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RE: Comparing Thailand to Vietnam while the wound is still fresh: Part 3
I missed the first two parts of the series, but after reading this one, I will have to try to catch up! I didn't visit any of these two countries, but I have friends who were in both... Unfortunately, none of them did something as remarkable as you did: a comparison between two countries on different fronts.
I did watch a lot of travel documentaries on both, but I wouldn't say that regarding roads and traffic, Vietnam is significantly better than Thailand. As a matter of fact, Thailand was much more appealing for a future visit, but after your review, I would have to think about it twice... 😃
Thanks for doing this series! It's hard to find information like this in "travel brochures"... 😉
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as far as casual tourism is concerned, Thailand is probably better equipped for it and has scenery that is far more "special" than Vietnam. Vietnam is very crowded, everywhere. It's tough to relax.
If you do have a chance to visit Thailand I would say to stay away from the very popular places like Phuket and Pattaya because they are just tourist trap nightmares. Samui kind of is also. The areas of Krabi are ideal because they are wonderfully beautiful and not completely overrun with tourists. Places like Koh Lanta are just unreal. Oh Stay away from the famous Phi Phi islands too, go on a day trip to see it but don't stay there. you will be pestered by touts any time you so much as set foot outside of your resort.
As I'm not a person who seeks peaceful places for a visit, your suggestions are noted! 😃 It's always more interesting to see how ordinary (local) people live than a bunch of drunk tourists wandering around... 🙂