Hello mateys! I'm going on a backpacking trip to Thailand for a couple of weeks next month. I'll fly into Chiang Mai on Nov 5th and will work my way down south. I'm planning on visiting Chiang Rai, spending couple of days in Bangkok, and then beaching hooping down on the Andaman Coast (Phuket, Phi Phi, Krabi, and the like). I'm don't have any solid plans yet and hope to keep my trip as spontaneous as possible. I spent two weeks in Bangkok and Krabi last year and loved it! So this is my return trip. If there are like minded adventurers out there willing to join me or meet up on any point of the journey, please leave me a pm!

PS: Oh and I will be BACKPACKING in the most literal sense. Which means no frills or no unnecessary luxuries. So if you can't take cold showers, cheap guesthouses, walking/hiking, or generally roughing it, this is probably not the trip for you.

This post has been edited by Blackfinn: Oct 2 2012, 12:33 AM

I'd love to travel to Laos, I've heard from alot of backpackers that it's the best SEA country they have been to. But I can't due to time and budget constraints. Will you be heading to Thailand by any chance though?

Several weeks isn't long at all. If you really want to have a good experience, see new places, and meet new people a couple of weeks is just enough. Besides, when you're going from place to place it really feels like too little time. I've only been to pataya for half a day and didn't really like it, felt really touristy and expensive. I prefer staying in cheaper guesthouses where you could talk to anyone over a beer and meet lots of people to hang out with.