Archive for March 2007
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Swiss Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Insulting Thai King
Most guide books advise tourists to Thailand to respect the Thai monarchy on their visits to Thailand. That advice is given for a reason. It isn’t just a case of being rude when anybody in Thailand insults the royal family, it is actually against the law to do so. That fact has been graphically illustrated [...]
Spot the difference: Don Muang re-opens as Don Mueang!
Yesterday, Don Muang was officially re-opened as Bangkok’s second airport. The old boy has been dusted off, spruced up and brought out of premature retirement to ease the burden on the new airport at Suvarnabhumi. The old airport has a new code (DMK) with Suvarnabhumi having already adopted the code BKK. But is it Don [...]
Smog and Haze for Northern Thailand
In the last week, a combination of factors has resulted in Northern Thailand experiencing its worse smoke haze in 14 years. Every year in March, slash and burn farming practices in Burma, Laos and the northern Thai provinces sends plumes of smoke into the normally clear air. This year it has been made much worse [...]
Flights to Thailand
It doesn’t matter whether you are going to Thailand for 6 days or 6 months; getting the most out of your trip starts long before you reach the departure lounge.
Once you’ve decided on Thailand as a destination, the next decision is who to fly with. It’s worth comparing a few airlines and not just on [...]
Thailand Travel Advisories
In recent weeks, the governments of Australia, Canada, United States, Japan and United Kingdom have issued travel advisories about potential terrorist attacks in Thailand. Sadly, terrorism is a threat to most countries and Thailand is no exception. Obviously it is up to the individual traveller to assess the risk of any journey; be that in [...]
What to Pack
The best advice I can give is to travel as light as possible. The climate is basically hot and humid so it is best to wear loose or relaxed fitting clothing made from natural materials like cotton. During the cool season in the north it can get chilly in the evenings so a shawl or [...]
Money
The Thai currency is the Baht (abbreviated as B). 100 satang makes up 1 Baht, but you won’t need to worry about satang as most prices are rounded up to the nearest Baht. Coins come in values of B1, B5 and B10. Notes come in values of B10, B20, B50, B100, B500 and B1000. [...]