Hey world travelers! Hope you have a great trip to Thailand! Share any tips or questions that you have in the comments below! We're happy to help! Let's help one another travel the world freely and easily! Thanks for watching everyone!
Don,t leave your common sense at the airport. The most basic of the Thai language is not that difficult. Being able to say hello in Thai is certainly helpful. Some very helpful hints for all those visiting Thailand for the first time. The Thai Military bank is one of the best allowing you to take out 30,000 baht per day.
Thank you sooo much for the tips!! They are really helpful. I truly appreciate that you took the time out to share these tips with us. Great tips and keep going!
Thank you very much for mentioning the water conditions, insect repellant necessity, spice food caution, shoe removal policy, silence for the king at movie theatres, how to say hello, and dress codes for temple visits. Wow, essential to know shoulders and knees need to be covered since it is so hot and sitting etiquette.
@@LucasWorldTravel Any advice on how I can find a month beachfront rental... Everything online is substantially over priced compared to the prices everyone is saying on YOutube within the past three months...
Even the Marriott is coming in at $200 per night. I was thinking to stay a week in a hotel and look once I got there but $1,400 for the hotel will put a dent in my budget
Excited to visit Thailand. Even more excited when I saw that you guys are also black Americans also so I'm loving your perspective. Great video. Wishing you guys the best!
Great advice- love your videos! Two more tips: 1. in some upscale places you can’t get in wearing open-toed sandals/shoes. 2. It can be counterintuitive, but metered taxis can be much cheaper than the negotiated price of a tuktuk.
That's so interesting that the taxi fares are so negotiable! And great info about the toilet paper - such a western thing and as a Canadian I would definitely not know that without these tips. Good info about the shoes as well. Weather details are so important to know too, and so interesting about requesting your cheque at a restaurant. Thanks for sharing all of these great tips!
Hello my travelling friends! Very useful advice for a Thailand trip - and you speak from lots of experience! Well done and big like 👍. Hope you had a wonderful time in your Eastern Europe Balkan tour - looking forward to those videos. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend 😀.
I like the way you explain. No hurry, calm, to the detail, super. Keep doing that way. I wonder if you have experience visiting Jerusalem. I need your opinion.
Hey! I know these people! I’m heading to Phuket for the first time in 6 weeks. Great video! Lots of good info! Will check out the rest of your videos! Thanks!
Wow! Hey Jeff! Small world! Yes, we are travel RU-vidrs now and are absolutely obsessed. We spent 18 months in Thailand during the pandemic and loved it. Glad you liked the video! Hope you love Thailand as well!
Are you guys back in Thailand again? I believe there is a mandatory quarantine for the first night of arrival now. Good call on the alcohol sales on the holiday time. Wow, the King aspect was something we had no idea about. I absolutely love this video!
We're in Montenegro currently, but I'm just now editing some older Thailand footage. Our next series will be on the Balkans. We look forward to sharing a new journey soon!
Thank you so much for these very important cultural notes, especially the temple etiquette. Will you be visiting Serbia? I'm looking forward to your new videos.
Awesome tips guys! I remember going to Vietnam and not knowing the bathroom etiquette 😂 luckily that prepared me for when I went to Thailand and I could also warn Craig 🙈😅 so glad you mentioned it though, not a lot of people talk about that. Very interesting about the king!
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"Sa-wat-dee-kat" guys! These are great tips! I forgot that they drive on the left side of the road, that's a helpful one to know as an American before arriving. And good to know about the meter w/ taxi's- I've learned that the hard way before haha I also appreciated your notes about tipping as well as water concerns. Thanks you two! You both are great resources.
Check your change for any writing or torn bills. These are not accepted in almost any establishment. Refuse to accept any such bills. Some may want to sneak it in your change.
Great information. The weather has been lovely so far & Loi Krathong was amazing in Chiang Mai. The times to buy alcohol sometimes suck, but just go to a local shop and can sometimes get around things 😃. Living in the kingdom for a month so far has been great
These tips were really interesting and helpful, thank you! Good to know that taxi prices are negotiable, us Brits are notoriously bad at negotiating down as historically it's seen as rude/cheeky. so interesting about the hours of alcohol sales being restricted, we don't drink much but a bottle of wine with the afternoon food shop would definitely catch us out too! 😄
Believe me! We struggle negotiating as well. Usually when I get a lower price it's completely accidental (i.e. I take to long deciding and they lower the price without me asking 😂). I'll take what I can get though!
I don't think so that taxi prices are negotiable. As now all taxis in Bangkok are compulsorily required to have taxi meters, they must use metres or else they could face fines by transport authorities. However for travels out of the city for example to Pattaya, law allows negotiation with customers. So in Bangkok, taxi metres must be applied but for travels out to faraway places, they preferred negotiation.
Taxi: meter it. Money. I heard form another content provider the you can go into a bank and draw money and avoid the ATM fee. TYM: TP tip. I'd have messed that up. I wondered why there was a hose in every toilet picture. Nice video ขอบคุณ. lol
Hi Kendra and David. I love the information you all give. Thailand is definitely on my list of places to go. Love the close up vibrant colors of the food. I wonder if I should travel with my activated charcoal or wormwood just in case I ingest the water. Super great video❤️
I came from the UK but have been a resident of Thailand for over 30 years. I have a Thai ID card and consider myself to be more Thai that English. I would like to thank you for your video, I am so used to seeing similar things that are so inaccurate its embarrassing and frankly upsetting. The fact that you explained the difference between the male and female preposition made me feel comfortable with you and its why I am responding. Nothing I say is intended to disrespect your video report. On the taxi negotiations you might be giving a slightly wrong impression, I assume you are talking about long distances because most trips are not much more than 100 Baht. Most taxis will run with a meter which is government controlled and not expensive. My advice would be if the taxi driver tries to negotiate a price, simply get out and wait for the next one that will run on a meter. You mention that the exchange rate at the airport will not be the best rate and yes that’s true but exchange rates in Thailand are government controlled and you will not find much difference between outlets. Airport is really convenient and you are not losing much. Exchange booths are better because the rate is government controlled but your bank ATMs are controlled by your home country bank and often with poor exchange rates and huge fees. My next point is no alcohol sales. Yes, that are four religious events that you can’t buy alcohol but some of those religious events happen more than once a year, then there are also events such as Local elections, national elections, and a variety of other events that will stop the sale of alcohol. Plan for that but if you forgot and really so desperate for a drink there are lots of local mum and pop shops that will satisfy your craving. Many years ago, the Thai government decided to have multiple elections on December 25th, which made the sale of alcohol illegal, trust me we still got drunk without too many problems. Just don’t do it openly. ON the bathroom etiquette, I suggest buying a small pack of wet hygiene wipes to carry with you all the time, if you have to use public facilities you will be happy to have them with you. With regard to removing shoes, yes you are correct. The feet are considered the lowest and dirtiest part of a person. Just assume you need to remove your shoes unless someone tells you that you don’t have to. You talked about the quality of tap water. Firstly, Bangkok Tap water is generally to a very high standard. The plant at Westgate Bangkok built in cooperation with the UK’s Thames Water authority was actually the most advanced treatment pant in the world when it opened. The problem is that some of the distribution piping has still not been replaced, however you will not get sick from using and consuming the tap water in Bangkok. Any issues you have had probably did noy come from the water if you are in Bangkok Outside of Bangkok it’s probably best to be careful, You did not mention it in your report but I see it talked about so many times, ICE in Thailand is 100% safe, the industry is very regulated and controlled and I use ice every day and I have been here over 30 years with no ice related issues. Insect repellant I agree, use it a lot and shower it off before sleep. Thank you for respect out king, Thank you for respecting our temples. Your comments about if you know already you should dress appropriately, that resonates very well with me. Tips here are basically based on service, good service then good tip. Bad service means no tip. 10% is absolute max here, but service staff get a reasonable livable salary to start with, I have been in chain restaurants in Thailand that add a mandatory 10% service fee but I have refused to pay it because the service was so bad. Conversely I have paid30% at private restaurant when they go far beyond the expected service level. Sorry for such along comment butI wanted to tell the issues from a Thai Resident, JOhn
Hey Kendra and David, these are great tips from your experience in Thailand. I didn't realize how negotiable taxi fares may be. And I was surprised to learn about the alcohol sale restrictions! We will have to watch these tips again when we plan a trip to Thailand 😊 Mmm all of the food looks sooo delicious! I would have to work my way up with the spices 😆
Thanks for the great tips! I'm going to Thailand very soon, for the first time & only my second overseas trip. I will be meeting a really nice Thai lady who was introduced to me in June by a Thai friend here in my country. She will help me as much as she can, but at the moment we can only understand a few words of each other's languages & rely on a translation App & Google. I knew about the water (not drinking), but thanks for the extra info about it, as my stomach is quite sensitive.
I have been to Thailand for 20 years. Have never heard toilet paper should not be flushed. Toilet paper by design dissolves in water. But any menstrual item, and relatively hard paper specifically meant for wiping hands certainly cannot be flushed. In fact, common sense tells us never put soiled toilet paper (with faeces) in a rubbish bin.
That’s impossible to advise as everyone spends so differently. It’s best to do an estimate of the activities, restaurants, and accommodations that you want to visit and make your budget from there.
Hi thnx for the info. I really appreciate it. I am also an American living in NJ. I am a retiree. I would like to move and retire in Thailand. Could tell me the steps to take to move there. Thank you
The hardest part is getting the retirement visa so just spend your time researching that. You can do it yourself or hire an agency to help. Everything else is an easy transition.
Just skip Thailand as long as (baby) elephants are still broken and abused for and in the tourist and entertainment industries. It's still LEGAL in Thailand and there are no animal rights!! Just check RU-vid on how (baby) elephants are trained and broken in Thailand (it's legal). If you are human, you can not have a relaxing holiday in Thailand, knowing that this is going on around the corner!!!
