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Bangkok Tourist Tips
Greeting in Bangkok, Thailand:
Traditional way of greeting is to holding the both hands and placed in
placed at the prayer position at the chin. This is call "wai". Thais are very kindest and generous people and if you respect them, you get the same treatment back.
Visiting to temples:
Its necessary wear suitable cloth when entering to the temples and women needs
have long skirts/ pants and shoulders and thighs needs to cover. Touching of a monk is prohibited to females and if any thing to hand over need to do through a male or plate/ table provided. Most of the temples admission are free of charge but charges applied for some selected ones. Visitors should
respect to the Buddha status and ill-mannered photographing are not allowed.
Clothing in Bangkok, Thailand:
Even though some think Bangkok as a pleasure destination because of those go -go bars,
red-light districts, most of the Thais still very much bound to their culture and religion.
Topless sunbathing is not practiced and wearing swim suits can be seen only in beaches and pool areas. Usually Thai people judge you from the cloth you are wearing and always have a suitable cloth for the occasion.
Drinking Water:
Its not recommended to drink the tap water and better to go for
bottled water.
Dining in Bangkok:
Thai food are very popular through out the world. You can go to top level restaurants or
Street food centers, you can get good quality food. Tipping is not a must but depends
on your satisfaction about the service.
Visas:
Visitors needs to have six month valid passport top enter to the country and
tourist visas can be obtain from the local embassies. For more information on Thailand visa requirements please visit www.mfa.go.th.
Change money:
Visitors can change their foreign currency and traveler checks
from the money changers and banks. Usual commission of 3-5 % will apply on the
change of money. Most of the ATMs offer English instructions and maximum withdrawal limit per day is around 500$.
Planning your Tour:
The city of Bangkok has year around sun shine and day is bit hot. So avoid walking in mid day time and plan your trip promptly to avoid traffic jam. Also the road payments
are some times acquired by small sellers and motor bike parks. Its always recommended to book a hotel near the SKY train and go for the sight seeing as early as possible. Those attractions get crowded specialty in week ends. In the months of Arial and May, the temperatures goes high and very humid. Bets time to visit is from November to March.
Drug Offences:
Penalties for drug offences are severe in Thailand.
Littering in Bangkok, Thailand:
Please don’t litter in Thailand and now they imposing strict laws on that.
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