Thailand Travel

A blog about Thailand and travel to Thailand

Important travel links

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at. 10:16

www.tourismthailand.org - Tourism Authority of Thailand's official website with tourist information.
www.thaiair.com - timetables, prices and all available information for flights to Thailand, as well as domestic flights.
www.bangkokair.com - schedules and pricing information for all Bangkok Airways flights to Ko Samui and other des-tinations.
www.asiatravel.com - information on travel to Thailand and in Thailand, hotels and museums.
www.hoteIthailand.com - detailed [...]

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Thailand's currency

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at. 10:14

Thailand's baht currency units and abbreviated B or Bt. There are 100 satang in one baht. The notes are in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 baht. The coins are available in 25 and 50 satang and 1.5 and 10 baht.
The exchange rate is usually best at the banks, if the bank is closed, do not hesitate to switch to [...]

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Laundry and Dry Cleaning in Thailand

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at. 10:10

Many hotels have the opportunity to get their clothes washed at 24 hours and in some cases, in 4 hours. You can even leave the clothes in special laundries, where the price is usually lower and bruakr be around 50 baht per kilo. Which is almost half of what hotels are taking. A dry cleaning is usually [...]

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Tourist in Thailand

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at. 10:10

Organization for tourists called the Tourism Authority of Thailand and shorten TAT. They have information desks in the arrivals hall at Bangkok's Don Muang International Airport and Chiang Mai and Phuket airports. You can also visit the organization's headquarters if you want advice, maps and brochures. The address is:
Tourism Authority of Thailand, Head Office
1600 New Phetburi Road, Makkasan, [...]

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Customs in Thailand

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at. 10:06

Swedish citizens do not need a visa to visit Thailand. All you need is a passport valid for at least 6 months and a ticket for open or closed return trip. How much alcohol and tobacco have been authorized to enter the country:
1 liter spirits or 2 liters of fortified wine
2 liters of wine
Beer max [...]

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Toilets in Thailand

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at. 9:58

They consist toilets available on hoteller and restaurants. There they are usually clean, but will be outside the city center it is usually just a hole in the floor and instead of running water is a large pot as you pour the water out for irrigation and washing. The toilets are usually free of charge.

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Newspapers in Thailand

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at. 9:56

Thailand's leading newspapers called Bangkok Post and The Nation, they can be purchased at airports and hotels and can also be read online. www.bangkokpost.com and www.nationmultimedia.com.

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Phones in Thailand

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at. 9:53

The telephone code for Thailand is 66 and you should call out from Thailand have to beat 001 before the country code to a different country. It is always cheaper to make calls from public phones instead of calling the hotel phone. These public telephones usually available at post offices across the country. You can buy international phone cards at post offices and [...]

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Taxis in Thailand

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at. 4:35

There are lots of taxis in Bangkok. It is relatively cheap and the cars often contain both air conditioning and meter. One tip is to ask someone to write down your destination in Thai, for example hotellportiern, so that we could show off the patch for the taxi driver. In this way, it was easier to where you want. Take the opportunity [...]

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Theft and crime in Thailand

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at. 4:34

In tight markets houses many pickpockets. Their responsibility is to look up. Something you especially have to watch out for is väskryckarna coming on mopeds and flee quickly after the bag is snatched. One should use safes that are free in many hotel rooms and avoid wearing wearing expensive jewelery and clothes. Trust not [...]

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