Phi Phi island is really good deinfently go for 1 night at least. maybe on a 2 day trip or something becasue we just went on a day trip for like 3 or 4 hours....
(***stay away from the monkeys on monkey beach**** .....one bite me and i needed to get daily rabbis shots at phuket hospital, lol)
Yeh anyway phuket is good for shopping (CHEAP) and beach and nightlife. One thing i couldnt get over is the smell....i tried to but couldnt get over it...
Stayed in Gracelands resort which is sort of between the mountains and the main street (bungalow road, i think???) only about 700m down the road which meant it was much more quiet during the day and still a short walk at night...
DO NOT RENT Jetskis, Scooter, Boats etc UNLESS you make sure you act responsibly. The street are full of thai guys on bikes and they weave in and out so you have to take lots of care. If there are any scratches they will make you pay for A NEW ONE. Heard plenty of stories, then ,of course, it happens to some people we met at the resort. The teenage girl is drivng her rented scooter and hit a thai guy....an arrest and $4000 later she tells me the story.....this happened on thier last day too, Father wasnt happy....
Bankok is good for experince. the tuk tuk drivers are amazing how they just cut in front of stuff at like 60km without looking. so its worth it..
lucky you didnt plan to go while the red shirt guys were protesting. this massive shopping centre i was in was burnt to the ground a month later. we just got out before the riots started