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My sister and I spent a total of 4 days in our 3-week visit to Thailand. Bangkok, its capital, is definitely chaotic, noisy, stuffy and hot, but still, it's AMAZING!
My best memories there include: Khao San Road (backpacker's hangout), all the wats (temples), street food and tuk-tuks! At first we were a bit afraid, as they didn't seem very safe, and although they are not that safe... we looooved them! and took them every time we had to move around. The drivers were in general very nice and friendly, but God the way they drive! at full speed and dodging all the time.
Thais were most of the time reaaaally nice and helpful, that is when I could understand when they were saying (lol!), yeah, at the beginning we found it quite difficult to understand them, as they don't use any grammar whatsoever, and their accent made it even worse. But as the days went by, our ears got used to it and honestly had no problems at all, except in Ayuttaya where people who spoke English were non-existant!
Another fun memory was whenever Thai men heard that we were from Argentina, ALL OF THEM would say: "Argentina! Good football!" or "Argentina! Maradona!". What's more... we counted at least 10 Thais wearing the Argentine football shirt! And believe me, we didn't see ANY Thais wearing a football shirt from other countries... just ours! :)
The only thing I totally disliked was western men hanging out with eastern girls. Some were couples, that's great 'cos they love each other, but most of them were together just for the sex...
After a few days in BKK... we went down to the south: Phuket, to continue to my favourite spot, Phi Phi islands, and then to Ko Phangan, Chiang Mai in the north, Ayuttaya, Ko Samet (didn't like it at all) and back to BKK for one more night.
This trip will stay in our memories forever! Thank you Thailand!!!!!!!!!!
- Pros:Great temples, great people, great culture, great value
- Cons:So much to see... so little time
- In a nutshell:WOW!
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An every-day thing
Local Customs
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Every single time you ask for a price, the seller will show you a calculator with the price on the screen and he'll... more travel advice
Thank you!
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Every single Thai you meet will do the WAI to say thank you, in restaurants, hotels, shops... They really like it when... more travel advice
Wats (temples)
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After a while, they all look very alike... but still, you won't get tired of them! So go into every single one you see!... more travel advice
A day-trip
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I spent a night here, but you can easily leave early in the morning from Bangkok and return after sunset, as it's only... more travel advice
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Comments (10)
Looks like a great time! Thanks for sharing. Hope your birthday is full of friends and laughter.
Great tips and photos! I especially like the tip about bargaining back-and-forth with the calculator.
Very nice travellogue on Thailand - thank you very much for sharing. Is it "Kop Kun Krap" man saying to another person OR is it any person saying to man
Hi Sab,,in dentist was same notice(hua hin) ;-)
Sabrina your photo's and tips of Bangkok are very good. Thanks for sharing them. ;-)
Thanks for sharing however regarding handicrafts I had different impression I got some. Best of luck. (~_~)
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nice bkk pages
interesting tips of a different nature,, nice
Sounds like you enjoyed yourself! Nice pictures - cheers!