planning a trip to
Thailand
Here is what you need to know:
Thailand is probably one of most famous country for travelling and often one of the first choice.
It is a great place to begin your journey around the Earth. Easy to move around, yummy food, cheap, sunny, and hot weather, what else would you ask for?
We spent around 3 weeks in the country and went north, south and on the island.
For us, the north was magical, people were super friendly, beautiful landscape and lots of things to do. South and the Island was more touristic, yet enjoyable.
We often miss riding a scooter to get our street food!
About
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand covers an area of 513 120 km² and host over 69 million people.
It is the 50th largest country in the world by land the 22nd most populous.
Bangkok is its capital and biggest city.
First presence of human in this region date back from the 11th century where group of people migrated from southwestern China.
Thailand’s flag stands for nation-religion-king, the red stripes represent the blood spilt in its bid to maintain independence; the white stands for purity and Buddhism, and blue symbolises the monarchy.
Thailand’s flag stands for nation-religion-king, the red stripes represent the blood spilt in its bid to maintain independence; the white stands for purity and Buddhism, and blue symbolises the monarchy.
A first experience to have is to ride tuk-tuk within the street of Bangkok. It may not be the cheapest mean of transportation but it’s just so much fun.
The Tuk-tuks are the unofficial taxi in Bangkok and can be found everywhere.
Buddhism is the largest religion in Thailand, with over 91% of the population following it.
Though, the branch of Buddhism followed is the Theravada, the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism’s oldest extant school.
Thai are worldwide known for their amazing Thai massage.
It is a traditional healing art combining acupressure, Indian Ayurvedic principles, and assisted yoga postures.
What to expect?
Language: The official language is Thai. But overall, it wasn’t a problem at all to travel through the country only with English.
Food: We would recommend the street food. Thailand has some of the best street market in the world and all places we tried were safe.
Transportation: Plane can be the quickest option to get around Thailand, Buses to get between nearby city, and once somewhere, renting a scooter is the cheapest and easiest.
Money: The currency in Thailand is the Baht. Rates changes, but at the time we were there 1€ was worth 35 Baht. In big cities, and touristic area, credit card and ATM are reliable. Though for street food and street shopping, cash is necessary.
Plugs: The plugs in Thailand are type A, B, C. The standard voltage is 230V with a frequency of 50hz.
Safety: Thailand is a safe country to travel to. Going out at night is not an issue even for a lone traveler. You most common thing happening is pickpocketing.
