Honestly, it depends on what you like to do. Are you going to drink and party, or for relaxing and taking in the fresh air and warm sun on a beach, do you want to explore, do you want to soak up some history and culture, or do you want to indulge in the flavors of the East? I would recommend a mixture of all those things personally. Most people will tell you to spend some days in Bangkok but personally, it’s not my favorite place. There are many things to do there and good shopping and if you want to party, of course, you can easily get your fill, but I find it too crowded, and fast-paced…not the best place to relax for me personally, but it is a nice city with lots of things to do
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If you want to party you should consider Bangkok, Pattaya (1.5 hrs by bus from Suvarnabhumi Airport), Phuket, and depending on the time of year you can check out the Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan.
If you like relaxing on a beach in the sun and taking in some beautiful scenery, no question about it Phuket is the best place for you. You can stay in Karon or Kata Beach instead of Patong if you like relaxing as those are more family-friendly. You can also take day tours or stay overnight at Phi Phi islands which are beautiful. Another thing to do in the Phuket area is diving. The diving there is AMAZING. I took a 4-day liveaboard dive trip to the Phi Phi islands and it changed my life.
If you want to explore there are many nice National parks in every corner of the country. Khao Yai is popular and in Kui Buri you can maybe see elephants. There is also Kaeng Krachan near the border with Myanmar and if you aren’t afraid of heights you can climb Phu Thok mountain (Wat Jetiyakhiri) in Bueng Kan Province. Near Phu Thok there are also a couple of nice waterfalls…but there are many nice waterfalls in Thailand.
If you want to soak up some history you need to spend a few days (2 minimum) at Ayutthaya. There are many temple ruins there and you can spend days walking around looking at all of the old temples and imagining how it looked when it was the capital when Thailand was Siam. Another good place to go for history is Sukhothai in the north.
Lastly, if you want to indulge in amazing food and burn off your taste buds you can go literally anywhere in Thailand but different regions will have very different food. My tip is to stay away from fancy restaurants and restaurants serving western food and stick to the small pop-up restaurants on the sidewalks and street food carts and try as many dishes as you can.
I know this is a lot of information and way too many things to do in 2.5 weeks but at least it will get you started thinking about what you want to do on your trip. Once you figure out that you can start researching cities or areas I mentioned and look at the trip advisor or lonely planet to get an idea of what to do and where to stay. Also, I would recommend at least googling some simple Thai phrases to be polite. I always try to at least learn hello and thank you and a few simple phrases anywhere I go because you are in another country so you should be polite and at least attempt to try to speak their language…and smile a lot. Thai’s are very friendly and will be willing to help if you are polite, speak slowly, and smile.
Have fun!!!
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