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Thai beaches?

smackfu — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:10:52 -0800

Thailand beaches in November: Krabi or Phuket or Ko Samui? I'm traveling to Thailand in early November, and I have 4-5 days allotted for beach time. I'm looking for someplace that is beautiful and not super-touristy.

The three places I listed are just the three places with direct flights from Bangkok. I'm leaning towards Krabi. I haven't heard anything good about Phuket and Ko Samui is supposed to be rainy in November.

Thoughts?

Don't let me miss the boomerang exhibition!

antifuse — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:02:00 -0800

Help me not miss anything on my "once in a lifetime" trip through southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand! Ok... in just under a month, my new fiancee and I are leaving for a 6 week trip - we're moving back to Canada from Ireland and decided to take the long way home. Here's my itinerary:

Shanghai: 04/24-04/28
Siem Reap/Angkor Wat: 04/29-05/01 (Taking the bus there from Phnom Penh, and flying back)
Phnom Penh: 05/01 noon-05/03 noon
Phuket area: 05/03-05/11 (with roughly 4-5 days on Ko Phi Phi, and the rest travelling around the area)
Singapore: 05/11 noon-05/12 evening
Melbourne: 05/13 v.early-05/18 mid-morning
Sydney: 05/18-05/22 mid-morning
Townsville up to Cairns: 05/22-05/27(midnight) (Cairns because we are flying Cairns->Auckland->Queenstown)
Queenstown: 05/28-06/02 afternoon
Wellington: 06/02-06/05 evening
Los Angeles: 06/05 2pm-10pm

Now, here's my question. Given my itinerary, is there anything in my given destinations that is ABSOLUTELY not to be missed? We've already got some set things planned... obviously Angkor Wat, visiting the beach from The Beach when we're on Ko Phi Phi, Phillip Island when we're in Melbourne, some sort of boat tour on the barrier reef, the Franz Josef Glacier when we're in Queenstown, but I want to make sure I don't get home from this amazing trip, only to have somebody say "OMG, you didn't visit the flying trapeze museum in Shanghai? It is AMAZING!"

Some background for the types of things we're looking for: amazing museums, architecture, interaction with locals (moreso in Asia than Aus/NZ), beautiful natural areas with interesting wildlife (more like zoos than jungle hikes, though)

Things we're not interested in: jungle hikes (fiancee is afraid of snakes... deathly afraid... so much so that we're not allowed to go to Fraser Island)

I know that this is going to be a jam packed trip (we tried to arrange travel to give as much time in the places we're most interested in), but I'd hate to miss something absolutely amazing just because we were rushing, ya know?

Also, any tips for the trip in general would be well received, but I'm more interested in sights. And yes, we're already well sorted with our vaccinations/disease prevention plan. I feel like a pincushion!

Phuket, Thailand family accommodation filter

bystander — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:05:51 -0800

Phuket, Thailand family accommodation filter. My family (M, F, G6yro, B4yro, B1.5yro) have been lucky enough to score some super cheap airfares to Phuket from May 21-30. My wife and I have been to Bangkok a couple of times before for a few days, but never Phuket. We are considering staying at http://www.kamalabaygarden.com/ but are not wedded to it. There price of 3000 baht is about right, and I will probably book via an web agent like http://www.phuket.com/kamalabaygarden/rates.htm
Our priorities are beach/pool fun for kids, enough space for 5 of us and a little bit of luxury.
Possible concerns are; is going in this low season a problem? i.e will it be deserted outside Patong? Is the monsoon going to make the beaches unpleasant for a paddle?
Any feedback/tips/advice greatly received. Any "must do" or other local experience also highly regarded.

I've gotten all my shots at least...

Alison — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:37:37 -0800

I'm travelling to Thailand alone and I want advice about staying safe and healthy while I'm there... On Saturday I'm leaving for a conference in Phuket, Thailand and will also be staying briefly in Bangkok. I'll be travelling alone and will only know one person at the conference.

I travel alone a lot, but generally to countries where I speak the language (or some cognate); these also tend to be richer countries. I've been to poor countries, but never by myself. I've never been to Southeast Asia before and I'm not sure what to expect. I've been told various things like "don't eat fruit unless you peel it yourself" and "tell your hotel when you're leaving and when you'll come back", etc. I'm looking for any advice along those lines. I know that Thailand is a great country, but I'd like to enjoy my stay while feeling well informed.