[Seahawk]

I have spent a lot of time in Thailand and he will have a wonderful time.

May is the start of the rainy season, and it will be hot and humid. Plan accordingly.

There is so much to see where he is going...difficult to recommend a particular side trip for a young man.

I am most interested in the Chiang Rai Province. I have never been there...in the mountains of Thailand, the Golden Triangle. I would love to see it. Very cool.

A few things:

Traffic in Bangkok is not for the faint of heart - no real road rules and the most amazing assortment of dissimilar vehicles all on the same road to ruin. The country side is worse.

Have him sit anywhere but in the front seat of whatever vehicle he is riding in.

Bathrooms on the road: He'll need to understand in advance that the filthiest restroom he has ever been in in SC are really quite nice in comparison...and have a toilet.

You get used to it.

All the usual warnings about non bottled water, etc. Be careful in the markets, pick-pockets are legendary.

He will also see some of the best looking women on Earth, and more than one of them will be a man.

What a great adventure.