Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Travelltips special for Thailand.
Maybe some useful tips for travellers going to Thailand.
Getting to Thailand can be expensive if you live in Norway as I do, so it is a good idea to plan the trip in advance and be flexible with the the dates you travell on. There is no direct flight to Thailand from Norway so I have to change flight at least one time, I usualy book flights with finnair because this is the quickest root from Oslo (Norway). Finnair also has good leg room even for the cheapest tickets.
Using mobile (cell) phones in Thailand is normally no problem if you have a mobile subscription and do not use prepaid /cash sim card, but it is expensive to use. For longer stays I would recommend buying a sim card in Thailand if you need to make local calls, and using prepaid phone cards when you need to call abroad. I have used prepaid phone cards a lot, also when I stay in Norway and need to phone to Thailand, for example buy phone cards from this site.
Books / magazines / newspapers in english are hard to come bye if you stay outside the main tourist areas or cities, so it's allways a good idea to take books with you if you like to read.
Money is easily accessed from ATM's most places with you VISA or Mastercard. Be aware that there is a limit to how much cash you can take from one card for a period of seven days, I belive this limit is about 50 000 baht (about 1500 USD).
Accomodation is usually easy to find, only the most popular tourist destinations get full. Use a guide book to find a hotel that suits you. When paying in advance allways get an reciept for what you paid.
Enough for now, more to come.... ¶ 5:01 AM
Getting to Thailand can be expensive if you live in Norway as I do, so it is a good idea to plan the trip in advance and be flexible with the the dates you travell on. There is no direct flight to Thailand from Norway so I have to change flight at least one time, I usualy book flights with finnair because this is the quickest root from Oslo (Norway). Finnair also has good leg room even for the cheapest tickets.
Using mobile (cell) phones in Thailand is normally no problem if you have a mobile subscription and do not use prepaid /cash sim card, but it is expensive to use. For longer stays I would recommend buying a sim card in Thailand if you need to make local calls, and using prepaid phone cards when you need to call abroad. I have used prepaid phone cards a lot, also when I stay in Norway and need to phone to Thailand, for example buy phone cards from this site.
Books / magazines / newspapers in english are hard to come bye if you stay outside the main tourist areas or cities, so it's allways a good idea to take books with you if you like to read.
Money is easily accessed from ATM's most places with you VISA or Mastercard. Be aware that there is a limit to how much cash you can take from one card for a period of seven days, I belive this limit is about 50 000 baht (about 1500 USD).
Accomodation is usually easy to find, only the most popular tourist destinations get full. Use a guide book to find a hotel that suits you. When paying in advance allways get an reciept for what you paid.
Enough for now, more to come.... ¶ 5:01 AM
