We all know that during our travel to a new place for a holiday purpose, relatives gives us advice’s as to “not to talk to random people, avoid direct contact to people who have a different personality than that of yours, don’t be over friendly to new people or don’t let new people know about your whereabouts, etc.” Well we have prepared a simple blog for you to know as to how to make your travel to a new place be safer and go smoother in Bangkok.
1. Buy a Proper Map
Bangkok is a huge city, with casinos all around you and people busy hustling and bustling with each other to go to their destinations, either to home or to their work place or to a place where they party. In such scenarios, tourists gets lost and are unable to reach their destinations.
The solution? Maps has always been a user friendly tool for people who have been lost around a city and map of Bangkok giving you the latest covered spots would not be difficult for you buy one. Having a map which is detailed in English and Thai language is like arming yourself with protection to reach your destination safely.
2. Drink plenty of Water
Humidity is high in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. And high humidity is associated with quick drainage of water from your body making you exhausted. To avoid such things follow our scientific rule of thumb: drink more than your sweat. Drinking plenty of water is the perfect solution for you to make your trip go smooth and as per plan.
3. Book a Tour Plan
Going for an organised tour is something in which makes you see places of Bangkok where you will not reach there if you opted for just pounding around the streets and reaching destinations. The tour guide would help you see things in Bangkok where you have not planned to be there, so that you can visit again with your relatives and family without making any search about “the top fascinating places to visit in Bangkok”.
A tour planning is inexpensive and can arranged easily from your hotels or the websites you book from. No logistical headaches, no getting lost, just a wonderful day out that peels back another exciting layer of the Big Mango.
4. Plan Ahead
As noted above that Bangkok is a huge city, with people being busy in their daily lives. The streets of Bangkok making changes every year, makes the tourists to become confused easily with very little understanding. For this, maps have always been a good option along with certain planning that needs to be done before making a day out to roam in the streets of Bangkok. Using public transport is the best, however avoiding taxi for a longer distance would be better.
Many public transport facilities have been made like the sky train or the tube which makes people reach their destinations much faster is one of the best options utilize them while in Bangkok.
5. Taxi Rule
Taxis are highly common in Bangkok and is found in every street. However, when needing a taxi follow these rules to avoid making your trip in to a temper-frying one.
A. Avoid them for long distances. Traffic jams are high in the city and travelling in a taxi for a long distance would be a waste of time and thus your journey for the day would be incomplete.
B. Insist your driver to put on meter. If refused to put on the meter, then go for another one as there are plentiful of taxis in the city.
C. Make sure that nothing is left behind.
6. Carry a photocopy of your passport.
Bangkok has been a city with thorough security check by the police. If not co-ordinate properly can might land you behind he bars. A photocopy of a valid ID proof, especially passport would be a highly helpful one and instead of carrying the original copy of it with the fear that it might get lost, carrying a photocopy of it would be more helpful.
7. Carry your hotel card with Thai directions.
It is a simple device which carries nothing more than the address which the local people of Thailand will understand it better. Showing the device to you driver would make them reach your hotel at the end of the trip quicker and easier with less headaches.
8. Use of Skytrain & Underground transport.
Using public transport for long distances have been a worthwhile method of reaching your destinations on time. With the train being fast to reach your destination faster, provides you air-condition facilities making you feel cooler time by time from the scorching heat of the sun.
9. Bargain with Shopkeepers
Marketing in Bangkok has been an exciting time for people from around the world. However there are at places where being over-friendly makes tourists disappointed for the fact that shopkeepers charge a very high price from the customers if they are new to the city. Bargaining is the best option to make sure that you are not the one who have been dunce by the shopkeepers
10. Visiting the Buddhist Pagoda
Buddhism is the major religion in the country of Thailand and has been associated with peace an harmony around the world. Visiting in any one of the Buddhist pagoda has been a good practice as it brings in inner peace to you before you start your journey to the city of Bangkok for holidaying.