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  1. TRAVELLING IN
  2. THAILAND
  3.  
  4. Capital:Bangkok
  5.  
  6. Pop:52,000,000
  7.  
  8. Language:Thai is
  9. official language though
  10. English and Chinese
  11. are also spoken.
  12.  
  13. Time:GMT+7
  14.  
  15. Electricity:220 volts
  16.  
  17. Passports/visas:
  18. Full UK passport but
  19. visa is not needed
  20. if not staying for
  21. more than 15 days.
  22.  
  23. Tourist info pack
  24. is free from:
  25. Tourism Authority of
  26. Thailand,
  27. 9,Stafford Street,
  28. London W1X 3FE
  29.  
  30. Currency:
  31. 1 Baht= 1 Stangs
  32.  
  33. Credit cards:
  34. Acces/Visa/Master
  35. are most widely accepted
  36.  
  37. Health:
  38. Recommended are -
  39. Yellow fever
  40. Typhoid
  41. Polio
  42. Malaria
  43. Cholera
  44. All water should be
  45. regarded as potentially
  46. contaminated.Boil all
  47. water before drinking
  48. -even for teeth brushing
  49. etc.
  50. Avoid salad/fresh fruit
  51.  
  52. Higher malaria risk
  53. between June and Oct.
  54.  
  55.  
  56. Air travel:
  57. Thai Airways and Thai
  58. Airways International
  59. are the two national
  60. carriers.
  61.  
  62.  
  63. Flying time from London
  64. is 15hrs 40mins
  65.  
  66. Main airport:
  67. Bangkok International
  68.  
  69.  
  70. Other airports:
  71. Chaing Mai
  72. Phuket
  73.  
  74. Rail:
  75. Through trains operate
  76. to Kuala Lumpar with
  77. connections for Singapore.
  78.  
  79.  
  80. Hotels:
  81. Bangkok has some of Asia's
  82. finest hotels with over 12000
  83. rooms in all.All luxury hotels
  84. have swimming pools,24 hour
  85. meal service,air conditioning
  86. and a high staff-to guest
  87. ratio.
  88. The budget traveller is also
  89. catered for by a range of
  90. economy hotels.
  91.  
  92. Youth hostels:
  93. Operated by the YMCA/YWCA
  94. throughout the country.
  95.  
  96. BANGKOK
  97. The capital,whilst appearing
  98. highly westernised on the
  99. surface still has a strong
  100. traditional undercurrent
  101. that lends it great appeal.
  102. Bangkok's nightlife is
  103. of course famous the world
  104. over with it's nightclubs,
  105. massage parlours,open air
  106. restaurants,classical
  107. dancing,cinemas.
  108.  
  109. GOOD BUYS:
  110. Thai silks
  111. Cotton
  112. Jewellry
  113. Bamboo ware
  114. Pottery
  115. Masks
  116. Dolls
  117. Bronzeware
  118.  
  119. Beach resorts:
  120. Pattaya is excellent
  121. with south-east Asias
  122. best beaches - a good
  123. idea is a two centre
  124. holiday,Bangkok and
  125. Pattaya or Bangkok
  126. and the island of
  127. Phuket.
  128.  
  129. Climate:
  130. Generally hot,
  131. particularly mid-Feb
  132. and June.Monsoon season
  133. runs from May to October
  134. when the climate is still
  135. hot with torrential
  136. rains.Best time to go
  137. is November to Feb in 
  138. the cool season.
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