Buadhai
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Well, you'd think he'd at least come back to see if he received any advice. He hasn't even logged on since the day he joined.
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Pattaya diving is awful. And the quality of instruction that I was witness to was equally as bad. This could be true anywhere but my gut feeling is that it is more prevalent in the Pattaya area.
Everything you do in Phuket is more expensive in comparison to anywhere else in Thailand, lodging, transportation, food etc. Although your timing is in the off season, so Phuket would be an option as well, also the diving is among the best.
Kho Lanta is far and away my favorite choice, fly in to Krabi, it's just an hour flight.
There's no diving in the immediate Bangkok area.