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Weather and Climate Bangkok
11 Reviews When I was in Bangkok, I got caught in a horrible downpour. Having an umbrella didn't help me at all. I was wet up to my waist. Sure my head and shoulders were dry, but that was it. Unfortunately, I...
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Island beaches Phuket
26 Reviews Hi live in Phuket and can appreciate your feeling. Patong is a massive tourist trap, with higher prices, busy, dirty, and not the most spectacular beach. Great for a night out or for a group of young...
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Beaches Ko Samui
14 Reviews My favorite beaches in Ko Samui 01. Thong Tanote Beach 02. Five islands Beach 03. Maenam Beach 04. Taling Ngam 05. Lipa Noi Beach 06. Lamai Beach 07. Chaweng Beach 08. Bophut Beach 09. Big...
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Excursions Chiang Mai
21 Reviews STOP 2 on DOI INTHANON NATIONAL PARK TOUR The Siriphum Waterfall is tall, pretty waterfall. The waterfalls are actually twins, two parallel streams of water, named for His Majesty King Bhumibol and...
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General Street Scenes Hat Yai
14 Reviews In our usual morning walk thru the city, we came across this aerobic session in the open spaces in front of the Robinson Department Store in the vicinity of the Hatyai raiway station... The music was...
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Eating Bangkok
35 Reviews For a question of safety I never eat in the streets in tropical countries. I respected that precaution in Bangkok, but must confess that nowhere in the world the food looked so nice and apettizing....
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Nice views Phuket
12 Reviews Personally, one of the best way to discover Phuket is to hire a car, in my case it was a little jeep, drive around the island and visit every popular beach. It is an interesting experience especially...
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Local People Ko Samui
5 Reviews I would like to share this with you as it blew us away during our visit to Koh Samui. Being South African, we love good quality red wine and having visited Thailand before we knew that if you wanted...
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Hill Tribes and Volunteer work Chiang Mai
17 Reviews STOP 4 on DOI INTHANON NATIONAL PARK TOUR Just up the road from the ranger station is a Hmong market, which sells produce from the Royal Project and Hmong villages around Mae Chaem. Actual Hmong...
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Street Vendors & Hawkers Hat Yai
7 Reviews The way that meat is stored and sold in Asia has always made me feel a little uneasy. In the hot weather there is no sign of ice or refrigeration and flies are common on the produce. However, it...
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Currency Bangkok
13 Reviews There is a very popular foreign exchange that offers the best rates in town (much better than what we have exchange back at home). The rates are significantly higher, so it's worth changing there if...
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Excursions Phuket
12 Reviews good english speaking helpful travel agent in phuket try phuket travel company on soi banzhan english owned and english speaking staff great service and prices on day tours and excursions very...
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Transportation & Getting Around Ko Samui
6 Reviews This is were you can catch ferries to Surat Thani ,Ko Phangan or Ko Tao.Across the road from the Pier you will find a number of tour office ,restaurants,a little market and shops.There are also...
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Jungle Trek Chiang Mai
42 Reviews This is another Jungle Kid, the Little-Pinky-No-Pants. He is good at asking for candies, playing with baby puppy, riding a dog while twisting its ears like riding a motorbike, and playing with knife....
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Religion Hat Yai
5 Reviews One of my fondest memories was finding a small Wat while I was walking around Hat Yai. I sat inside for a while as it was a very peaceful environment and began reflecting on Buddhism and what it meant...
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Thai Massage Bangkok
8 Reviews My second night in Bangkok, I met a few locals at one of the Buddhist Temples. After a few minutes of chatting, they offered to take me to get a traditional Thai Massage, I was very leery of their...
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Health and weather infos Phuket
11 Reviews It may rain during the "dry" season, however, when it does during this time it usually only rains for 15-30 minutes and then stops and everyone goes about their business. And a lot of the times it...
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Waterfalls Ko Samui
2 Reviews I have so many favorite things about Ko Samui. The locals are all usually very helpful and friendly,and the seafood available here is very good and at better prices than Phuket or Bangkok. At night my...
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City activites and events Chiang Mai
15 Reviews In all packed tours we have to visit a few factories clearly prepared tor tourist and guide commissions. In Chiang Mai it looked a little bit different - as we were a small group we were taken from...
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles Hat Yai
4 Reviews Anyone who wants to travel from Butterworth to Hat Yai can book a seat in one of those vans which shuttle regularly between these two towns. At the taxi stand at foot of the stairs (from the Pg-BW-Pg...
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Chao Phraya River Bangkok
43 Reviews I've travelled up and down it by public boat, hotel shuttle, party boat. I've stood on its banks. I've sat in restaurants gazing at the endless boats tearing up and down it. I've sat on my hotel...
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Island activites Phuket
15 Reviews I visit Phuket for three weeks in June 2009 and had a wonderful time. In terms of food, look for the Red Onion Restaurant in Karon Beach (approx 4 km South of Patong) It is REALLY worth it!! A very...
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Wildlife & Nature Ko Samui
7 Reviews I could not pass up adding these pictures of one happy elephant. What was interesting to me was that the Thai helpers set out the bucket of water, but that was it.... the elephant seemed to take his...
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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Chiang Mai
10 Reviews I love the style of the golden umbrellas and the whole setting of Wat Doi Suthep. On most days you can get a nice cool breeze too! It would be a hard bicycle trip up but of course could be done and...
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Weather & Climate Hat Yai
2 Reviews The Thais have some interesting ways of staying dry in wet weather while riding motorbikes. Most popular is wearing a big plastic bag but it is extremely common to see them riding around underneath...
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If you heading for the beach like phuket then the weather will be fine in June and July but you will get a build up of cloud during the day a small welcoming shower late in the afternoon but only for a short time then it will break up in time for the sunset. And the sunsets are usually brilliant.
Thai visa regulations seem to change on a fairly regular basis so do check on the website provided. This information in valid as of December 2009. Firstly, you should know the difference between a visa waiver and visa on arrival. I had thought I required a visa on arrival as I shall explain, and what happened at Bangkok airport.I had been assured by the visa people at my travel agents in the UK that it was possible to get a visa on arrival valid for 30 days. I spied the visa on arrival desk and read the instructions. It was going on about the visa only being for 15 days, photographs required etc. Naturally, they had a photo booth nearby so I got my photos and rejoined the queue. Another long queuing session ensued. When I got to the front, the official asked me what passport I had, and when I showed him he beamed at me in that charming Thai way and said, "no need" directing me to the...
For a country which is predominantly Buddhist (although very religiously tolerant) I find it somewhat amazing the way they have embraced the concept of Christmas. I visited in December, and ther were Christmas trees, Santas and decorations everywhere. Initially, I thought it was a tourist friendly thing but I am now not so sure. The photograph shows a rather splendid Father Christmas, who eventually drove me mad with his repetitive Christmas song, bujt this was taken on the outskirts of Lampang, a town not overly visited by tourists, and this place was a bit off the beaten track. I doubt if they ever see Westerners here. Perhaps it is just an excuse for a party, although if any VT reader with a greater insight into the country could enlighten me, I would be most grateful.
Having travelled a bit in Thailand, I am always amazed at how religions truly exist amicably here. I am not niaive enough to deny that there are problems in the "Deep South" but the current informed thinking is that these are effectively criminal and business disputes masquerading as militant religion. Coming from Northern Ireland, I have some sort of an idea about how that works.The photo accompanying this tip was taken in an obviously Christian burial ground on the outskirts of Lampang in Northern Thailand. I have a strange fascination for graveyards, as I think there is much to be learned about local history etc. from them. As you can see, the Christian graves are easily identifiable as such, but on a tree in the place I found the coloured "scarf" tied round the tree, a very Buddhist concept. A further examination found offerings of fruit, water etc. on many of the gravestones, again...
The photograph accompanying this tip demonstrates two things aobut Thailand. The problem of rubbish is a serious one all over the country especially in the cities and larger towns, and even beautiful rural areas are often despoiled by huge piles of rubbish dumped at the side of the road. The second is the great ability of Southeast Asian people to recycle just about anything.The photo is of a waste bin made obviously from recycled lorry tyres and is very common particularly in Southern Thailand. I have also seem them used as flowerpots and I think they have a certain charm. My plea to you would be, and it appears obvious, don't drop litter when you visit, use these things. If local people choose to litter their country, I suppose that is their prerogative although I don't like it but there is no excuse for visitors to exacerbate the problem.
The monarchy in Thailand is revered in a way that I cannot think of replicated in any other country I have visited. The current monarch, King Bhumipol Adulyadej, or Rama IX to give him his dynastic title, is held almost to be semi-divine by the Thai and visitors should be careful not to show any disrespect to either him or the institution of the monarchy. King Bhumipol Adulyadej has ruled now for over 60 years and is the longest serving head of state in the world. Having ascended the throne a relatively young age in 1947 on the death of his brother, he is seen as a very stabilising influence in a country where politics can be volatile and military coups are not unknown. Given the demographics of the country, the vast majority of Thais have lived under his rule for all of their lives and seem happy to do so.Should you be in Thailand on or about the 5th December, the King's birthday you...
Thailand weather in July will be very hot and humid and can be very uncomfortable if you are not used to 35c Average with 100% humidity.The north and North east Thailand will be rainy season and many places flood big time and they do so every year.In the south like Phuket and Koh Samui area you can get away with it but do expect rainy days but the two seas around these islands have different weather system where one side might rain but not the other.
You can go all the way to Phuket in one day, it's a long drive , we did it only a couple months ago and we did it along hiway 4, the Andaman coast. I would not advise that but we were trying to get from Khao Lak to Chumphon in one day. There was not a whole lot to see along the way, but there are some great national parks and waterfalls. Other than that there was not much else to see and we did stop many times to see what was in many of the towns along the way. Of course you always have great friendly people in these towns but not much else to see. We were very unimmpressed with Ranong. Stayed overnight there which we regretted. Some great scenery in the hills and mountains, especially if you get to some of the falls.Let me know if you take that route. I would be interested if you find something else along the way that we may have missed!.Good luck and have fun!
Your options for a visit to Thailand depend on what passport you have, not where you travel from.This site, run by the Thai Consulate in the UK is one of the best sources of official information http://www.thaiconsul-uk.com/downloads-and-visas.aspxRegardsJohn
The best place for accurate information on all aspects of visas for Thailand is this site http://www.thaiconsul-uk.com/downloads-and-visas.aspxFrom there I got this - Please note that with effect from Saturday 06 December 2008 any person eligible to enter Thailand under the “Visa Exemption Rule” will be granted a maximum stay of 30 days only if entering Thailand via an international airport. Persons entering Thailand through a land border checkpoint from a neighboring country will be granted a maximum stay of just 15 days.RegardsJohn
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Q: I am from Canada and going to Thailand, what kind of plug adapter do I need to charge my camera?
A: You will find all the information you need about voltages and plug adaptors (and photos of plug types) here: http://www.kropla.com/electric2.htm
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