Relaxing on some beautiful beaches
Head to Railay beach in southern Thailand, on the Andaman coast. Its a penninsula cut off from the mainland, almost like an island. Absolutely stunning, three beaches Tonsai beach is the cheap one, but by no means ugly, really amazing place, with a secret hidden lagoon in a hollow limestone karst 300 feet high. Loads of monkeys there too.
Diving and Snorkeling with amazing fish life
Head to Ko Tao in the Gulf of Thailand, apparently the cheapest place in the world to do a PADI diving course, home to whale sharks and trigger fish. Even if your just snorkelling there is a ship wreck about 200m out to sea in the main bay by the port of an old fishing boat with some stunning coral, easily accessible and you can see the mast sticking out at low tide!
Seeing some historical sites
Got to head to Cambodia, see the Killing Fields in Phnom Penh or Angkor Wat, the old historical temple in Siem Reap, absolutely stunning place. Other than that you could try the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. Or visit the Bridge over the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi, Northern Thailand where you can ride the Death Railway which the POWs rode, very moving and intertesting.
Visiting some amazing architecture and cities (I am a town planner so very interested in this one)
Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia has some amazing skyscrapers and buildings. Most notably, the Petronas Twin Towers and Menara KL which has the best views of all of KL. Singapore has some tall skyscrapers but they are pretty dull to be honest, just like big straight towers not really that interesting. Although the Opera house is quite interesting, looks slightly like a pineapple! There is also the unofficial symbol of the city, the Merlion, a big Lion/Fish fountain, its ok, bit strange really. Personally I would'nt recommend Singapore, its very overpriced, no "natural" beauty to see, and is pretty dull.
Meeting some crazy people
Head to Koh San Road in Bangkok, there are plenty of bouncing bars there, most notably the Roof Bar. Where you can get a few Chang beers pretty cheap. Also Ko Pha Ngan is awesome, for some reason it has a slightly undeserved bad reputation. Personally I found it beautiful, the beach is not destroyed and the morning after the night before you wouldnt even know there had been thousands of people on the beach the night before, someone must clean up during the night. The area is bouncing 3 weeks of the month and the nights running up to Full Moon Partys are just as much fun.
Taking in some massive festivals and parties (I really enjoy dance music, particularly D&B and electro and breaks)
Got to be Full Moon or half Moon parties on Ko Pha Ngan, the Half Moon party is getting more popular, it takes place in the forest! Just stay away from the drugs, you can end up paying the ultimate death penalty price!!
Good luck and enjoy!!!!!!!!
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