nicekitty

I went to Thailand several years ago during Christmas. It was also winter in Thailand since it's the same hemisphere but the temperature was like 90 degrees. First we went to Bangkok for like 5 days. We were absolutely amazed at the places we went to. The temples are incredibly gorgeous, it was just overwhelming. The shopping was awesome, bargaining with Thai people is so much fun. Also we didn't really eat any of that food that they cook outside, we were kinda scared. Another thing you have to know is to always bargain with the salespeople on the streets (not in the department stores). Let's say that he names a price of 100 buts (money), you say 50, and so on until the final price is like 70. Actually I would recommend getting tours of Bangkok, I think it would be very hard to see all the interesting places, like multiple temples and the red lamp street (street covered with strip clubs and people selling cheap clothing) on your own. Buy lots of souveniers, they are very cheap and some of them are really beatiful. Also after that we went to Pataya a small city by the Ocean. The main thing we did there is just going to the beach, but it was still great. We used small buses, called tucks, for transportation. Also for New Years the hotel threw a huge party, with lots of food and entertainment and we went swimming in the ocean that night, it was that warm. I think that this time of year it's probably really really hot there. I'm sorry for randomness of different thoughts, but maybe you can make some use of this post.