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Taxi scams Bangkok

38 Reviews I have travelled too and within Thailand for twenty years now. I love the country and the people there. Like everywhere there are good and bad people. The first lesson I learnt about Taxis is only use...

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Katoeys (Ladyboys/Transvestites) Ko Samui

6 Reviews The Lady boys that entertain you can be fun to watch but whatever you do don't take the p**** as they can get nasty, also you may be hassled for a photo with them.........if you do you will have to...

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Touting Hat Yai

1 Review This is not dangerous or anything, just a warning that if you walk around Hat Yai you will get a lot of attention from the massage places in town. There are lots of them and every one has many...

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Tuk-tuks Bangkok

40 Reviews Be warned of tuk-tuk touts that seems very helpful at tourist spots offering you advise and tips. They would tell you the current tourist spot is close and advise you to go to an alternative...

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Animals & Wildlife Ko Samui

12 Reviews On the way to the area where the elephants are kept i had eaten a banana and afterwards wiped my hands off on my pants as we kids like to do. As you can see in the photo, these elephants are kept on a...

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Transliteration & Language Difficulties Hat Yai

1 Review Thai script gets translated into the roman alphabet in a number of interesting ways. I think Hat Yai is the correct name but Haad Yai also appears and I ended up calling it Hat Yat, Yai Hat, Hatty...

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Crime Bangkok

19 Reviews If you are headed for the red light area, you need to be careful of your belongings and not get involved with the wrong crowd. If you get very drunk you are leaving yourself open to be ripped off or...

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On The Beach Ko Samui

7 Reviews Hi ! I just got back from a trip to Koh Samui and was unfortunately involved in a JET SKI Scam. Me and 5 of my friends rented jet skis and paid about 850 baht for 30 mins, little did we know what...

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Don't drink the tap water Bangkok

18 Reviews 1. I am a scientist working at Metropolitan Waterworks Authority in Bangkok, with 30 years experiences in the field. If you may have any questions in related to the quality of water in Bangkok, please...

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On The Roads Ko Samui

13 Reviews Taxis on Samui don't have meters so you have to bargain but usually they will charge you a fix rate like 500 baht.They will try to tell you where your going is so far or the price of petrol is...

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Jewellery and Gem Scams. Bangkok

29 Reviews We haven't able to booked online for a hotel to stay so when we arrived in Suvarnabhumi Airport, while looking for the public transport in Sukhumvit, there's this old, fat man that approached my...

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Con Artists & Scams Ko Samui

4 Reviews Be careful when taking songthaew taxi`s after dark,it is a fact that fares rise the later and further distance you travel(this is an acceptable practice worldwide).My experience involved a ride that...

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Dress codes Bangkok

8 Reviews Although Thais are very tolerant especially to foreign tourists, it is best to show respect in dress code when visiting temples. This dress code is strictly enforced at the Grand Palace. But do not...

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Sunburn Ko Samui

3 Reviews You should be prepared for the sun because the sun is really shining. You can easily get burned if you don't wear sunscreen. The sunscreen is your vital thing when you are visiting Koh Samui. And...

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Airport Departure Tax Bangkok

9 Reviews I LEFT BANGKOK JULY 2007 AND WAS TOLD BY MY TOUR REP THAT DEPARTURE TAX HAD INCREASED TO 750 BAHT. I HAVE BEEN TO THAILAND SEVERAL TIMES AND DID NOT SEE ANY KIOSKS AT THE NEW AIRPORT TO PAY THE TAX....

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Falling coconuts Ko Samui

2 Reviews The sign says it all. Also, if you are bothered by geckos that are the size of beagles, this might not be the place for you. I didn't mind sharing my room with a few since they're harmless and keep...

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Drugs Bangkok

8 Reviews Drugs in thailand some times we have the feeling especially in small islands is that there's no cops around, of course, there will be those who will strengthen that feeling, whether local or even a...

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Con Artists Bangkok

27 Reviews My family and I are visiting Bangkok for the past 3 days and are informed that almost all the tourist attractions are supposed to be closed and most of the taxis are trying to decive the...

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Traffic Jams Bangkok

15 Reviews There's no chance to program a local trip by car without two or three hours of tolerance. The traffic is always jammed, and the pollution high. We took a taxi for a five kilometers ride to a...

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Pollution Bangkok

13 Reviews Avoid Bangkok until the authorities sort out the air quality controls for the city. I'm currently holed up in the Baiyoke Sky Hotel on the 43 rd floor looking out at the city, I can see a THICK bank...

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Heat and humidity Bangkok

7 Reviews Be prepared to change your t shirt a few times a day if you are venturing out in the stifleing heat and humity of BKK. It was certianly a lot worst when we were there in late September, as opposed to...

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Rain / Flooding Bangkok

7 Reviews There was some confusion about Thailand's main airport closing, which it has not, only the old, smaller, "second" airport, Don Muang. Please note: BANGKOK’S SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT OPEN AND OPERATING...

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Gender confusion Bangkok

6 Reviews There are transvestites all over Thailand, especially in Bangkok. Lots of them are high on drugs, so please watch your wallets & "private areas." The guy that i was travelling with got violated from...

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Stray dogs Bangkok

6 Reviews BANGKOK Like other countries in Asia always beware of stray dogs. The stray dog populations in this city are vast and it is best to keep well away from them at all times..The vast amount of stray...

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Begging Bangkok

6 Reviews Its entirely up to you if you want to give your money to these people. Who knows the real reason or their circumstances of why they are there. I did give a small amount of shrap that I didnt want to...

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Ambiguous Calling Cards

by lifemagic

Be cautious buying telephone calling cards in Thailand. I was buying one called CAT calling card in Chiang Mai and was really happy. About 300 Baht, scratch off the panel, dial in and I used to get ages talking to UK. When the card was getting low I bought a new one and dialed a special number and transfered the balance over.I got to Bangkok and couldn't find one, but eventually got one from 7-11. I dialed the special number to transfer my balance from the old card, then when I used it it didn't allow 008/007 dialing, 001 landline prices only. I got about four minutes until it was almost expired with just a few baht. I looked and the card is called 'CAT thai card', and it's almost identical on the outside to the cards I'd been using. Not until the packaging is open do you see it's... for something else (god knows what? Perhaps a domestic card?), but the IDD rates are landline 008 or 007...

political situation in Bangkok

by DJ-NRG

The Thailand tourism industry is currently suffering the worst season for many years due to the political unrest in the capital, Bangkok.Violent clashes between anti-government protesters and polcie, as well as the skirmish between Cambodian and Thai troops on the border and the ongoing instability in the South are causing tourists to stay away in droves.Tourists should not be alarmed. The situation in Bangkok is very localized.There is a full report on the Bangkok situation here: http://photojourn.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/thailand-tourism-in-crisis-as-protesters-die-in-bloody-bangkok/andhere: http://photojourn.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/thailand-tourism-chief-believes-deadly-clashes-will-not-significantly-affect-tourism/

Karaoke does not mean singing!!

by sophief

Be warned that "Karaoke" is sometimes used in Thailand to mean a brothel. We discovered this when, on our last night in Bangkok, we asked a taxi driver to take us to a karaoke bar only to be taken to a brothel (despite the fact that we were three girls!). It was awful - we entered the bar expecting to find a bunch of people singing but instead found about 12 women sitting on a raised platform in the corner, occasionally being lead upstairs by sleazy male tourists. Needless to say, when we realised that they weren't about to start singing we left very quickly, but it was a really distrubing experience - those poor women.

Tuk Tuk & Jewellry

by freespirit1

You will be approached by someone who tells you what you are heading for is closed, instead for a small price a tuk tuk will take you to a temple and then a jewellry export shop where you can get a tax free deal - DON'T the jewellry is fake and I was fleeced of $2000 on my credit card as I failed to read the slip I was signing until I got home and saw an extra 00 had been added making my $200 purchase $2000.

for smokers and so on

by lucy60

Be careful when you smoke in Thailand. It' prohibited almost everywhere. For instance i some parks. Il's seems that is prohibited in every part of Bangkok. You can't smoke in garden restaurant and so on. I smoked everywhere, but I had a little astray with me, but not in some open air restaurant. It' remarkable that you cannot consume in restaurant or buy in a supermarket alchlics (includede bier) from 14 to 17 p.m.

Scams

by GracesTrips

As sited on wikitravel.orgBeware of all offers of gems and (supposedly) precious stones. These sophisticated & highly professional "special discount" scams, often involving promises of high resale value back home at a supposedly huge profit, sometimes even employ foreigners to act as satisfied customers. Beware of tuk-tuk drivers offering all-day tours for prices as low as 10 baht. You may be taken on a full-day tour but you will only end up visiting one gem & souvenir shop after another. The driver gets a commission if you buy something and gas coupons even if you don't. Insist on the meter for taxis, and agree on a price in advance for tuk-tuks. If they refuse, or quote silly prices, just walk out and get a different one, they're rarely in short supply. Be highly skeptical of anyone telling you that your intended destination is currently closed (including skytrain and subway stations),...

Mosquitos, Bug Repellent

by GracesTrips

According to Eyewitness Travel Guide for Thailand, Seven (7) of the 410 types of mosquitos in Thailand carry malaria. The odds seem pretty slim you would come in contact with one of those mosquitos! But, I don't think I'll take my chances. There are several specific products that are used as bug repellent such as Deet, Bugband and Herbal Armor. But, the product I will take with me on this trip will be Avon's Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion (Deet Free). A two for one product and it's not repulsive to put on, sounds good to me!Vaccinations are not required by visitors to Thailand unless coming from or passing through a designated contaminated area according to www.tourismthailand.org/travel-information/See LA Times article on bug repellents:http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-beauty13-2008jul13,0,3455185.story

Thailand Vaccinations

by bulldogtwo

I agree, there is no need for vaccinations. However, I would suggest the hepatitis series, I would get that no matter where I am travelling. There will be a lot of mosquitoes. As the others said, take lots of bug juice. You can also get mosquito coils in Thailand and make sure that your accomodations, if you are staying in the park have mosquito netting for sleeping, most do. Common sense and proper precautions will prevail. Having said that there are no guarantees. These are great parks to see, and you are going at a good time to see wildlife.Enjoy the trip. Take a lightweight rain jacket/suit.Have fun!

Flowers

by Gili_S

Nice flower ha? But do not try to pick up and take home the fruits of these flowers, they might be growing them in the wild somewhere, but it is not as popular as used to be, the government encourage the farmers to invest in something else.

On the bikes

by Gili_S

Apparently in Thailand you are not obligate to wear helmet on a bike as well as not limited to the amount of passengers on the bike, so just be aware of it, and, if it happened that you do crash a bike while driving there you can hit as many in one shot ;-)

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