goodguinness

Hi. I'm doing a volunteer program in Amnat Charoen for 2 weeks, but once its done I wanted to travel around a bit on my own. Does anyone have any tips on good places to check out that are inexpensive? Cause I honestly don't know much about Thailand. Are there any surfing beaches in Thailand or the islands? Can someone also suggest a cheap but social hostel in Bangkok? I'm a chick that's gonna be travelling alone for a little and it'd be nice to meet some people... I'd appreciate any help. thanks!

LiveFreeorDie

Welcome Goodguinness!! Love to see a girl pick a user name like that!! I am not sure I can give you a ton of advice, but I have been to Thailand a bunch of times. I have to say that I haven't heard much about surfing in Thailand. A lot of diving, though. If you were to surf, I suspect you would have to stick to the West coast of Thailand (and the islands on that side). The east coast and islands off the east coast are in the Gulf of Thailand and so the sea is generally fairly calm. The west coast, being on the Andaman Sea (basically open ocean), gets much more wave action. I would suggest checking out a few guide books to see what they say. As for social hostels, all the hostel in Bangkok are rather social!! Stick to something around Khao San Rd and you will be fine, there are hundreds of guest houses and hostels for cheap money. The islands too, for that matter. Enjoy your trip, Thailand is a fantastic place.

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