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There is a frequent boat service to and from Ko Samet and although there is a scheduled timetable, don’t expect the boats to stick rigidly to it. All boats to and from Ko Samet will wait until there are enough passengers before departing which means that you could have to wait for up to an [...]
If you are a passenger on a cruise ship docking at Ko Samui in Thailand, you may have a half-day or at least a few hours to do some sight-seeing on the island. Cruise ships will offer their own tours and trips, but although these can be convenient they are also usually highly priced compared [...]
Bangkok taxis operate on a meter system with fares set by the Department of Land Transport. Although Bangkok taxi fares are regulated, there are some important things that visitors to the Thai capital need to take into consideration when hiring a cab. Not switching on the meter Some tourists complain that drivers refuse to switch [...]
Buses for Sukhothai depart from the Arcade Bus Station in Chiang Mai. At the time of writing, buses depart from the original Arcade bus terminal (and not the new building on the opposite side of the road). There are a couple of companies who run services between Chiang Mai and Sukhothai and I recently travelled [...]
Hiring a car in Thailand isn’t as difficult as it may seem and even if you don’t speak Thai, it can still be a quite straight-forward process. If you don’t want to self-drive, there is also the option of hiring a car with a driver because regardless of how competent you are on the road, [...]
A new taxi-meter service began operating in Chiang Rai last week. Although taxi-meters were previously available from Chiang Rai airport and for trips outside of the city, the new service is also authorised to pick up passengers within the city limits. The taxi operators and Chiang Rai authorities say the taxi-meters will be a real [...]
If you are travelling in Thailand the train system can be a cost-effective way to get around the country. The service is generally decent and safe, but the trains are slow. The arrival times shown in the timetable, especially on the long-distance routes, should be treated as estimates rather than guarantees. Overnight trains in Thailand [...]
The Chao Phraya River can be a great way to travel in Bangkok, but the system of boats and their different coloured flags can appear confusing for a first-time visitor. This guide should help you out and many visitors to Bangkok quickly discover that the river boat service can be a very convenient (and cheap) [...]
Victory Monument might not be on the main Bangkok tourist trail, but it is in an important area for transport connections in and around the Thai capital. The stone obelisk itself isn’t the most striking of Bangkok’s landmarks and it’s difficult to get close-up to anyway because it forms part of a very busy traffic [...]
In the last few months there has been an increase in the number of complaints from tourists about the queues and delays endured whilst going through immigration procedures at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport. To a certain extent it can be pot-luck how long it takes to go through immigration at Bangkok airport, but since the New [...]