Holiday to Thailand Alone

[superseagulls]

Morning All, Due to being royally stitched up by various mates who all mostly agreed to it when they are pissed. I was hoping to do thailand....
Anyway, it has now come to the point where I may be doing it on my jack jones I was thinking roughly about 14-18 days in March now my question to NSC is are there any tips?
I was thinking get flight to bangkok and a couple of nights there all booked up now and then worry about the rest when I arrive!! is this a bad/good idea?
Just after a bit of general advise really and has anyone on here ever does this sort of thing before?
I know plenty do it as part of travelling, but 2 weeks isnt exactly a long time.
discuss....

 

[Commander]

Don't go, it's full of British gap-yearers and paedophiles. Go to one of the other South East Asian countries instead. Nicer, much more interesting, and much cheaper.

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

You could not get a better place to go on your own, you'll love it. If you want
to backpack or looking for the girls then you'll have great fun. Beats living in this boring country.

 

[superseagulls]

Don't go, it's full of British gap-yearers and paedophiles. Go to one of the other South East Asian countries instead. Nicer, much more interesting, and much cheaper.

Like where?? Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos? dont forget I only have just over a couple of weeks to play with....

 

[Soton Seagull]

I did Thailand alone, on my way back from a year in Oz.

I went on a couple of trips (each was about 4/5 days) with a company called Intrepid. I would highly recommend checking out their website as they take you off the beaten track, showing you the real Thailand. Their prices are very resonable as well. Met a good mix of people, and no obvious Paedos!

Thailand is stunning once you et out of the hustle & bustle of Bangkok; where everyone tries to get you in a Tuk Tuk, take you to their mate's tailor business and also talk about bloody Man Utd!

Have fun.

 

[Commander]

Like where?? Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos? dont forget I only have just over a couple of weeks to play with....

Yep, any of those three.

No, seriously, you might as well do Thailand first if you haven't been to that area before, do the others another time and you'll appreciate them more then. Thailand's OK, you'll have a great time there and it is a good place to go on your own.

 

[superseagulls]

I did Thailand alone, on my way back from a year in Oz.

I went on a couple of trips (each was about 4/5 days) with a company called Intrepid. I would highly recommend checking out their website as they take you off the beaten track, showing you the real Thailand. Their prices are very resonable as well. Met a good mix of people, and no obvious Paedos!

Thailand is stunning once you et out of the hustle & bustle of Bangkok; where everyone tries to get you in a Tuk Tuk, take you to their mate's tailor business and also talk about bloody Man Utd!

Have fun.

Cheers I will check out that website

 

[El Presidente]

Ask Steve Coppell

 

[terryberry1]

Morning All, Due to being royally stitched up by various mates who all mostly agreed to it when they are pissed. I was hoping to do thailand....
Anyway, it has now come to the point where I may be doing it on my jack jones I was thinking roughly about 14-18 days in March now my question to NSC is are there any tips?
I was thinking get flight to bangkok and a couple of nights there all booked up now and then worry about the rest when I arrive!! is this a bad/good idea?
Just after a bit of general advise really and has anyone on here ever does this sort of thing before?
I know plenty do it as part of travelling, but 2 weeks isnt exactly a long time.
discuss....

Don't listen to commander. Thailand is amazing. Bangkok is ok for a day or 2. If your going on a budget get down to Pattaya. Lots of cheap good standard hotels there and very unique nightlife. If you are single the place is a dream. There are also lots of Islands nearby for you to explore

 

[Drebin]

Definately go and don't book too much in advance. Half the fun is not knowing where you'll be in two days time. It's so easy and cheap to travel round thailand, you can go to touristy places with nightlife or get some peace and quiet on a whim. You can get a lot done in two weeks in thailand so don't worry about that, or travelling by yourself, i spent six weeks there alone when i was 18 and was never ever lonely.

Although i don't agree with the sentiment in commanders post, he's got a point that other countries in SE Asia are also great to travel to if you want to see fewer brits staggering around pissed, 'finding themselves', or playing STD roulette in the local girlie bars. Flights from bangkok to other capitals in SE Asia are really cheap so it's easy to do three or four days in another country on the same trip. I did this to Cambodia and found it friendlier and more relaxed than Thailand.

In two weeks you can do bangkok, go south and get some islands in (i reccomend the night train from bangkok to the south of thailand) and maybe a short trip to another country. Just a tip!

The hardest part iss booking your ticket!

 

[cmonbarrybringonwoody!]

I went to Thailand a few days after the tsunami, me and my ex had booked to go to krabi, phuket etc before it happened, ( bad luck eh!) we cancelled that trip before we went and went to bangkok for two days as previously arranged. When we got there we basically started from scratch, we went to a travel agent, which are an office in a high rise office block. We spent about two hours there and got our holiday sorted much cheaper doing it there than here, we went to cambodia for a week. We flew to siem reap for angkor wat temples, then down to phnom penh for a day and two nights, i went to s21 and then the killing fields and the following day we got a private car ( all sorted in bangkok) to take us to sihanoukville, a beach resort in the south for a few days. It was bloody amazing, in my opinion better than thailand, not commercialised and the locals are so welcoming its untrue. The hotels were new, excellent facilities, and about 45 quid a night, proper 5 star stuff. To get into cambodia when we went, was $20 and i think a passport photo, you'll get in no bother. By all means try thailand, bangkok is mental with jetlag! Koh samui and koh chang are wicked, but you do get pestered by love you long time whereas cambo didnt really see it. Whatever happens go on your own you'll have an amazing time and people will be doing the same as you! Do it! hope this helps!!

 

[superseagulls]

Cheers all, I think I will be booking flights and a couple of nights within the next couple of weeks !!! quite daunting doing it alone but I think it will actually work out better in the long run.

 

[Drumstick]

It depends what you want, Without judgement if you want partys, Islands, Buckets british girls, Wifi, burgers, bbq's etc etc then stay south go to Ko Phi Phi (pretty island no cars allowed fully of tourists though), Phuket, Ko Samui, Ko Pha Nang(Home of the --NOW CHARGING ENTRY-- full moon party

The downsides of such a trip is the high prices, the high likely hood of getting scammed, Northerners, Chavs, Sky Sports, Everyone wearing Chang/Singa beer shirts, Rude Thai people in general (due to being spoken to like slaves all day by the Beckford family from Newcastle etc)

I went about the same time as you last year, For a just over 3 weeks and I spent half down south half up north, South was fun and certainly due a visit (just dont think it is the be all and end all of Thailand) then head up north, visit the northern cities and old buddest towns with gaint gold Buddha watching over the town and little temple villages, Drive into the mountain for three hours and just when you think you can drive no more you come across this amazing little backpacker town, Very few visit but it has the best atmosphere ever very famous place for Thais to go on holiday too. Climbing though forests in these hills and coming across little water falls. Words cannot do it justice!

It is a country of two halves, Visit them both and you will love it.

P.S If you do visit Ko Phi Phi try and find a little cocktail bar called Sharkys oppo the dive centre the landlady is a lovely woman, Lived in Kent for years so a great person to chat to about the two cultures and a very funny lady.

 

[s5.bha]

The wife's from Thailand, I'll ask her for some recommendations failing that ask Ernest.......in fact when Zamora was sold I found out from a very drunk man in a Gogo bar in Bangkok.........guess who

Had a couple of beers with copell in Thailand nov 2010.......nice bloke, hates smoking !


Sent from my bed in my garden shed !

 

[brunswick]

stop being gay - go explore and experience....friends in places like that will tie you down to drink and women.

just go by intuition....only thing you need to travel.

 

[seagullondon]

can i come

 

[Razi]

A couple more places to look..

Thailand Adventure Holidays | Exodus
Thailand Experience | Real Gap Experience

Both of these organise tours, so you won't be travelling alone - but with a group throughout, made up of couples or individuals like you.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Always suspicious of someone going to Thaliand on there own, do it either to smoke drugs, sleep with lady boys or there a nonce!!

 

[fork me]

I went the Easter before last, also on my own. Had a whale of a time. You'll propbably want more than 2 days in Bangkok, but not more than a week.

Things you must see:
Grand Palace
Sleeping Buddha
Floating Market
You should go for an elephant ride
The "adult entertainment" has to be seen. In Bangkok thats Nana Plaza (a three story building a bit like a shopping mall except that it's all strip joints - and a "short stay hotel" and Soi Cowboy mainly. Do some research first, there's plenty of websites available to find the bars that do and don't suit you.
Dusit Zoo in Bangkok has an awesome white tiger, it's also right next door to the Parliament building, the Throne Hall and the King's residence.

Warnings and advice:
Don't accept the advice of a taxi driver or tuk tuk driver as to where to go, they'll just take you to places they get paid to, mainly scam tailors, jewellers and massages. The skytrain and metro systems are easy to use and incredibly cheap. They're also much much cleaner and reliable than most oin Europe. Sitting on the skytrain it's hard to believe you're in a relatively poor country - everywhere else, it's easy. Some seats are reserved for monks, you can sit in them but must give them up if a monk gets on. If the platform is busy it's polite to queue in the marked area on the platform. It's also Thai custom to give up your seat for anyone less able to stand than you, ragardless of age etc. It's quite common for adult Thais to give up their seat for a schoolkid carrying loads of books for example.
Taxis are also cheap as long as you make them use the meter. If they refuse to use the meter or try to take you somewhere you haven't asked to go, get out. One night I had all the taxis outside Soi Cowboy quoting me different prices to get back to my hotel, I said I'd get in the first taxi to use the meter, a young lad said he'd take me on the meter and did. It was around a tenth of the lowest quoted price! (So I gave him a hefty tip)
Tuk-tuks don't have meters, agree a price before you get in or they WILL rip you off.
Motorbike taxis are the cheapest but most dangerous way to get around. I was in Bangkok for 1 week and saw 2 of them crash.
Thais are genuinely friendly people but there are a LOT of scammers. Be on your guard.
Avoid political protests, they can turn nasty quickly, having said that, I was there during the redshirt protests and both protesters and police were friendly towards me. One group of redshirts even agreed to drive round the block again in their truck waving their flags so I could get a decent picture!

The number one piece of advice, do NOT ever get into a fight with a Thai. Most of them have studied martial arts, you WILL lose, and if you look like winning, other Thai's WILL join in against you and they're not shy about using weapons. If you get in a fight with a Thai it is very likely you will get seriously hurt.

You WILL get the shits at some time, but Thai food is fairly safe, don't drink the tapwater and avoid ice in drinks. Buying young cocoanuts from street stalls, however, is safe and amazingly refreshing. They just chop off the top, stick in a straw and charge you hardly any money.

Clothes stalls on the street (especially on Sukhumvit Road) are not as cheap as they used to be, but VERY cheap compared to the UK (I paid about £3 per Tshirt, £4 for decent shorts). The quality is good as well. All of the T shirts I bought a year and half ago are still in good condition, good shape and haven't shrunk despite being washed several times. It's not suprising, many of the "fakes" on these stalls are made in exactly the same factories as the genuine ones, some of them are genuine ones nicked from the factories.

 

[folkestonesgull]

I would recommend a mountain bike trek up north from Chang Mai towards the border. Did it with a company called Crank Adventures, really good fun if thats your thing...