Thailand forum

Hello!
We are planning a trip through SEA - mostly Thailand (peninsula and mainland), northern laos, and a bit of cambodia (Angkor Wat and such). We have about a 2 month window and are flexible-ish on dates. We would like to trave May-June, however, we have been reading a bunch about the weather and we would like to structure our trip so we can try an avoid at least some of the rain.

Any suggestions for traveling in SEA during monsoons, or suggestions on which direction to go to avoid some of the worst rain? I have been reading the information under the weather section, but it is hard to piece together the trip.

Our rough idea is Bangkok up to Chiang Mai, dip into northern Laos for a week, down Northeastern Thailand to Cambodia for about a week, around the coast to the peninsula, then down to the bottom of thailand. With 2 months we'd do a lot of stopping along the way, we are not in a rush.

We can do the trip reversed or mix it up or avoid areas completely - we would rather have a good time somewhere we didn't expect to be than stuck inside in the pouring rain. We are 20-something and have backpacked Europe a few times and are looking for something different. We are all about hostels, cheap hotels, cheap eats, and great company. We like cities and towns but we also love wilderness and "off the beaten track" locations.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!