Comments on: I am going on holiday to thailand any advice?

By: kalnasir2

kalnasir2 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:30:59 +0000

enjoy your time……..with best wishes
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By: stuart j

stuart j — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:47:59 +0000

if your of for some male pleasures then always take a condom out with you
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By: nipha s

nipha s — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:01:59 +0000

where u going to? i meant which part? beach is good,disco and barsssssssssssssssssssss
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By: ms.toinette

ms.toinette — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:28:59 +0000

Try to take the airport bus and NOT a taxi as they overcharge ridiculously. Bangkok airport is freezing so either get out quick or take something warm.
You MUST try banana pancakes and the fried noodle things you buy on the street. DELICIOUS! If you want to stay at Khaosan Road, dont stay right on in but in the street just behind it – still good but cheaper and quieter, and if you plan on travelling by bus across country, get there early so you get the front seats which have more space.
If you are in Phuket and want to go to the smller islands, just haggle with the tour companies and you will get it for WAY cheaper that the leaflets say.
Have a great stay. Its fabulous!
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By: luzmaria

luzmaria — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:08:59 +0000

Read about the country’s culture and its people. You can search the internet. It helps a lot to know what Thais are, their beliefs and customs and lifestyle before you get there. So you would at least know the basic "taboos" of the Thai society – so you dont end up in trouble with anyone and the law.
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By: dan

dan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:43:59 +0000

Watch out for the Jewellery scam. Someone or several different apparently unconnected people through the day will try to tell you of an amazing opportunity for buying jewellery or stones cheaply and then selling them for a good amount of money.

If you’re going for a long time, better to travel to fewer places and rest there for a week rather than being on the move each day- cause you spend a lot of time with timetables etc and waste time that you could use relaxing and enjoying yourself.

If you’re in Phuket, learn how to scuba dive. If in Koh Samui (an island) go to the North West coast. It’s gorgeous. In Bangkok watch a Muay Thai (kickboxing) competition; it’s pretty good.

Have a reserve of money back at home that you can call on in an emergency. Don’t take too much stuff. In the North it can be like British weather, in the South the opposite. Rather than insect repellant use ‘coils’, these things you burn in your room.
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2 months on my own in Thailand 8 years ago.

By: Link

Link — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:05:59 +0000

definitely go to the Batu caves,dont take any drugs offered..
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By: spook542

spook542 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:55:59 +0000

I think you’ll get a lot of pointers from
http://www.gary-glitter.com
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By: citrusy

citrusy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:43:59 +0000

When the clock strikes 6 or 6.30 Bangkok time, stay very still and don’t move. They’ll be singing their national anthem. The locals will scold you if you dare move. No kidding!

And don’t ever mock their king….they treat their king with a lot of reverence.

Don’t take the tuk-tuk…the drivers will cheat you. Also they have two types of subways…one’s underground and one’s above. Just don’t get confused.

Usually massage parlours aren’t for massages only.

Also, the clothes are pretty small…for petite frames, I guess. So if you are thinking of getting clothes there, think twice.

Wear proper shoes when you are there. When it’s rainy, the ground gets pretty muddy…you really don’t want me to elaborate, do you?
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By: That bird from London

That bird from London — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:54:59 +0000

Watch out for the he-she’s some of those blokes are bloody convincing as women, watch your money and passport at all times, careful on your drinking the measures and strength of the alcohol is much stronger than here, make sure you pac a waterproof jacket as when it rains it bloody rains.

Go to the moonlight parties though as they are a blast, dont take any drugs or get caught with any as its long time in jail…..have a ball!!
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