armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:51 pm

Gazzy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:47 pm

kagi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 11:31 am You can include Hua Hin with Phuket and Pattaya

Hua Hin? Supposed to be there for Christmas. Is it so bad?

No

agree; its a nice place with some excellent resorts to stay, but over the years its become quite a city, make sure you book sea side> Not as sex oriented ( although there are a few lady bars in a small section of town, as Pattaya or Bangla road) and few nicer bar, some excellent seafood over the water
less than 4 hours from Bangkok ( take the train) and 3 highly rated golf courses, water park, Safari & Adventure Park,(Paintball) , nice night market, gets a better quality visitors than Pattaya or soi Bangla

For myself i prefer Cha Am, 30 kms north, more laid back with some great seaside seafood restaurants and very inexpensive,
Same as Kep and Shv thou, avoid the weekends/holidays when it fills up with Bangkok locals. Its where i would stop mhy 1st night on my northern Thailand drives from Phuket

Gazzy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:47 pm

kagi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 11:31 am You can include Hua Hin with Phuket and Pattaya

Hua Hin? Supposed to be there for Christmas. Is it so bad?

Traffic congestion, ugly buildings, a real nothing beach and southern Thais.

There is supposedly a high speed train starting from Bangkok by the end of the year.

Lots of better places to go in Thailand. The north is at its best around Xmas

kagi wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:41 pm and southern Thais.

More Bangkokians with second homes I would say.

1 and 2. Long Beach Resort
3. The supply boat
4, The pier at Sok San
5 and 6. The GTVC speed boat at Sok San pier
7 and 8, The seafront at Koh Touch.
9. Coconut Beach pier