was to consider the Golden Triangle area near Chiang Rai instead of Chianf Mai. My apology if it was unclear.prcscct wrote:How far outside of Chiang Mai is the palace Stgrhe? Petestgrhe wrote:...The late queen mother's palace and grounds are also worth a visit.
Willis, you did state that you wanted to see some more Thai like places.
There is no problem with Samui and no shortage of girls at all, and definitely not tired from what I saw.
If you wanted to party your holiday away, my choice would be Samui and Phuket. Never been to Patts so cannot comment on that.
My first visit to Phuket was the year after I went to Ao Nang, and I can assure you when we drove down Bangla Road on the way to our hotel, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I have never seen so many bars in all my life and we had two weeks there.
Had an absolute blast there, but there is only so much beer that one man can drink.
The year I went to Samui, I managed to score a week on my own back in Hua Hin, and spent the days on the beach and the evenings out drinking and partying.
Going to the more relaxing place for a week at the end of my holiday, I returned back to Aus feeling like I had a holiday not a three week bar crawl.
You just have to find a balance in the places you go, so you actually return home feeling like you have had a holiday.
If I am on my own, I always try and at least pre book acommodation for the 1st two days, so that if I do not like the place I have booked or the location, I have plenty of time to find a more suitable place. Just makes thing easier than trying to find somewhere lugging cases etc with you.
Anyway, good luck with your choice, I am sure that you will have a great trip
There is no problem with Samui and no shortage of girls at all, and definitely not tired from what I saw.
If you wanted to party your holiday away, my choice would be Samui and Phuket. Never been to Patts so cannot comment on that.
My first visit to Phuket was the year after I went to Ao Nang, and I can assure you when we drove down Bangla Road on the way to our hotel, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I have never seen so many bars in all my life and we had two weeks there.
Had an absolute blast there, but there is only so much beer that one man can drink.
The year I went to Samui, I managed to score a week on my own back in Hua Hin, and spent the days on the beach and the evenings out drinking and partying.
Going to the more relaxing place for a week at the end of my holiday, I returned back to Aus feeling like I had a holiday not a three week bar crawl.
You just have to find a balance in the places you go, so you actually return home feeling like you have had a holiday.
If I am on my own, I always try and at least pre book acommodation for the 1st two days, so that if I do not like the place I have booked or the location, I have plenty of time to find a more suitable place. Just makes thing easier than trying to find somewhere lugging cases etc with you.
Anyway, good luck with your choice, I am sure that you will have a great trip
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