Its great shopping experience for ladies to buy clothes cheaply, but guys need to be very weary if unuccompanied by their girl/wife as it is a rife sex industry and can be held hostage if they go to any clubs for money. Very busy city and lots of air polution, be careful what you eat or drink, water very poluted and will make you sick if you not buying bottled water. April hottest month in year and you will sweat where you never have as humidity unbelieveable. I enjoyed Puket more, as it is tranquail and there are dive sites if you are into diving, a school for divers if you want to begin or experience it, where a movie was made, the Island.