Thailand

Trivikram’s recs

Recommend Penang. I've only been to Pattaya and love it. Primarily eating seafood and relaxing on the beach. They have some action sports too, I'd tried bungy jumping. There's nothing much in Bangkok AFAIK, but it's just 2 hours drive, so you can cover that too if you have time. Since you're a couple, I recommend flying to Phuket.

Coral island - go by speed boat for snorkeling, scuba diving. Go to other islands.
AlCazar show - takes you through the rich history, culture, and traditions of Thailand

Extreme outdoor activities - flyboarding, bungee jumping, dirt ride tour, kiteboarding
**KAAN Show -** combination of live-action, cinema, stage performance, and world-class technology. Inspired by Thai classical literature, it has been crafted into a 70 minutes performance.
Fantastic Ladyboy Shows - Tiffany’s Show is the oldest and most popular ladyboy show in Pattaya

Nong Nooch Garden - 500-acre botanical garden in the Nong Nooch Village
- lake, orchid nurseries, and waterfalls
- Elephant shows, Thai boxing, sword fighting, and folk dances are some of the many shows that can be attended in the village
Pattaya Floating Market - split into four different sections, each representing and selling items from four different regions of Thailand (North, Northeast, Central, and South). Here you can find many eateries, fruit stalls, souvenir shops, as well as several art galleries (already doing it in Chiang Mai)

Food (can join a food tour)
- Phuket-style dim sum breakfast at Ratcharot Dim Sum
- Old Town, where you can try butterfly pea sticky rice with custard, fresh pork spring rolls, and the famous hokkien mee (hokkien noodles)
- For dessert, don’t miss trying o-aew, a local specialty that consists of shaved ice served over jelly and drizzled with syrup. Another local dessert to try is khanom ahpong , a thin crispy coconut pancake.
Bang Rong Village (Community-Based Tourism)
- Pineapple plantation, rubber plantation, coconut plantation
- Be taken on a boat tour out to sea from the mangroves, to release female crabs carrying eggs onto the seagrass
- Koh Phae, a true desert island and real hidden gem in Phuket. It is a small rocky island with a long sandbar that is visible and accessible only at low tide.
Thai cooking class at Old Phuket Farm - traditional farming methods of used in the old times in Phuke
- how to cook five different Thai dishes: Tom Yum Kung (hot and sour prawn soup), prawn pad thai, panang chicken curry, vegetable spring rolls and, for dessert, banana fritters.