He is great for a recommendation on a place to eat, incredibly helpful and genuinely warm, we couldn't recommend him and Lefferts highly enough, sure as hell beats staying in a box hotel with no soul, but be aware we are not the only ... despite selling $10 cocktails from newly renovated warehouse style spaces, littered with work from local artists. Choose your time of year to visit wisely, Spring was fabulous but busy, make sure you book accommodation well in advance! ...
Thailand Beaches
Thailand's beaches are well established, have warm water and weather,friendly relaxed people, comfortable accommodation and they're cheap Around $30/£20 a day should get you an excellent double room with aircon, breakfast and maybe even a swimming pool- incredibly cheap when compared to the Caribbean, Indian Ocean or Pacific island paradises.
These beaches do have a clear best/worst time to visit - see Thailand Beaches Information to help you there. They also have less apparent regional flaws that you can see exposed in the different sections of the Beach Pictures gallery.
However, Thailand's roads are generally excellent and transport is comfortable and reliable, so a flight to Bangkok - and anyone with a grain of world curiosity has to see this wacky city - followed by a bus/minibus to the beach of your choice is no hardship.
