Thailand is nice. I was at the island of Koh Samui for 9 days in April 2008 working and attending a conference and lived in a bungalow village. Food was cheap

Thailand is nice. I was at the island of Koh Samui for 9 days in April 2008 working and attending a conference and lived in a bungalow village. Food was cheap and excellent, stable but DSL-slow (0.5Mbit?) wifi, and the very good accomodation was not too expensive. People are friendly, and I never felt worried about my safety. I could definitely see myself returning to Thailand and working there for a while. One of my sisters has travelled extensively in the region, visiting places in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Kambodja over a time-span of 8 weeks. Her favorite is Vietnam since it is a bit less exploited by tourism, and is also a bit cheaper, while still having very friendly people.