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The first and most important place to visit would be a book shop, or even your local public library..... get our self a good guide book.

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#1 This is good advice. Highlights for me were the ancient Thai capital of Sukhotai, trekking around Chiang Rai province and kicking around the Golden Triangle.

http://www.travelsinasia.com/Thailand/Thailand.htm

http://thewanderingant.com/travels/betel-nut.html

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Wet season in most of Thailand is usually some time in April-May to early-mid November, except for the southern Gulf islands (Samui and neighbours) which is normally Oct into Jan. However, wet season is usually perfectly okay for travel. Lots more info in the first link below.

Most people with lots of time do a few days or more in Bangkok, some time in the North (mountains and rivers), some National Park time if the North did not cover this and some beach time, usually in the islands. I have a lot of island info in the second link below.

Beaches and Islands Info
Wet Season Info
Some Tips on Not Drowning

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Toby - you give us zero information about your plans. What's your budget like? What are your intrests while traveling? You need a good guide book as was mentioned above. LP makes a good one. We could list hundreds of things to do while in Thailand and the surrounding countries but we don't have time nor the inclination. You need to come back after reading a guide book and ask us specific questions and we'll be glad to help. I know this is your first post and we're not being mean but you've got to give us a clue.

pull my finger

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is it ok to visit then

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where is the best places to visit?

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What do you like?

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Umm..I realised I didn't cover "best time to visit?"
I take between July and Sept?
Well, the earlier the better in a normal year. July is normally still good in the southern Gulf and well short of the wettest months of the Andaman and most other areas, Sept and Oct.
This year? Who knows - although Thailand tends to be more reliable in its weather/climate than mid-latitude places. Mind you, so far this year things have been a bit unusual.

Beaches and Islands Info
Wet Season Info
Some Tips on Not Drowning