Places to visit in Thailand

[Jonjo91]

I'm off to Thailand with the girlfriend in October and have already booked hotels for when we get there (Banyan tree) and before we leave for Dubai for two nights (millenium hilton).

What can people recommend we go and see?
Want to go to Tiger temple, sleeper train to Chiang Mai, visit koh toa.
We are there for two weeks and ideally want to see as much as possible including the various markets etc.

We haven't book any hotels in between as cant guarantee dates and want to do it in the more "travelling" style.

Thanks

[Jonjo91]

paul71a said:

Oh dear... this could be fun ;0)

Do you play ping pong?

Being only 22, I've tried to be mature on this forum, but every time I try I get asked for pictures of the GF or if I play ping pong - I play ping pong, but I dont observe others playing haha.

[Jonjo91]

Excellent! very much appreciated!
Looks amazing!

[Jonjo91]

Thanks everyone for the replies so far!

Just an update from me I guess with the plan so far;

After spending 2/3 nights in Bangkok, we have booked the sleeper train to Chang Mai and are spending 3 nights there with the intention of visiting temples, markets, cooking classes, tiger kingdom, elephant trekking tour. Then we have an internal flight booked to Phuket, spend the day there and decide the next plan based on the weather.

If good;
Get the ferry to Ko Phi Phi and spend some days/nights there chilling out, scuba diving, kayaking etc then ferry to Krabi for a bit of leisure then back to Bangkok (Be good to hear recommendations of these places).

If bad;
If the ferry isn't running due to the weather we are looking into flying to Vietnam for 3 nights then back to Bangkok. (Again be good to hear recommendations of things to do in Vietnam).

[Jonjo91]

Thanks everyone for the replies so far!

Just an update from me I guess with the plan so far;

After spending 2/3 nights in Bangkok, we have booked the sleeper train to Chang Mai and are spending 3 nights there with the intention of visiting temples, markets, cooking classes, tiger kingdom, elephant trekking tour. Then we have an internal flight booked to Phuket, spend the day there and decide the next plan based on the weather.

If good;
Get the ferry to Ko Phi Phi and spend some days/nights there chilling out, scuba diving, kayaking etc then ferry to Krabi for a bit of leisure then back to Bangkok (Be good to hear recommendations of these places).

If bad;
If the ferry isn't running due to the weather we are looking into flying to Vietnam for 3 nights then back to Bangkok. (Again be good to hear recommendations of things to do in Vietnam).

[Jonjo91]

Fats25 said:

3 nights in Vietnam is not very long. Do you want it as a beach break? Or a city break?

If city break either Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh has enough entertainment for 3 nights. I could not pick one over the other. Ho Chi Minh is more modern, Hanoi feels more traditional. If you want a beach break fly to Danang, and head to Hoi An.

Appreciate that, it's more of a flying visit (no pun) would most likely be a city break although would want to do whatever is most interesting.