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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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Dont fall in love with the girls in Thailand. Im not talking about the girls at patpong and phuket. Even the so called normal girls are only in it for the money. If that is what you want then fine, but I fell for it twice but never again.
We caught the midday flight from Chang Mai to Phuket, with the plan to taxi it out to the Ferry Wharf and on to Phi Phi. There isn't enough time to make the ferry from the Airport if your arriving around 1.15pm. Even our driver , with the speed of a F1 driver couldn't make the wharf on time. We were lucky enough to combine resources (money and nouse) with another family in the same predicament. We hired a power boat to take us to Phi Phi. Otherwise we would have lost a night's accommodation on Phi Phi and paid for a night in Phuket town.The ferry leaves at 2.30pm. Be there or miss it .
This has been said many times before but it is worth repeating-- don't strike up conversation with random Thai strangers on the street who approach you first! There are always exceptions, but as a general rule Thais are pretty shy and will consider it rude to approach a stranger in the crowd. People who do start talking to you are more than likely trying to make you take their taxi or tuk-tuk or get you suckered into a scam.The good news is that you can just answer "No thanks" to those yelling, "Hello, tuk-tuk!" or, "Where are you going?" The sneakier ones will start by asking you where you are from, maybe even tell you that they have a cousin who is going to a university in your town. Then they will inevitably offer you a deal that will sound too good to be true-- don't fall prey to that!In the middle of Bangkok, there has not been 5 minutes without someone asking us "Hello, where are...
Be very aware of the taxi drivers in Bangkok...most of them are ok but you will get the odd one that will not turn on their taxi meters. I was one of those people that got the wrong taxi driver!!...He wouldn't let me out of the taxi untill I paid an amount that could have taken me back to Oz...I paid ...an learnt a lesson...just be careful
Beware of some men approaching you claiming to be police agents and want to search your wallet. In Prutnam district, someone stopped me and showed me his ID. I could not see it clearly but there was something about Police written there. He looked foreigner, probably from East Europe but certainly not Thai. His English was fluent and perfect. His friend was on a motor bike not too far from him. He asked me for my ID and I showed him, then he searched my shopping bag. After that, he said he wanted to see my wallet. I had more than 5000 bhat in my wallet. I was hesitant but he threatend me. I held my wallet and he began sniffing the notes inside. I was fully prepared to hit him if he wanted to snatch my wallet. When he found that I was tough, he left the wallet and went to his friend saying that he was doing his job. If he really was a police agent, then why on earth, did he look foreign? I...
Thailand is trying to clean up their country and have introduced laws to fine people who litter. I actually saw people getting fined and if they didnt have the cash on them I saw one lady that had dropped a cigarette butt and was told pay a fine or pick up butts. Cant remember how many but she had to pick up loads and loads and they took her watch to make sure she complied.
DO NOT SEND YOUR PASSPORT TO THE BORDER WITH AN AGENCY!! If you need to say longer than your 30-day visa, do the visa-run yourself. I can be lucky to be back home. Got a fake stamp in my passport when I paid 2500THB to send my passport away to the border. Rather go yourself. It's worth the effort or spend some time in jail. The Thai government are ruthless when it comes to illegal visitors.
I was in Chiang Mai for Songkran (Thai New Year). The festival is celebrated in April and revolves around water to celebrate the end of the dry season. I respect the celebration of the Thai people, but the tourists ruin this celebration. If you are in Thailand while this festival is going on, you will get soaked with water unless you don't leave your hotel. I didn't mind the locals pouring water on me (note the use of the word pouring). However tourists are obnoxious and THROW water at you with no consideration for the holiday or you. Now you might think that it might be nice to get a little soaked during the hottest month in Thailand, but it's not. You never dry and you feel sticky and just gross. I saw a local parade where the locals threw jasmine scented water on the Buddha images which was really neat. Unfortunately, obnoxious tourists again ruined things by spraying the Buddha...
Although cute, monkeys in certain parts of Thailand have become a nuisance. They can be dangerous and obnoxious as they will try to steal anything shiny and not properly stored.Refrain from trying to feed them as this only encourages them.I experienced being rushed by a troop of monkeys and lost my $280.00 pair of glasses, rendering me blind. Luckily I had the good judgement of packing an extra old pair at the last minute before leaving on the trip.Although readily available, prescription glasses take time to make.Monkeys are capable of inflicting disfiguring wounds if you're bitten on the face and every year tourists suffer bites.Evidence of other people's misfortune litter the temples with broken cameras, glasses, hats, even jewelry.Be smart, do not approach monkeys. When entering an area frequented by monkeys, make sure and store any shiny or expensive item securely in a back pack or...
On top of the fact that they are the most annoying people in Thailand and drive mobile death traps. Its safe to say that nearly every travel book and internet site today warns about these people. During my time in Thailand I hear countless stories about people being taken to Gem shops etc or being charged anything up to 5 times the metered taxi fare. Not just in Bangkok but everywhere else I went to as well. My advice is simple......dont use them at all!!!!don't even acknowledge them!!!! hit them back where it hurts them most......in their pockets. Use the alternatives such as metered taxi,sky train,underground or best of all local bus.Personally I would rather flush my money down the toilet than put it in the pockets of these con-men.
The Oriental, Bangkok Bangkok
25 Reviews and 922 Opinions its an experience one must have...stay there at any cost. its totally worth it in every way u can...
Mom Tri's Villa Royale Phuket Phuket
4 Reviews and 312 Opinions Ocean Wing Suites (Villa Terracotta) Mom Tri’s Villa Royale now have a beautiful new area which is...
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai
2 Reviews and 320 Opinions Everything you would expect from a Mandarin Oriental plus the really spectacular design. Two...
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