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Getting married in April and just had my 3 weeks holiday granted at work. We were thinking Mexico for a fortnight, but then I seen Thailand for the same kind of money and flight times so fancy going there instead as it's bit more special I reckon. I'd probably go to Mexico for just a normal holiday, may as well go somewhere a bit more exotic for the honeymoon.

 

Any of you guys been and can recommend places? Done a bit of a looking online but always good to get a bit of advice from people who've been.

 

You can get a fornight in a nice 4 or 5 star hotel in Koh Samui for approx

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Jones Newbie

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lol don't take your new wife to Bangkok. If you're doing the above plan do the first few days in Phuket then go to Koh Samui.

 

Lamai is the quieter side of Samui, with the higher end resorts last i remember. Chaweng is the bustling night life side, which also has its merits. :) You're more likely to get booked into a resort with a private beach in Lamai as well.

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Having lived and worked in Thailand I'd recommend Koh Samui and Pataya (sp?) - they're two of the nice places. Phuket is horrible unless your intention is to see Thailand's Magaluf... If it's an island/beach holiday you're after I can also recommend some of the Malaysian islands - real island paradises - I have a bit of a soft spot for Perhentian... And of course you can get treated like a king in Bali - some of the Villas in Sanur are to die for...

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Getting married in April and just had my 3 weeks holiday granted at work. We were thinking Mexico for a fortnight, but then I seen Thailand for the same kind of money and flight times so fancy going there instead as it's bit more special I reckon. I'd probably go to Mexico for just a normal holiday, may as well go somewhere a bit more exotic for the honeymoon.

 

Any of you guys been and can recommend places? Done a bit of a looking online but always good to get a bit of advice from people who've been.

 

You can get a fornight in a nice 4 or 5 star hotel in Koh Samui for approx

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Lang Bar Newbie

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Been to Kho Samui. Stayed in Centara Village right down in the south of the Island.

It was great. Very peaceful. Upgraded to a bungalow with private pool and had drinks and snacks delivered every afternoon, plus the Bangkok Times delivered daily in a wee hessian carrier bag.

Felt like royalty.

Went on a boat trip from the hotel to a remote island for snorkelling. Just got the boat from the hotel's beach. Only me and the wife on it, aside fae the " captain ".

 

Dined at the hotel for 1st 3 nights, then felt like a change, so got the hotel mini bus into Lamai. Nae distance.

In the hotel we were paying prices comparable with here, but in Lamai, good food and drinks, at least half the price.

And I got to see the quines duncin on the bars, which I didna see at the hotel.

Lamai is only a small place. Chaweng is bigger but I got completely pxssed aff at the place because I couldna walk doon the road withoot being accosted by some punter wanting to mak a made to measure suit.

Design some shirts afore ye go though, and they'll mak them for ye.

 

So Kho Samui recommended for a peaceful relaxing and far from the madding crowd holiday.

Oh aye and it is quite probably the most quaint airport I've ever been at. Grass huts terminals.

 

Also been to Malaysian island Langkawi.

Stayed at Meritus Palangi. Superb, loved it.

You can do organised trips, but we went up some mountain in a cable car thing, and took a taxi to get there.

Driver took us right to the front of the queue, told us to go take our time and enjoy, and he'd see us back in the car park just when we were ready.

Probably hired him for about 3 hours and he stung us for aboot a

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Quagmire Rising Star

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I've just rented an apartment in Bangkok for a year. Travelled about to a few different places and it does depend on what you're after. Excellent hotels/resorts for a quiet romantic honeymoon. However i'd choose somewhere within distance of a decent nightlife so you have the option of a few lively nights out! I stayed at the Movenpick Resort in Karon last year with an ex and it was close enough to Patong which was a good laugh for a few drinks and general people watching!

 

Whatever you do book it yourself. Use lastminute/skyscanner/netflights for your flights and book the hotels through Agoda. Internal flights you'll pick up through Air Asia.

 

I priced a 16 day holiday for my parents (4 nights BKK, 7 nights Phuket, 5 nights Koh Samui) and it was

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Giblets Apprentice

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Went to Bali and Singapore for my honeymoon, dinna spend too much time in Singapore though, its whore of an expensive day oot. Stayed in 2 different places in Bali - Ubud, and Seminyak - had villas with private pools in both places and would recommend it. Think I booked it through Destinology, think it was a lot cheaper than all the other agencies, and less than

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