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Originally Posted by jimmyhat1000
Ok, to everyone whos living or staying in thailand for an extended period of time, where abouts are you guys living? Im in Koh Samui atm, going to Koh Phangan in a week or so and i have to admit, Koh Samui isnt nearly all you guys crack Thailand up to be, so where r you all?
Or, if anyone else knows where abouts are the best places to be?
What do you want? If you want to be in a nice beach area with some fun stuff, but not as hectic and seedy/disgusting as Patong (Phuket) type area then Id checkout Chaweng (Koh Samui). The clubs there adjacent to the Green Mango have a young western crowd with lots of hot tanned European and w/e girls if thats what you're after.
If beach, sun, good food, relaxing and meeting lots of western girls is not what you're after and you want to engage in more active degeneracy then Bangkok or Phuket or w/e would be your best bet.
I think Koh Samui is far nicer than Phuket. Buri Rasa at Chaweng is a really nice hotel with great suites, and a nice spa. The little bar overlooking the beach does great modern food as well. Theres another one just down the beach that does really good international food as well.
http://www.burirasa.com/rates.html
Definitely checkout Koh Tao and do some diving, and relaxing. On Koh Tao I would stay at Montra Resort which is brand new. Very nice.
Book yourself maybe 1 or 2 nights in the suites at Koh Nang Yuan though. Amazing private island just off Koh Tao.
http://www.nangyuan.com/
Koh Phangan I didnt really enjoy, but had the nicest beaches of anywhere. The Had Rin party area is quite disgusting but the opposite side of the island has very nice beaches. We stayed at CandleHut on the opposite side of the island and the rooms were nice, but overall I would try and find somewhere else.
http://www.phangan.info/candlehut/. Full moon party is really overrated IMO. If youre into drinking, drugs, partying and w/e its still fun but the crowd is pretty douchy, and its VERY messy. Wasnt a huge fan, despite enjoying that sort of stuff a lot back home.
I have heard Krabi is nice for doing adventure sports type stuff like rockclimbing, abseiling, caving, etc. Koh Phi Phi seemed really overdeveloped and ruined.
Overall I dont think the beaches really that nice in Thailand compared to Australia, but overall the experience is nice. The really warm water, good weather, and the comfort of the change of pace in lifestyle obviously helps.
Bangkok obviously has great eating, shopping, nightlife and the most local young people of anywhere, but obviously its not very relaxing as its a big dirty Asian city. It doesnt really feel that different to any other big dirty Asian city really IMO. Obviously no beaches, although Ive heard Koh Samet is ok from Thai people. Like most big cities though, they are good places to live for young people who want tons of places to eat, drink, and party, and meet other young people. You obviously won't get as much of this is in tourist-only destinations, but it really depends if you are on a holiday or if you are looking for a place to live.
Last edited by AuroythmiX; 02-21-2009 at 09:42 AM.