Thailand holiday outfits for non-Instagram models

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Help please.

In a few weeks time I will be going on a Thai, multi-centre, holiday. The 1st week will be travelling about a bit. Room only hotel and all meals out. 2nd week at a naice, all-inclusive beach resort. All in the South of the country. What should I pack?
I’m 50+, short and curvy ( but with good legs). I’m thinking shorts and vests for first week and swimwear and maxi dresses for the 2nd. I’ve read that clothes are really cheap out there, but will they fit a size 14? Don’t want to go there, thinking I can buy everything, and find that nothing fits.
Any advice would be appreciated, especially if you are similar age/size. Thanks

Remember if you want to visit temples you will need shoulders and knees covered. Some temples you need your head covered too.
I am going out to work in March for my time off I have linen trousers, culottes, crop trousers, short sleeved t-shirts. I will be taking light weight scarf for my head.

Thanks. I was considering linen trousers.Possibly a linen shirt too, to protect against the midday sun. I was hoping to buy sarongs out there, but may pack a couple of emergency ones.

I did 2 months just on hand luggage in Thailand and Vietnam so I might not be the right person to ask, but have a fab time xx 😄

I did similar recently. I took a variety of outfits but linen trousers were my most useful daytime outfit.

Shorts or above calf length dresses are no good for temples or religious sites and there are more of these than you think!

Normally I wear more midaxi dresses for sightseeing but found them a pain as there are steep steps, and things to clamber over or boats and vehicles to get in.

Make sure your shoes are easy to slip on and off. I felt very smug in my Birkenstocks while was putting his trainers back on for the tenth time in an hour!

I wouldn't buy linen - in no time at all you’ll look like a creased crumpled mess in the humidity!
I’d pack lightweight cotton wide leg trousers with elasticated waists, lots of vests and a couple of big shirts to throw over them.

Take something light and long sleeved to wear in the evenings to cover your arms as the mosquitoes are a bastard! And some Deet. Linen trousers are also good. I'm a size 14 and bought some nice clothes in the night markets there.

Agree about the shoes. Also a lot of shops requested you took your shoes off before entering.

I did wonder about the humidity.
My birkies annd Tevas have ankle straps, so not easy to slip them off. perhaps I should purchase a pair of cheap birkie fakes before I go?
What about rash vests? Would they be useful?
Im really looking forward to the night markets.
I’m dreading the mozis. Get bitten to death in the Med.
Thanks for the feedback.

I went in July, virtually every late afternoon there was a sudden, very heavy downpour. Didn't last that long, but you got absolutely soaked! Don't know what it's like this time of year, but might be worth taking something v light and waterproof? Although you can buy a cheap plastic poncho out there if needed.

Rainy season is between May and October . . .

Take some long sleeve t shirts- you can sunbathe when not walking about, but vest tops are not suitable for temples and you might burn your shoulders.
You can buy sarongs to go over your shorts, might be good to get some cropped trousers
Nice pair of flip flops are easy to step out of when going into religious building/ homes/ shops.
A lot have sites have somewhere to hire push bikes- for temples I would not recommend on the road so maybe trainers.
Clothes in the night markets are not great quality- so ok for the holiday but unlikely you would want to wear again.
Take an umbrella- rain or sunshade
Hat!

If you are going to Bangkok I really recommend using the river boats - you can get all day passes, they will take you to Wat pho (big reclining buddha) Chinatown etc
Tourist ones are blue flag

I live in light weight cropped linen trousers in Asia . Muslin is also another really good fabric for trousers & shirts. Muslin shirts can be used to layer over t shirts/vest tops.
Comfy supportive sandals or flipflops are also very useful.

I find full length (or 3/4) trousers or skirts with tops best for sightseeing, plus with a shawl to cover shoulders if required, particularly if any are religious sites, and helps prevent sunburn. Wear closed in shoes too, helps if places aren't that clean, means no painful mozzie bites on your feet and less blisters (don't buy new shoes!)

Having just done 12 days sightseeing in a nearby country I'd also recommend the best mozzie spray you can find and use it liberally, I managed to get dengue (not severe but was seriously achy)

Brilliant! So much useful info.

one the subject of deet. Did you buy it there or at home? Which one did you buy? I’m already taking vit b and anti-histamine tablets, as I read you should take them a month before. Not sure if it will work, but worth a try.

I’m just back from a very similar holiday. Even at the posh hotel at the end of our holiday on NYE it certainly wasn’t a “fashion show”.

Also … not a single mosquito bite 😀

If you like birkenstock get some without a back strap. Arizona, Mayari or Gizeh would be sturdy and stay on when you want them to but be easy to slip off.

If your teva are velcro they probably won't be a problem.

I wouldn't want to walk the distances involved in fakes.

Not sure I would bother with a rash vest, unless you want to swim in it, a lightweight shirt or kaftan would probably feel nicer.

For mozzies I bought some wristbands and wore one everyday on my wrist or ankle and sprayed my legs and feet with jungle formula before I went out. Didn't get bitten at all. DH was less careful and did end up with quite a few bites on his legs.