Anyone been to Thailand?

GrannyKate

It's been a few years but we did
1 night in Bangkok, 5 night organised tour with 1 night at old capital of Siam, 2 nights in Chiang Mai and 2 nights in Chiang Rai; then a week on Phuket followed by a couple of nights in Bangkok. It is an amazing country - really a mixture of East and West.

Leanne1812

slinga wrote: »

Really.

Well I never.

I must have dreamed swimming in the sea in front of the Paradise Beach Resort at Tanjung Bungah or the Golden Sands along Batu Feringghi.

Penang IS a beach resort but swimming is not recommended unless you want to get stung by jellyfish.

NiftyDigits

Leanne1812 wrote: »

Penang IS a beach resort but swimming is not recommended unless you want to get stung by jellyfish.

You should look at the bigger picture....

Leanne1812

NiftyDigits wrote: »

You should look at the bigger picture....

I'm not quite sure what you're implying with that comment. Care to explain?

Btw I do like Penang but my hubby refuses to go back as he likes to swim in the sea without fear of jellyfish. It's hard to find clear water in many busy tourist resorts in Asia without pollution of some sort. We still holiday every year there though. It's probably my only gripe, I love pretty much everything else.

Fionabell

Wow - I come in and everyone on MSE has replied!!! Thanks so much everyone - sounds like 3 days in Bangok our best best but I need at least a day to read every post!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

socrates

Surprised no-one has mentioned Koh Samui - unless I missed it

NiftyDigits

socrates wrote: »

Surprised no-one has mentioned Koh Samui - unless I missed it

In post #24

NiftyDigits

Leanne1812 wrote: »

I'm not quite sure what you're implying with that comment. Care to explain?

Btw I do like Penang but my hubby refuses to go back as he likes to swim in the sea without fear of jellyfish. It's hard to find clear water in many busy tourist resorts in Asia without pollution of some sort. We still holiday every year there though. It's probably my only gripe, I love pretty much everything else.

I'm saying that many of the popular islands in Thailand have that same issue. Not just Penang. Do a cursory search for Jellyfish in Thailand and you'll see.
Of course not widely publicised as it could affect tourism. But the recent death of a twenty year old girl on Samui has brought it into focus.

GrannyKate

Strange as it may seem you should try High Tea or the High Tea buffet at some of the Bangkok hotels - the most amazing spread of food.

NiftyDigits

GrannyKate wrote: »

Strange as it may seem you should try High Tea or the High Tea buffet at some of the Bangkok hotels - the most amazing spread of food.

Perhaps you mean Afternoon Tea. High Tea is more of an evening meal.

Indeed one can travel one stop from Centrepoint Silom(Sathorn Pier) to the Oriental Pier to enjoy Afternoon Tea in the Author's Lounge(once it reopens in December). Not my cup of tea, as I'm not a girl, nor old.
I prefer breakfast on The Verandah.