3 Solid Reasons To Avoid Thailand Travel

Police frequently raid nightclubs, particularly in Bangkok , with urine tests and full body searches on all patrons. Possession and trafficking offenses that would merit traffic-ticket misdemeanors in other countries can result in life imprisonment or even death in Thailand. Thailand has extremely strict drug laws and your foreign passport is not enough to get you out of legal hot water.

For the same reason, avoid drivers who propose their services without being asked, especially near major tourist attractions. Some tuk-tuk drivers might demand much higher price than agreed, or they might take you to a sex show, pretending they didn't understand the address (they get commissions from sex shows). The number one cause of death for visitors to Thailand is motorbike accidents, especially on the often narrow, mountainous and twisty roads of Phuket and Samui Drive defensively, wear a helmet, don't drink and avoid travel at night.

Extra credit is earned by the establishment if the outlets lack a grounded, 3-prong socket. These, if present, must be placed in the most illogical locations. This extends to bedside lighting as well.

Innkeepers must pledge to never provide lighting at the bathroom mirror to help shavers or those applying make-up. If they are offered at all, you can be sure that you will invariably have one fewer than the number of towels you are issued. Some of the more rigidly observed are: 1. Bathroom towel racks/hooks.

Sometimes seems as if Thai hoteliers at budget and mid-range establishments are required to follow specific rules for their guest rooms. If you see (AlP is a grey-green-yellow powder) or smell anything that hints at the use of pesticides, stay elsewhere. Check the room before committing to a stay.

About all you can do to protect yourself is to quiz Top Hotel in Thailand management about their pesticide use policy. The use of aluminum phosphide is illegal in Thailand, but is available on the market. Suspicions now are that all may have been poisoned by outgassing from aluminum phosphide (AlP) pellets used to kill bedbugs.

Four others died about the same time while staying at a Chiang Mai lodging. In 2009, a Norwegian woman and a US woman in adjacent rooms at a Phi Phi guesthouse died. NOTE: In 2012 two Quebec sisters died mysteriously while staying at a lodging on Phi Phi Island.

There are also some cheaper local beers - Leo (very popular among locals and expats, with price 10-20% cheaper than Singha) and Archa (cheapest, but the taste is not as nice, it's not sold in the bars often, but is available in almost any 7-Eleven) being among the most popular. Singha Light comes in at 3.5%, Chang Draught is 5% and Chang Light is 4.2%. Both are strong in alcohol percentage, gives a little spicy taste (for Europeans, you can compare them to Leffe or Duvel) rather than blended smoothness of German beers (Erdinger or Paulaner). Both are pretty strong (Chang especially, being 6%, and Singha 5%), but for those who prefer something a bit lighter, both local brands have introduced low-alcohol versions of their beers.