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in depth honest travel advice for your trip to south east asia from frequent visitors and expats money what s the best way to send money to southeast asia by ia staff 2 years ago some of the logistical aspects of travelling to far flung places like southeast asia can be less than fun one of the major every day complications is how to get access to your cash back home without getting charged a fortune every time thailand and other parts of southeast asia have plenty of atms knocking around so you can often withdraw local currency easily from most areas but it ll probably cost you quite a lot to do so each time thanks to atm and other associated bank charges paying these fees is irritating if it s just for small withdrawals but for large sums for example to cover payments for multi day excursions apartment rental or for language cookery courses the cost of withdrawing cash quickly mount up international bank transfers are expensive but you have other options moreover when you re in a foreign country you might well be more thailand bangkok skytrain bts by mike 2 years ago bangkok s skytrain รถไฟฟ้า started operating in december 1999 and for the areas it goes to at least is an extremely useful way of getting about there s a central station located at siam square and two lines the 17km sukhumvit line which stretches from sukhumvit soi 81 all the way up to mo chit the 6 5km silom line from the national stadium down south to saphan taksin along silom and sathorn roads while the siam station is money visas south east asia can i work while travelling in southeast asia by mike 2 years ago the idea of helping to fund a trip to south east asia by doing some work locally as you go along maybe an attractive one but it s a challenging prospect in reality the first problem is that tourist visas and visa free entry for any country in south east asia always forbid any form of work or business including volunteer and unpaid work and you ll need to apply for a proper visa in advance that s trickier than thailand bangkok introduction to bangkok by mike 2 years ago a lot of first time visitors aren t quite sure what to expect when first arriving in the capital of exotic thailand and some may be disappointed by their first impressions on the way into town endless high rise buildings busy expressway flyovers and thailand bangkok getting around surviving bangkok airport and how to get downtown without being ripped off by mike 2 years ago officially opened on the 28th september 2006 to replace the aging don muang airport bangkok s new suvarnabhumi international airport is actually in the nearby samut prakan province about 25km to the east of bangkok suvarnabhumi was named by king thailand bangkok shopping chatuchak and other markets in bangkok by mike 2 years ago bangkok doesn t lack for markets and they are generally the cheapest places to shop this doesn t necessarily reflect on the quality of the goods sold either and some excellent bargains are for the taking in bangkok if you know where to thailand bangkok attractions day trips and excursions from bangkok by mike 2 years ago there are quite a few attractions visitable as day trips out of bangkok most easily on tours that may combine two or three of them in one day perhaps the most popular trip from bangkok is the 109km journey southwest to the picturesque thailand bangkok accommodation how to find somewhere to stay in bangkok by mike 2 years ago there s a huge range of accommodation in bangkok and fortunately there s never any real problem getting a room at any time of year whatever your budget by international standards room rates are generally very good value ranging from the 150b thailand bangkok attractions wat phra kaew the emerald buddha temple and the grand palace by mike 2 years ago wat phra kaew วัดพระแก้ว the temple of the emerald buddha and the adjoining grand palace together form the greatest spectacle for the visitor to bangkok despite the fact that the whole compound is so full of tourists you spend half the time thailand bangkok getting around bangkok tuk tuks by mike 2 years ago doing a similar job to the taxi is thailand s ubiquitous tuk tuk ตุ๊กๆ so named because of the sound of their engine these are motorized rickshaws and are popular amongst tourists for their novelty value they are occasionally faster than taxis in thailand bangkok getting around bangkok river and canal boats by mike 2 years ago formerly known as the venice of the east bangkok still has an excess of waterways that offer a great way of getting around river express and canal boats regularly ply several routes unaffected by the constant traffic on the roads and thailand bangkok shopping what you need to know before going shopping in bangkok by mike 2 years ago thailand and bangkok have developed into one of the best and most popular shopping locations in asia and with good reason prices are low quality generally high and the range and variety is pretty amazing silks gemstones tailor made thailand bangkok attractions what to see in bangkok after you ve been to the temples by mike 2 years ago aside from the well known temples bangkok has a range of other cultural attractions that might interest you one of the most popular is jim thompson s house located on the small soi kasem san 2 off rama i road thompson was an american who almost thailand bangkok attractions cultural overload in bangkok s historic districts by mike 2 years ago banglamphu s most well known place is the in famous khao san road ถนนข้าวสาร about 10 minutes walk north of sanam luang this is home to a lively travelers scene and a mass of budget accommodation is here some love it some hate it but thailand bangkok attractions tours of bangkok by mike 2 years ago there are many many travel agents in bangkok offering tours of the sights in bangkok and surrounding provinces the khao san road travel agents tend to be the cheapest but have a reputation for routinely selling more tickets than there are seats thailand bangkok safety don t be the next victim of the bangkok gem scam by mike 2 years ago bangkok s infamous gem scam has ruined the holidays of many many visitors to thailand and it is an important thing to be aware of beforehand if you want to avoid becoming yet another victim the scam is no secret there s warnings shopping safety attractions introduction to indonesia by peter 2 years ago indonesia a sprawling archipelago of more than 13 000 islands is one of south east asia s most diverse treasures it s remarkable and varied landscape contains innumerable contrasts from idyllic white sand beaches to fiery volcanoes and from rugged thailand bangkok attractions wat pho and wat arun bangkok s other top temples by mike 2 years ago after you ve been to wat phra kaew and the grand palace these two temples round out the must see sights in bangkok wat pho is famous for the huge reclining buddha statue it houses at 20 acres large it is the largest wat in bangkok and is thailand bangkok the full name of bangkok by mike 2 years ago unless talking to foreigners who don t know any different thais will never call their capital city bangkok indeed some thais in the more remote provinces may never have even heard of it being called that instead in thai it is known as krung thep thai language what exactly does farang mean in thai by mike 2 years ago even if you can speak no other words of thai most european and american visitors to thailand will quickly become familiar with the thai word farang often mispronounced even by thais as falang farang with a slightly trilled r is thailand bangkok getting around bangkok taxis by mike 2 years ago perhaps the easiest and most comfortable way to get around if not always the quickest is by the aircon taxi these come in quite a few different colours though the green yellow and red blue ones are the most common bangkok has thousands of taxis and where to go getting there around culture language visas money safety health copyright 2013 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