Originally Posted by quiet

uh, there are endless paradises in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. i could post pics all day from the times i've spent there (been there twice, 2008 for 6 months, 2009 for 3 months). the northern region of Thailand is pure mountains and jungle, certainly not a slum lol... and the remote southern islands on the Adaman sea (west coast of Thailand) are the most beautiful ones i've ever seen (and i have traveled most of the world). watch "The Beach" to get a vague idea of what i'm talking about. i've actually been to that beach, it's actual name is Maya Bay, and it's just unbelievably gorgeous. i've camped there several times, it never gets old.

Bangkok is tons of fun, but i/we don't really like spending all that much time there, too dirty, too noisy, lots of scams. but once you put on the 1000 yard stare and learn how to deal with locals, it's actually pretty fun in small doses. hell, it's super fun.

regarding the dogs, yeah they are everywhere, even on the islands. cats too, jesus there are a lot of cats. we had a pack of dogs following us once on koh tao, they didn't attack, but they came very close. my cousin and i picked up thick tree branches and were ready for battle. the only other time i had trouble with dogs was on the island of koh lipe (about 1 hour north by boat from langkawi, malaysia)... we were a little drunk and you have to walk through the jungle to get back to the place were staying at (around an hour walk), forgot our headlamps so we were stumbling around in the dark, and took a wrong turn and ended up walking into a monk's monastery, the dog's went crazy, still, none of us (there were 4 of us) got bitten.

holy blabbermouth lol