*woot**woot* off to thailand i go

[Revolver]

im planning to fly out from july2-10 im still searching for the best ticket. so far flightcenter has the best deal and they evan price match to fares online.

anybody be in thai from july 10-august10th? have you been before? howd you like it? any good hotspots?

so many questions! so little plannig time left

[mojo]

best time of the year, least amount of tourists due to the rainy season.

go to koh tao, you wont want to leave.

no luggage, backpack or you'll regret it.

pack light, its really cheap there for clothes n shit.

dont buy illegal shit from thai's, they only want to screw you over with the po(well, most of them )

pm me for more info if you like, i was a farang for aug last year.

[DJ Ponz]

I'll be in Thailand July 28th - my birthday of all days - to the 17th of Aug. PM me if you want some Canadians to hang out with. And no I've never been, but fuck am I looking forward to the Full Moon Party in Ko Phan Yang Aug. 2nd.

[Ree Fresh]

Mr. Ninewells and I will be heading over there right after apex for a month!!!
Again ive looked aroudn too and seems Flightcentre has the best price for teckets... even cheeper then those student places.

Q: Where and what kind of procedure did you go though whith all the shots/malaria pills etc. My dad is cuently going off at me becuase he says it will take a month to book an opointment and then for hep B two shots need to be done a month apart?

[mojo]

i went to a travel clinic in van, 2 weeks before i left...got 3 shots in one go.
call public health and ask them, i think thats what i did.

as long as you have the card showing you got the shots your fine, hell they didnt even look at mine once

[DJ Ponz]

Originally Posted by wellbelove's

Mr. Ninewells and I will be heading over there right after apex for a month!!!
Again ive looked aroudn too and seems Flightcentre has the best price for teckets... even cheeper then those student places.

Q: Where and what kind of procedure did you go though whith all the shots/malaria pills etc. My dad is cuently going off at me becuase he says it will take a month to book an opointment and then for hep B two shots need to be done a month apart?

I called the immunization place today, booked an apointment for wednesday @ 3 - If you got all the ones you were supposed to in grade school, then you only need three.

Does anyone know anything about travel/medical insurance?

[cityqueen]

Originally Posted by DJ Ponz

Does anyone know anything about travel/medical insurance?

DJ Ponz - I'm surprised! Correct me if I'm wrong here - but last time I checked, I'm a travel agent.
Hmmmm.......I wonder if I know about insurance? :138:

[Revolver]

the shots were expensive! 190 for all of them!

what should i do about money? should i take travelers checks? or use my atm card world wide? should i oppen up a foreign bank account and do a money transfer?

this is the only thing that im still wondering about.

and how much are you guys bringing over there? ive heard you can do thailand for 6 months on like 1500 cnd. im going for 1 month and have about 1700 in my pocket....is this adequet?

[DJ Ponz]

Originally Posted by cityqueen

DJ Ponz - I'm surprised! Correct me if I'm wrong here - but last time I checked, I'm a travel agent.
Hmmmm.......I wonder if I know about insurance? :138:

I have failed. I'm calling you tonight.

[DJ Ponz]

Originally Posted by revolver

the shots were expensive! 190 for all of them!

what should i do about money? should i take travelers checks? or use my atm card world wide? should i oppen up a foreign bank account and do a money transfer?

this is the only thing that im still wondering about.

and how much are you guys bringing over there? ive heard you can do thailand for 6 months on like 1500 cnd. im going for 1 month and have about 1700 in my pocket....is this adequet?

I don't really like traveler checks. But I've never done this before, so what the fuck do I know. I"m budgeting 1000 for a month - and supposedly, you can live pretty large on that. But I'm not a big spender anyway. It all depends on whether or not you're going to rough it or not - so I hear.

[Ree Fresh]

werd... I booked my shots at a travel clinic down town next week www.tmvc.come thank mike ;)

About insurance I checked out travel cuts today... they have a couple plans with "Bonvoyage" Ill probly go with there full packege (flight/medical/$800 lugage) for $79 in 31 days. I used the same insurance years ago when in Australia for the whole year. Never ued it but my friend had to for her back... trouble was she had to pay the bills there and then send the recipts to the insurance company when she returned home :(

Again im curiouse about what to use as cash or how you go about taking your very important belinging around (passport/credit cards) Im hopeign my bacnk card will work there like it did in Australia and same with my credit card.
And how paranoyed to you go about carring your passport/importnat papers etc... sleep with it? take in the the shower? and my biggest confusion is what to do when your on the beach and want to take a quick dip in the sea?

My budget for everythign is about $3000... luckly I hope ive got this $1200 flight. meanign ill have over a $1000 to spend. Ken (ninewells) claims backpackers hes met in aus say they would be shocked if you were able to spend over $600 for a month in Thailand. Think abou it... avrege accom=$5 a night and 3 first class meals a day = $9 ... So ive read and heared.

[Revolver]

1200 flight? were did you book?

i have the same questions about the money thing. i'll have to go into my bank and do a inquiry.

and when i go swimming im keeping my papers on me in a seald watrproof baggie.

my passport will be on me AT ALL TIMES or im going to try to anyways.....it might be kinda funny having a intamate moment with someone while grasping my passport instead of them though....ill have to find a work around for that one....

[mojo]

Originally Posted by revolver

the shots were expensive! 190 for all of them!

what should i do about money? should i take travelers checks? or use my atm card world wide? should i oppen up a foreign bank account and do a money transfer?

this is the only thing that im still wondering about.

and how much are you guys bringing over there? ive heard you can do thailand for 6 months on like 1500 cnd. im going for 1 month and have about 1700 in my pocket....is this adequet?

thats more than enough, as long as you dont drink buckets all day long. just make sure you barter for everything, and use your best judgement about spending $.

i suggest you get a money belt and keep all your important shit in there, and also make copies of it all and keep those in a seperate place, maybe in your bag. as far as swimming goes, just make sure you lock your room with YOUR OWN LOCK, and even then hide all valuables away in a sneaky spot. the day after i arrived i heard a story bout 2 girls who had everyhting taken from their shack while they were off scuba diving. scary to think about being trapped in thailand with no id or $.

Also, i recommend just using your debit card. if it says maestro or plus on the back you should be all good. just take out like 5 or 10,000 baht at once to keep the charge down.

check out http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/ its a forum like this , but its all about travel. people on there can answer any fucking question you have, i find it to be very useful.

mike

[Revolver]

wow thanks mike thats a awsome resource of info there!

yeah in terms of money im travelling mostly with the debit and my credit cards cause of the good exchange rates.

im goin to stash some emergency travellers checks in my pack if i loose my cards...

i now fly out on july 8th....pretty stoked

[DJ Ponz]

I got my shots the other day, and oh man did I get sick! Ahh well, that always happens to me.

Best of luck revolver, perhaps we'll see down there. I'm the one walking around with the 6'2" blonde girl.