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how badly do I need an onward ticket to fly into Bangkok?

I fly into Bangkok March 24th and will be traveling around up to Chiang Mai then over to Laos but have no onward ticket to present when I'm flying into Bangkok... I heard this can be a problem. Any suggestions on cheap and/or refundable tickets I could get just in case?

Bangkok, Thailand, 8 days ago by Daisy Velisek
- Laura Chesters: As far as I know, you don't need one. You will have to fill in an immigration card and include the date you plan to leave and where you are going next, but they won't ask to see a ticket... at least I have known anyone to be asked.
  
  Upon arrival you will get 30 days leave to remain (LTR) and as long as you don't overstay you'll be fine. If you want longer than 30 days then you should apply for a tourist visa.
  
  I've lived in BKK for more than 4 years now and have a business visa and work permit so it's a while since I had to worry about these things. The above is correct as far as I'm aware but I would check with your Thai consulate to be sure.
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- Simon Monk: I've been going to Thailand for years and never been asked this. I think it used to be an issue when the hippies were there in the early seventies but certainly not these days.
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Top 5 fun things in Phuket Thailand #fun #Phuket #nonculture

Looking for things that don't involve shopping, museums, movies, eating!

Phuket, Thailand, 17 days ago by Josh Reeve
- Josh Reeve: I am thinking go karting, para sailing, but what are your top 5 things you have done or would do in Phuket!
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what is the best and most interesting way to travell thailand,kambodcha, malaysia?

this november i'm going to thailand, malaysia and maybe kambodcha for 3 to 3and a half weeks. started doing a bit research cause it's my first time going to asia. basicly the route should be bankok-chiang mai-phnom penn(kambodcha)-phuket-kuala lumpur (malaysia). what would be the best way to travell to all these places?? train or plain?

Thailand, about 1 month ago by Maike Schmidt
- Simon Monk: I'd have to say by train: it isn't the easiest (long distance buses would have to be the easiest and cheapest) but it's almost certainly the most interesting. Make sure you stop at plenty of local places if you have the time, like here for example: http://journals.worldnomads.com/simon_monk/post/35426.aspx
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- Sam Araz: Invaluable website for rail travel :http://www.seat61.com/
  
  if you want to just get to places, then consider buying a discovery airpass which allows you to fly on Bangkok, Siem Reap and Laos airlines and its very reasonable.
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- PlaneTraveler: Personally the best way to travel anywhere in Asia is on a motorbike - not the little 150cc scooters you can hire but a proper motorbike. I just rode my BMW R1150GS (i.e. Long Way Round, Long Way Down) from Singapore through Malaysia, Thailand and Laos over Christmas. Having said that, you can also rent good quality Honda Baja 250cc bikes in Thailand and Laos too - these will get you anywhere, especially off the beaten track.
  
  Otherwise it great to take the local busses - and I use the term bus very lightly. I've ridden on everything from a luxurious overnight coach to a utility truck (ute). It's how the locals travel and you get to see and experience much more of the local flavor this way. You might be accompanied by elderly villagers with their weeks supply of dried fish, live ducks and chickens in bamboo cages, sacks of rice, fresh vegetables to boxes of packaged biscuits, scooters, bicycles and even fresh seafood on ice in leaky polystyrene boxes. It's all part of traveling Asia.
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Hill Tribes Selling Hand crafted Silver buttons, beads etc. Thailand

Feb. 12th I will arrive in BKK for three weeks. First visit.
I would like to visit the Hill Tribes and purchase Hand crafted Silver buttons, beads etc. to bring back to the USA for my Jewelry and beadwork. What area of Thailand and how would I get there? How safe is it doing cash business? Other than US customs is there any local restrictions I should be aware of? Dose any one know of an exporter In the jewelry finding business? That I can do repeat business with after I return to the USA? I plan to spend some time in Chiang Mai, and do a island stay possibly on Koh Phi Phi.
Looking for any other suggestions for our vacation.
Thank You, Harry, from San Francisco.

Thailand, about 1 month ago by Harry Emery
- Alvaro: Suposse Chiang Mai for Bussines is the best, but no for treking, a bit overcrowded.But for buying thing definitely the best in thailand.
  I stay in Koh Tao, amazing little island.Sorry but donÂ´t know Phi Phi, but amazing references, eventhough you possibly already know thailand is very, very turistic
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- Simon Monk: Chiang Mai is a good start if you've never been there before and they have a Wednesday night market full of local wares. Mae Hong Son is a pretty good jumping off point for treking and you might like to find a local like http://www.trekkingthailand.com/
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Where can I find a beach in thailand not on phuket, small quaint

Phuket, Thailand, about 1 month ago by Harry Emery
- Sam Araz: I like Star Huts on Koh Phangnang - take a ferry from Koh Samui, go past Ko Tao and get off at the next island! If you ring in advance, they will arrange for a jeepnie to come and collect you from the ferry.
  
  In August 2009 I stayed at Tub Tim Resort on Koh Samet which was a nice place, although slightly large. The resort is at the end of the beach - about a 10 minute transfer from the ferry. It has a huge variety of rooms from delux suites, nice one beds with balconies and AC to small rooms, no AC, no electricity. The food at the restaurant was great and you could walk as far down the beach to other places as you fancied. The sea was lovely for swimming in and the staff at the resort were good.
  
  Its about a two hour drive from Bangkok and then a 20 minute speedboat or ferry transfer - I would go with the speedboat as it takes you directly to the resort of your choice.
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- PlaneTraveler: If you want a secluded beach experience in Thailand I'd recommend Koh Mak in the north of the Gulf of Thailand - just near the Cambodian border. Most tourists head south to the stock standard beach resorts so the northern islands are a welcome reprieve from drunken hordes of European backpackers.
  
  Having said that the southern beaches on Koh Lanta are quiet and secluded too.
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What can one do in Phuket for 17 days ?

Phuket, Thailand, about 1 month ago by Stephen McGillen
- Justin S: I'd recommend going to Phi Phi Island from Phuket for atleast a week of that time. Don't bother sorting out accommodation though, when you get off the ferry there is places that can sort your accommodation to what you are willing to pay.
  
  Bangla rd is the most popular place to go drinking @ Patong beach with about 300 bars in one street.
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- Josh Reeve: Depending on what you want to do in the Phuket region there are plenty of things you can try out... cooking classes, scuba diving around the island (Krabi is better from what i hear though..) day trips to Phi Phi and Krabi, we stayd in Patong for a couple of days and it was great for fun activities as well as working the elbow muscles with a beer or two at the bars and clubs.
  
  there's go karting, a shooting range, fishing charters, some okay surfing spots, paragliding...plenty to do!
  
  One of the better bars we went to was the tiger bar in Patong...
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1st time in Thailand for three weeks in Feburary What acitivtys / Towns /Islands / Tours are best budget?

Thailand, about 1 month ago by Harry Emery
- Simon Monk: Well, I have to say that if you are Australian, the islands of the South like Krabi, Kho Phi Phi or Koh Samui are over-rated. If you went there 30 years ago they might have still held some mystique but in these days of cheap flights they are full of large, pink Europeans unused to sun, sand and sea. Not pretty.
  
  There is quite a lot to do in and around Bangkok, including this market to the south (http://journals.worldnomads.com/simon_monk/post/35426.aspx) which I haven't ever been to but will on my next visit for sure.
  
  Chiang Mai is very pleasant although well visited: they have a large night market on a Wednesday night which is great fun and you can go either north west or north east from there.
  
  Personally, I'd recommend the North East corner of the country (if you are game for a little adventure off-the-beaten-track so to speak. There is some excellent hill trekking on the edge of Laos from the town of Nan where you get to stay with various hill tribes and eat rice and cabbage for a week! Great experience, honestly.
  
  There is a most unusual temple in the north east, but I can't remember the name, it was years ago: it's built around a sandstone outcrop, has 7 levels which are just wooden boards stuck into the stone and you really take your life in your hands to explore it! Make sure you have travel insurance if you go here!
  
  Another recommendation is simply to make sure you eat at a genuine Thai night market most nights: these can be found everywhere at night where they set up in dusty car parks and the like and the food is simply awesome. The best one I ever found in many months in the country was in a tiny town called Loei in the north east - I've never had a Green Papaya Salad like it since!
  
  The food is some of the best in the world and I've never been sick in Thailand.
  
  Have fun
  
  simon
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- Michelle: I have to agree, Koh Phi Phi is over-rated, but I still went there twice in 2009 and had a ball!!! It's touristy, but you can still find pockets of serenity (so long as you don't go right during the Xmas-New Year break).
  
  We visited Trang Province which is definitely less touristy (ideal for camping etc), usually cheaper and practically empty (even during peak season). Koh Rok and Koh Ngai are worth checking out if you like snorkeling.
  
  If you like Thai food, it's worth doing a cooking course - especially one that takes you to the markets. Very insightful & delicious! But... beware any jungle tours that include elephant treks (unless you're travelling with kids).
  
  I think with Thailand it's about finding the right balance. Do a little adventure, a little pampering, a little budget and you can't go wrong!
  
  Bon Voyage!
  Mishy
  
  Ps. I've never been sick either but most of my friends have! Luckily, drugs are available over the counter, so if you do get sick, just head for the nearest Pharmacy!
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Phuket Thailand

What is the best to see and do while in Phuket -
Staying at Surin Beach for 17 days
Best food and best days trips ?

Phuket, Thailand, about 1 month ago by Stephen McGillen
- Josh Reeve: Phuket is a small island so you will be able to do some really great day trips! you can get to Krabi and goto Phi Phi island for a day, Patong beach where we stayed and it seemed to be a central place for it all going on at night, Surin is not that far from Pa tong so it might be a half hour taxi ride...
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzkl9_7nPk8 is a great vid to get you interested in Phuket activities
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How much is the budget for a thirty day stay in phuket thailand?

Phuket, Thailand, about 1 month ago by Josefina Baui
- Josh Reeve: there is a heap of great answers to this on this thread... In summary for most people 1000 BAHT a day is enough for travel, food and accomodation
  
  http://travellr.com/questions/thailand/601/thailand-for-three-weeks-in-july-how-much-will-we-need-to-budget-per-day
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Who did you have travel to Thailand in month of May? i need information about wheather

i will travel to Thailand in May, so i need information about the weather and cyclone NARGIS

Thailand, about 1 month ago by carlos fernandez
- Alicia Smith: Hey Carlos,
  
  Here are a few sites with some good info about weather in Thailand:
  
  http://www.tmd.go.th/en/climate.php?FileID=7
  
  http://www.travelfish.org/thailand-weather.php
  
  Hope that helps!
  about 1 month ago
- kelly Douglas: May is the dry season and spring so bound to be hot. Its normally above 30 degrees however you dont want to be in thailand in the wet season which is between Nov and Feb......May is a great time to travel!
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- PlaneTraveler: It really depends where in Thailand you plan on traveling to. Different parts of the country have different wet seasons. For example in the south west coast the season is typically Sept - Nov/Dec. However up north it is June - August.
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