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Holiday in mid October to Thailand
Hope someone can help. My husband and I are hoping to travel to
Thailand in mid October and we need some advice about where to go. Last year we spent 2 weeks in Phuket at the end of September and now we are addicted to Thailand. I would like to go somewhere which has plently of excursions to keep us busy, last year we did quite a few and it was great since neither of us are beach people or sun worshippers. The other essential ingredient is a spa, this is a must. We stayed at the Holiday Inn in Phuket last year and I found their spa and the whole hotel out of this world. I have been looking at Hua Hin, Krabi, Pattaya and Koh Samui. We would like somewhere which isn't crammed full of people that is why we aren't going till October. I have heard mixed reviews of Hua Hin and have also heard that there has been an escalation of the number of muggings on tourists so that has put me off Pattaya. Thanks Pamela |
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Holiday in mid October to Thailand
Agree with this response....forget Pattaya! Chiang Mai is an excellent
choice...can be the home base for many excursions! ...and they have many enjoyable spa's!! "Mike987" wrote in message ... Pattaya is hell on earth - a place for sex tourists. If you're not beach people, why aren't you looking beyond the beach resorts? Places like Chiang Mai (Thailand's cultural heart), Chiang Rai (interesting tribal villages), even Bangkok (magnificent temples and great shopping) for a few days. Then there are Sukhothai, Ayuthaya, and numerous other towns with ancient monuments. And Kanchanaburi, with poignant war graves and nearby waterfalls. By sticking to the beaches you're really missing out on the best that Thailand has to offer. On 25 Feb 2004 23:51:25 -0800, (Pamela) wrote: Hope someone can help. My husband and I are hoping to travel to Thailand in mid October and we need some advice about where to go. Last year we spent 2 weeks in Phuket at the end of September and now we are addicted to Thailand. I would like to go somewhere which has plently of excursions to keep us busy, last year we did quite a few and it was great since neither of us are beach people or sun worshippers. The other essential ingredient is a spa, this is a must. We stayed at the Holiday Inn in Phuket last year and I found their spa and the whole hotel out of this world. I have been looking at Hua Hin, Krabi, Pattaya and Koh Samui. We would like somewhere which isn't crammed full of people that is why we aren't going till October. I have heard mixed reviews of Hua Hin and have also heard that there has been an escalation of the number of muggings on tourists so that has put me off Pattaya. Thanks Pamela |
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Holiday in mid October to Thailand
Thanks for your responses. I'm not a beach person but I do like to
see the ocean since I live in a land locked country it is a refreshing change. One of the reason I seleceted Hua Hin was not really for the resort but based on the number of interesting excursions which we could do from there, eg River Kwai, Burma, floating market etc. Does Chang Mai have an airport? What kind of excursions could we do from there? I don't really fancy a long transfer from Bangkok after a 10-11 hour flight. Cheers Pamela Mike987 wrote in message . .. Pattaya is hell on earth - a place for sex tourists. If you're not beach people, why aren't you looking beyond the beach resorts? Places like Chiang Mai (Thailand's cultural heart), Chiang Rai (interesting tribal villages), even Bangkok (magnificent temples and great shopping) for a few days. Then there are Sukhothai, Ayuthaya, and numerous other towns with ancient monuments. And Kanchanaburi, with poignant war graves and nearby waterfalls. By sticking to the beaches you're really missing out on the best that Thailand has to offer. On 25 Feb 2004 23:51:25 -0800, (Pamela) wrote: Hope someone can help. My husband and I are hoping to travel to Thailand in mid October and we need some advice about where to go. Last year we spent 2 weeks in Phuket at the end of September and now we are addicted to Thailand. I would like to go somewhere which has plently of excursions to keep us busy, last year we did quite a few and it was great since neither of us are beach people or sun worshippers. The other essential ingredient is a spa, this is a must. We stayed at the Holiday Inn in Phuket last year and I found their spa and the whole hotel out of this world. I have been looking at Hua Hin, Krabi, Pattaya and Koh Samui. We would like somewhere which isn't crammed full of people that is why we aren't going till October. I have heard mixed reviews of Hua Hin and have also heard that there has been an escalation of the number of muggings on tourists so that has put me off Pattaya. Thanks Pamela |
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Holiday in mid October to Thailand
"Pamela" wrote in message om... Thanks for your responses. I'm not a beach person but I do like to see the ocean since I live in a land locked country it is a refreshing change. One of the reason I seleceted Hua Hin was not really for the resort but based on the number of interesting excursions which we could do from there, eg River Kwai, Burma, floating market etc. Does Chang Mai have an airport? What kind of excursions could we do from there? I don't really fancy a long transfer from Bangkok after a 10-11 hour flight. Hi Pamela, Yes, CM does have an airport and there are plenty of daily flights directly from Bkk. Even a direct flight to Phuket as well. Staying in Hua Hin doesn`t really offer as many interesting excursions as elsewhere. River Kwai, floating market in Damnoen Saduak and Burma all these places are nowhere near Hua Hin. River Kwai and Damnoen Saduak are both to the north or northwest of bkk. The closest point of entry to Burma (which is the only entry point to Burma on the peninsula) is Victoria Point (only for one day visit) in Ranong, which is considerably further to the south or you would have to fly out of bkk directly to yangoon. Whileas I agree that CM offers a wide array of interesting excursions, shopping, cultural stuff etc. may I suggest that you also consider the southern province of Krabi. I lived 6 months in Krabi and I haven`t seen it all yet although I travelled extensively all over the province. Krabi IMO has it all. Caves, waterfalls, stunning coral fringed islands, outstanding limestone formations, national parks, temples, mangroves, rivers for rafting etc. etc. The city of Krabi is situated on the river bank and offers very affordable accomodation whileas beach accomos are somewhat more expensive and crowded (Ao Nang, Railay, Pranang) unless you pick Hat Noppharat Thara beach or some of the other beaches further north which are laidback and non crowded. Trang, 150 km further to the south from Krabi offers much the same with only a small percentage of the tourists of Krabi. Cheers Michael Christoffersen |
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