1

I'd stay home with a young child. I wouldn't be dragging a todler around 5 or 6 locations during a busy xmas period. If you must get away drive to a nice beach area for a week.

2

Ko Phuket, Ko Lanta, Ko Phi Phi, and Krabi are all in a fairly small area. Why don't you find one place to stay and do day trips to the others? I would think it would be cheaper, and easier on the toddler as well.

3

With only 2.5 weeks you don't have time for Malaysia and Cambodia. Stick to 3-4 places in Thailand max.

4

I believe you will love Ba Kan Tieng beach at Koh Lanta :) , I still can't wait to visit once again! While you in Lanta you can hire boat to visit other islands around there like Koh Rok ,Koh Mook ,Koh Ngai.
- In Phuket have many nice places to visit like Kata Noi beach is nice for swimming , Phuket Fantasea show, Khao rang (View Point) you also can have a nice dinner on top up there 'khao rang breeze restaurant' taste good. Promthep Cape everybody must go for sunset. (=
- Phi Phi stay at Lodalam bay.

5

Hey Guys,

So there has been a slight change to my plans because we need to go to Cambodia to observe a project and make a donation from our NGO... (Check us out... www.theworldisourvillage.org - still a major work in progress on the website! But 100% of what we receive in donations goes to the project)

Here is our new plan:
Phuket (about 7 days)
Phuket to KUL - 1-2 nights in KUL (cheapest route to get to Cambodia)
KUL to Seim Reap - 2 nights in Seim Reap to see the temples
Seim Reap to Penom Penh with a few nights in Battambang to see the project and meet the staff etc etc
Penh to BKK for 2-3 nights...

Here's what I need help with...

PHUKET for 7 days... What do I do... Where should I stay? Anyone tried staying at a villa for a reasonable price (with a pool?)

Would you advise that when I get to Phuket, I take off right away to Ko Lanta and then back to Phuket to fly to KUL?

Then Bangkok on the way back... after a lot of traveling and a pretty exhaustion trip... I promised my wife a very nice place in Bangkok... I need advice... where should we stay? What hotel (4-5 star)... what area? She loves to shop... street markets, malls, etc...

Any help and advice is greatly appreciated!