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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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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
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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My favorite National Parks in Thailand01. Doi Ithanon Park in Chiang Mai 02. Erawan National Park in Kanchanaburi 03. Khao Yai in Nakhon Ratchasima 04. Ao Phang Nga National Park in Phang Nga 05. Phu Hin Rong Kla in Phitsanulok and Loei06. Khao Sok in Surat Thani07. Koh Lanta in Krabi08. Sai Yok in Kanchanaburi09. Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai10. Namtok Mae Surin in Mae Hong Son
My favorite Historical Sites in Thailand01. Sukhothai in Sukhothai province02. Phanom Rung in Buriram province03. Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima province04. Ayutthaya in Ayutthaya province05. Muang Sign in Kanchanaburi province06. Kamphaeng Phet in Kamphaeng Phet province07. Si Thep in Phetchabun province08. Phu Phrabaht in Udon Thani province09. Phra Nakhon Khiri in Phetchaburi province10. Si Satchanalai in Sukhothai province
I am surprised, a little, that Krabi is getting that much rain thgis time of the year. I would still try and go if I were you. Normally it rains for a short time, 30 minutes, and then lets up and is good again, heavier rains during the night time, usually. If you are flexible in your plans, I would try Phuket/Khao Lak area or along the Andaman coast versus the Siam Gulf area. You'll still get some rain but it should not be that much as I stated earlier. Hard to go wrong on the Andaman coast, and I think it is always much better than Krabi, rain or shine.Good luck and have fun!David
For us the best time to go is the last part of October through November. The rainy season has virtually ended, although you could still get some showers, they are more refreshing than an inconvenience. You get better rates until November 1, and it's not as crowded yet. Because the rainy season has just ended, if you get to the countryside and out of Bangkok, you have a tropical lushness to the country that you don't normaly get, the jungles have so many shades of green. Unless you are going to dive, this is a great time of the year.Good luck and have fun!
You should be OK in August, it will rain but no more than it will in Bali that time of the year, probably! Most of the time it'll rain for a short time in the day time and then the weather will clear up, or you may not get any rain at all. For some fortunate reason it rains a lot at night. You'll have cloudy skies as well at times but the temp should be good, it's not like a rain in north America. Where ever you end up in SEAsia you will run into the same problem for rain. The good thing about it will be it is fruit season and you'll get to enjoy many different kinds of delicious tropical fruit!!Have fun and good luckBy the way, there is never a bad time to go to Thailand!
Lek Optical on Sukhumvit Rd and Ploenchit Rd. Tel # 250-0514 or 253-3432. locate beside the Mahathum Plaza Bldg or the Duty Free Shop. The store is down the plaza, on the left hand side. As you go down the plaza, Duty Free will be on your right, it may look like there is nothing there but Lek is down on the left about 100 feet off Sukhumvit Rd. I have been going to Lek Optical for about 25 years. Lek was located at different places but he relocated due to the BTS/MRT being put in years ago. He does good work and is very reliable, and prices are fair.Lekoptical@hotmail.comGood luck
It'll be difficult to 'do' all 4 destinations but it can be done and you'll need to do the legwork of looking up avialable budget flights listed by vtven. Probably your best airfares will be with Thai Air Asia, Nok and 1,2,Go.If you do get a good airfare with Thai Air Asia, then it's probably best to connect and fly directly out of Suvarnabhmi/BKK International upon arrival to Chiang Mai. Reason being, obviously, is that you'll already be at the airport so you'll already save a significant amount of time flying directly out to Chiang Mai instead of going into BKK.Chiang Mai is good for 2 days but it'd also be nice to have a day out in the countryside since CM itself is a large city. Maybe go to an elephant camp (if that might be something you'd be interested in) or a hilltribes trek/hike that's one hour away from CM.Then it's probably best to fly from Chiang Mai to Krabi (but you'll need...
Hey..i am also travelling alone and going to thailand in nov...when are you going...how long are you staying in thailand...i will be there for 20 days...please email me at reenaraj05@gmail.com thanks!
Haw much to pay in restauranys depends. If you like international food, or italian, or japanese and so on expect to pay more (sometomes much more) than 2000 THB. If you eat in a kiosk on the street you may spend from 50 - 300 THB. If you want a prepaid meal you may try in some store like Mahnbooking (Siam square), you pay a ticket and then choose what you like for the prepaid ticket. Or try some little restaurants in Siam square or Pratunem where you may eat a soup of noodles and balls (pig or fish) at a very low price. I recommend my prefered restaurant Yok Yor (opposite bank of the river of Royal Orchid Sheraton). You have to go to Royal City Shopping Complex (next to Sheraton) then ask in one kiosk (I never remind if the first or 2° one) for Yok Yor. The transfer from here to restaurant and back is free of charge. Here you may eat fish for 1000 - 1500 THB, it depende mostly of how...
There should be no safety issue, other than the driving itself. Roads, at least the main roads will be decent and in good condition. They will be curvy, hilly in areas so observe due caution. If you get off the main roads that could be a different issue. Don't know when you will be going and the rainy season is still going on, meaning that if you go off road it could start out good but turn bad quick from the rains. Common sense. I would also get an international driving license prior to driving, should be able to apply for one wherever you are from. And get a detailed map of the area that you are driving into, you can buy them and they can also be found at the tourist kiosks at the airports, but make sure it is as detailed as possible. Other than that you should have a fun trip, it's beautiful country! Have fun
The Oriental, Bangkok Bangkok
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Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai
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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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