Thailand was the only country we visited that disappointed us. There were a number of factors contributing to that. Numerous people had raved about how inexpensive Thailand is, but after visiting Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, it seemed outrageously expensive—it was no Australia, but we certainly wouldn’t call it cheap! It was also very Westernized, which was a strong contrast to the countries we’d just come from. It felt a bit like the Thailand exhibit at the "International Pavillion" of an American theme park. And it was relentlessly hot, muggy and buggy. We’d been in other places as hot (though not as buggy) and enjoyed them, but Thailand just didn’t seem to offer much to offset being completely sweat drenched 10 minutes after stepping outdoors.
For perspective, we still want to return to Bolivia, even after our
escape from there, but we have no interest in returning to Thailand. Unfortunately, we’d already committed to spending three weeks there, thinking it would be an inexpensive place to relax and slow down before diving into 6 weeks of fast-paced travel in Madagascar, Egypt and Jordan.
