I've been to Thailand a dozen times or so when I was living in HK and Singapore. I always felt bad for people who made it a bucket list or honeymoon destination from the other side of the world. Don’t be fooled by the White Lotus hype; it’s disgusting: Phuket - crowded and gross beaches. Koh Samui - average beaches, terrible SCUBA. Bangkok - horrible traffic, dirty, and Patpong will scar you for life. The Mandarin Oriental is cool but that’s about it. Pattaya & Krabi - where society’s dregs go on vacation. Phi Phi Island - where backpackers go for drugs, and the water is filled with trash. Even the beaches from the movie The Beach are too murky to even snorkel. Chang Mai - full of ped0s, fake temples, and depressed elephants. Thailand is only nice as a really cheap alternative for deviant Germans or lower class Brits to retire; it’s better than some dreary place like Liverpool in terms of women, weather, and the price of a pint.