In Reply to: now decided to go to Thailand and Bali posted by buderim on Tuesday, 22. September 2009 at 05:23 Bali Time:
if sex tourism is your bag, then Pattaya will be the place to go...to be honest, Pattaya isnt a 'nice' place.
if you are after a bit of culture, then head to Chiang Mai. go to the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre, bamboo rafting, head up to see the hilltribe people, go to Doi Suthep.....there are many things to do up there.
Bangkok is a great city and there are many day trips you can do from there, including Kanchanaburi, where the Bridge on the River Kwai is. an interesting place to visit, although very hot up there.
i would swap Pattaya for Chiang Mai, and you could even do 5 days Chiang Mai/5 days Bangkok easily.