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[alwaysbeclosing100]

IMO the smaller towns in the north are really nice.......personally i like chiang mai but here are plenty of smaller towns with cheap prices and plenty of hospitality........

try palawan in the philippines, rural beaches in burma, beaches in sri lanka and lots of other places in asia if you are looking for beaches......

[Kaypea]

I really like Thailand. I actually really enjoyed Phuket, as commercial as it is. The beach was still nice, and it was kind of a fun and energetic place in general.

Koh Phagnan was pretty close to perfection, though. There weren't any annoying people hassling me... Just normal people. Ok, so the bungalow manager tried to get paid twice, but I just said, "I already paid you" and he was like "Oh yeah, ok."

Yes, the first time you travel somewhere with a lot of touts, it can be hard to deal with. My first tropical vacation was to Bali, and I got ripped off at the airport by anybody who could (arrival clerk, bag wrangler, currency exchange)... But, that's past me now.

[BoholDiver]

I liked Phuket too but I understand people's complaints about it. They're mostly true.

[sirius black]

Just as you would be wise to research a school before accepting a position in Korea its equally wise to research a vacation spot before dropping hundreds of dollars or more likely at least a grand or more.

Thailand isn't for everyone. The OP hated but others swear by it. Same for living and working in Korea. Know what you want out of a vacation and do your research.

In this day and age of the internet its lazy nto to and you pretty much deserve what you get from a bad vacation if you don't.

[TECO]

I've made many trips to Thailand; however, I can definitely understand why some people here feel the way they do about the people there and how they treat foreign visitors. Many see us as walking ATM machines, and if we do not buy the postcards or t-shirts in their shops we can GTFO.

For the younger backpackers Thailand is fine, I guess. But for the older more financially secure travelers who want to stay in a nice hotel and not get ripped off, there's always Tahiti or Hawaii.

[rumdiary]