Non Diving in Thailand

[jonix]

Hi guys, planning a trip to thailand sometime may or june. Any suggestions on places/food/events we should not miss around that time? please exclude any dive related thing otherwise the wife will shoot me

thanks in advance guys!

jon

 

[stevenl]

What area in Thailand are you lookig at, the Adaman Sea or the Gulf? Your choice will have a major influence on both the diving and the non-diving activities.

 

[jonix]

What area in Thailand are you lookig at, the Adaman Sea or the Gulf? Your choice will have a major influence on both the diving and the non-diving activities.

bangkok actually...and non diving :-(

 

[MoonWrasse]

Well, there's shopping...

 

[jonix]

Well, there's shopping...

i know...that's what i'm afraid of hehehe

anything else you could suggest? food/places to visit maybe

 

[MoonWrasse]

i know...that's what i'm afraid of hehehe

anything else you could suggest? food/places to visit maybe

I'd suggest investing a few bucks into a guidebook. There's lots to do there, from visiting Asia's largest zoo, the crocodile farm, Grand Palace, Jim Thompson's house, wats, weekend market, floating market, to visitng the ladyboy strip joints.

 

[jonix]

I'd suggest investing a few bucks into a guidebook. There's lots to do there, from visiting Asia's largest zoo, the crocodile farm, Grand Palace, Jim Thompson's house, wats, weekend market, floating market, to visitng the ladyboy strip joints.

zoo's would be cool for my kid...wats? what's that?

wife's afraid of riding anything that floats on water

strip joints? nah...bored of that

does the lonely planet guide do any justice to the better (non diving) activities we can do there?

 

[MoonWrasse]

zoo's would be cool for my kid...wats? what's that?

Your kid would like the zoo.

Wats are Thai temples - very ornate, very important in the social and cultural life of 90% of Thas. A must see IMO.

wife's afraid of riding anything that floats on water

strip joints? nah...bored of that

You've never seen a ladyboy

does the lonely planet guide do any justice to the better (non diving) activities we can do there?

Yes.

 

[jonix]

Your kid would like the zoo.

Wats are Thai temples - very ornate, very important in the social and cultural life of 90% of Thas. A must see IMO.

You've never seen a ladyboy

Yes.

Wats...i will

ladyboy....not my cup of tea (maybe if you remove the boy part that would be better) hehehehe

thanks bro...please do suggest anything from food/places/markets ...am still warming up, just doing a short list at the moment. last time i was there i got stuck buying yonex things at the trade center hehehe

getting the guide too

 

[AlexBryant]

You should take a day trip up to Aayuthia (Spelling is horrid sorry) its an extremly interesting place full of temples and the lying down Buhdda's.

Also maybe an overnight excursion to Pattaya for the beach which will entertain kids and get you out of the city.