A cooking class was another must for Thailand.  We had a hard time choosing from the vast selection of cooking schools, but decided on a locally-owned one specializing in curries and pad Thai, our top culinary priorities.  The five-hour class, which included a visit to select ingredients from a local market, was entirely too much fun, especially in the company of these four lively people from the Catalunya region of Spain.  And the food was totally yummers!