FAQ - Thailand
FAQS
Is Thailand a safe place to travel alone to?
One of the best/worst things (depending on your viewpoint) is how
easy it is to meet other travelers while exploring Thailand. If
you're traveling by yourself, chances are you'll meet even more
people and, when you come to leave the country you'll realize you've
developed a collection of friends from all over the globe (Thailand
included) - that's one of the great things about traveling.
As with just about anywhere in the world, you are safer traveling with others, but as long as you use your common sense, traveling alone is generally perfectly safe -- tens of thousands of people do it every year.
Can I drink the tap
water?
Everyone says you can, but residents still tend to avoid
drinking it where possible. As long as you're not drinking gallons
of it, you should live to tell the story.
Are credit cards
accepted?
Yes, but not everywhere. Cheap to medium-priced guesthouses and
most cheap restaurants will not accept credit cards. Pretty much
everywhere else does.
Should I tip?
The answer is not easy. First you can tip on tourist places like
hotels, restaurants, bars etc. Secondly you can tip taxi drivers
only if he has given an outstanding service
What is the bare minimum
I could survive on?
You can survive on about 250 THB a day. The cost breakdown would
be 100 THB on a very basic bungalow, and 40 THB a meal for three
basic Thai meals and 30 THB for water and other tiny costs.
