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Weather and Climate   Bangkok

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

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

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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Hill Tribes and Volunteer work   Chiang Mai

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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General Street Scenes   Hat Yai

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

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

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

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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59.

Excursions   Chiang Mai

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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Street Vendors & Hawkers   Hat Yai

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

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

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

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

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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65.

Religion   Hat Yai

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

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

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

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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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep   Chiang Mai

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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Planes, Trains & Automobiles   Hat Yai

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

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

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

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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City activites and events   Chiang Mai

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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Weather & Climate   Hat Yai

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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money issues for Thailand

by seagypsy

Why not? I still prefer TCs over using ATM cards because you end up paying a hefty premium for ATMs. With TCs, it's only U$1/per TC check regardless of denomination (so it's better to have larger TC notes such as 100s and 50s). There are many banks and exchange places in Thailand so it's pretty easy to exchange TCs, even in the evening in some of the more touristed areas.And I still recommend using a money belt and/or a chest pouch. But bring a CC and/or ATM card as an emergency backup.

Country versus city

by bulldogtwo

I would choose to stay in the area that you are going to, Kanchannaburi and Ayuthaya have some decent hotels, the prices will be better than Bangkok AND, why not enjoy the country versus the city. You will see how much more relaxed it is in the country and I think you'll feel less rushed.Enjoy and have fun

Loi Krathong Festival and Yee Peng in November

by bulldogtwo

If you are going in November, why would you miss Loi Krathong in Chiang Mai?? Why Chiang Mai? because it is probably the best place for the festival and along with that you have the Yee Peng part of it with the rice paper ballons. This is not a festival to be missed if you are in Thailand in Nov, in fact, I would gear the trip around this festival. I would do Chiang Mai, Bangkok and Phuket. You can ride elephants anywhere, the Rose garden just outside of Bangkok for instance. Just a suggestion!!

Thai Beer

by YaaDong

Boon Rawd Brewery is in Pathum Thani province and can be seen from river if you catch Chao Phraya Express boat to Nontaburi. Singha beer is oldest most popular Thai beer in Thailand and abroad.Singha also appears in Thailand in Gold and Draught versions. I don’t like the taste of the brew and only drink the stuff if it is offered to me free or if there is no other choice.Large amount of this stuff will give you the worse "hangover"

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one of the nicest beach-places...

by hanspeter_W.

one of the nicest beach-places which you can easily reach by inland-plane is the island of Koh SamuiKoh Samui (เกาะสมุย in Thai language) is the island of the coconut trees and the third largest island in Thailand (Only Phuket and Koh Chang are larger by size).The total area is about 247 km² and it is located in the Gulf of Thailand, 700 km South of Bangkok in the Surat Thani province. nice accommodation on the island is : Paradise Beach Resort

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Andaman coast

by bulldogtwo

Phil and Gina,You will get a visa stamp upon arrival so no problem there. I would suggest the Andaman coast, in our opinion it is one of the best places for Thai beaches, you can check out my homepage as well. You can get party or just plain relaxing time on the beach, when that gets old,(does it?) you can head in-land to some really nice national parks, and there are many along this coast as well as marine parks that are often virtually deserted, you can have beaches all to yourselves most of the time, and if not it definitly won't be crowded.http://www.thaiforestbooking.com/np_home.asp?npid=43&lg=2 Good web sit here for national parks and map to locate them should you decide to stay along the coast, or anywhere in Thailand for that matter. You wont have much more time than that, you'll find that 6 days is just a teaser.Good luck and have fun!

Wellness centers Thailand

by bulldogtwo

Sorry but I have not done this myself. But, there are many who do go to Thailand to take advantage of this and there are detox spas all over Thailand, many are pretty spendy though. Hope this helps.http://www.atmanjai.com/http://www.wellness-thailand.com/http://www.ayutthayagardenriverhome.com/iscripts/cmview.php?doc=htx/eng/g0001/U0001/home.htxhttp://www.triaintegrativewellness.com/http://detox-chiangmai.com/Good luck

Andaman coast

by bulldogtwo

If you are looking for "real Thai culture" in a villiage you should understand that the hill tribe people are, for the most part, not Thai. Many or most are refugees from Burma, China and Laos. Some may have been in Thailand for some time but they are not ethnic Thai.As I stated before, you can get into some real quiet areas along the Andaman coast and see some local Thai towns and villages, as long as you don't have visions of overt poverty and muddy roads leading into villages. Not to say that you can't find them in the rural provinces all over Thailand, you can. The coast has the small towns and rural feel and some world class beaches without the big crowds.

Andaman Coast

by bulldogtwo

If you are not going to go to cambodia and you are in Phang nga, then I would head to Phang Nga on the Andaman side, north of Phuket. I also do not know what yo are looking to do. Since you are planning on going to a full moon party I assume that you are younger and like to party a little at least. The andaman coast is very beautiful, great beaches and pretty paid back. In my opinion not a party place, which is why we like it. The area has quaint small towns, very tranquil and relaxing. One of our favorite places is Khao Lak and Khao Sok Nat. Park is reachable and a great attraction and chnage from the beach scene for a day or two.Have Fun and good luck

Thailand - Land of Beauty and Diversity

by lindyz

No matter what your perfect holiday involves - you will find it and experience it in Thailand.Whether it be shopping, just chilling by the pool with a cocktail in hand, sampling various dishes, trekking through the jungle, riding an elephant, relaxing on the beach all day, riding a jet-ski, paragliding, partying all night long, sunbaking, reading a book, travelling to distant islands - YOU CAN DO IT ALL HERE!I just loved Thailand - and would go back there tomorrow if I could. I sincerely DO believe there is something there for everyone. Fondest memories -1. The weather - I just love 35 degree heat2. The shopping - anywhere and everywhere buying everything!3. Siam Safari Elephant Trek - this was magical4. Day trip to Phi Phi Island - simply beautiful and picturesque5. The Food - it was all good, fresh, yummy and cheap6. The people - yes they can sometimes be pushy, but that is their way...

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