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19 Cards in this Set
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Capital City |
Bangkok |
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Flying time from UK |
approx 12 hours |
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Currency |
Thai Baht |
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When is the "Cool Season" |
November/December |
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When is the "Hot" Season |
March to May |
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When is the "Rainy" Season |
June to October |
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Best time to visit |
Nov-March not too humid and dry |
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Songkran Festival |
-Biggest City: Chiang Mai -New Years Water Fight celebration -In APRIL |
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Loi Krathong |
-Krathong -Full Moon party of the 12th lunar month (NOV) -Floating Small lotus shaped boats |
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Phuket Vegetarian Festival |
-9th Lunar Month (October) -Sacred ritual to bring fortune, merit, spiritual cleansing -Rituals like coal walking |
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What Makes Thailand Different? |
1) Land of Smiles 2) Never colonized by the West-only country in SE Asia to maintain independence-unique culture 3)Exotic Adventure 4)Beautiful beaches-jungles-northern highlands |
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Traditional Thai Massage |
Thai traditional massage is offered in every city in Thailand. It is a holistic therapeutic massage. The average price of a Thai massage is 300 baht and can be found in boutique spas and on the beach.
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Muay Thai |
Boxing-Watcha live show in any city |
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Thai Food |
Cooking classes are normally conducted in outdoor kitchens due to the smokiness of the spices used to create the flavour.
-Pad Thai |
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Main Airports |
1)Bangkok-BKK and DMK (2nd largest) 2)North- Chiang Mai (CNX) and Chiang Rai (CEI) 3)South-Phuket (HKT), Krabi (KRV), Hat Yai (HDY), Koh Samui (USM) ***Easy to travel internally in Thailand |
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Airlines |
Airlines making direct flights to Bangkok include: Thai Airways, EVA Air, British Airways, and Thomson Airways.Emirates, Qatar and Etihad fly into Phuket and Bangkok with a short transit in the Middle East making the overall travel time 14 - 16 hours.
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Bordering Countries |
1) Malaysia 2) Cambodia 3) Laos 4)Myanmar ***Vietnam is close by |
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5 Regions of Thailand |
1. Central 2. North 3. North-East 4. East 5. Southern Thailand **Most people combine 2-3 regions in first visit |
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How many hours ahead? |
7 Hours |
