How do you fancy arriving in Thailand and having someone meet you at the airport, waiting to hand you your mobile SIM card, paid for and ready to insert in your phone. It’s easy enough to purchase a tourist SIM card when you arrive at the airport in Bangkok. When you collect your baggage and […]
Thailand Tips
Thailand Ferry Boat Safety
Are you often awe struck, bemused, puzzled, or shocked by some of the amazing feats you see in Thailand. How many times have you seen 5 or 6 people on a motorcycle, people transporting what would appear to be the entire contents of their house on a motorcycle ?. How many times have you thought […]
Thailand Tourist Questions Answered
This is a basic list of Thailand tourist information questions and answers for first time visitors to Thailand. For more specific information about Thai customs, traditions, and the Thai way of life just take a tour around the blog. Anyone visiting Pattaya will find this blog useful, especially if you are a backpacker or a […]
Get Travel Insurance in Thailand
I was asked a question via my facebook page “I want to rent a motorcycle in Pattaya, where can I buy accident insurance ?”. I did manage to answer his question, and hopefully give him a solution, but that question spurred me to research the subject more seriously. Read on if you’re a tourist in […]
Avoid Thailand’s Songkran Motorcycle Madness
These Thailand Songkran photos (below) are typical modern day Songkran scenes, and you’ll notice they all feature what looks like scenes of great fun, and more importantly they all feature motorcycles. I wish you a happy and fun filled Songkran, but I would also like to remind you that unless we follow a few commonsense […]