Originally Posted by
behuman
Skip the nasty part of this corner of the world and use SIN as a platform, civilized Langkawi as beach location (unless you need pollution, bars and pro..... in Phuket) and if you want something more rustic fly Silk Air to Siem Reap to visir Angkor Wat or even Vietnam.
Why the hell people still come to Thailand if they don't have to ? Masochists ? Love to be scammed ? Want to communicate with people not wanting to do so ? Loving places with inflated currencies and extremely dangerous roads ?
I do Thailand 3 or 4 times a month. Lovely beaches. Easy to drive outside of Bangkok. Friendly people. Very different experience for me than behuman.