Comments on: 5 Rules of Not Being a Stupid Tourist

By: ChuckWow

ChuckWow — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:07:11 +0000

I always lock my passport in the hotel safety deposit box or in my wifes house. I would much rather pay a 500 Baht fine for not having my passport on me than lose it.

When it comes to carrying cash around I believe in the gambling adage – only bring as much as you can afford to lose.

By: little one

little one — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:22:06 +0000

yer it has happened to me thats why i put my purse in front pocket now thanks for the tips it hasn’t happened since

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The Real Dangers in Thailand Part 1 | Thailand Land of Smiles — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:54:54 +0000

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By: Holidays to Thailand

Holidays to Thailand — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:00:54 +0000

I must confess that on my very first trip to Thailand I was stupid enough to think that I wouldn’t have any problems and that I knew it all.

After 10days of a 30 day trip I managed to lose both my passport and a large chunk of my holiday money. (Full Moon Party! Don’t ask )

Luckely the money was in travellers checks and was replaced after convicing the company who issued them that I wasn’t trying to cheat them.

My passport however was a lot more trouble to replace and took an unplanned 5 days in Bangkok to get that sorted.

Good post for anyone travelling, not just to Thailand.

Holidays to Thailands last blog post..Loy Krathong Festival

By: Faara

Faara — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:10:08 +0000

Thanks for your advice, could be very useful for me!

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By: Talen

Talen — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:08:22 +0000

Good point Ken…one thing you could do is get an international drivers license and that should do the trick.

By: Ken Armstrong

Ken Armstrong — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:34:19 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly. I just want to add my own little experience. My drivers license doesn’t have a photo so when I recently went to America, I found I did need photo ID quite a bit. The only one I had was the old Passport so I ended up having it with my much more than I was comfortable with.

So, my advice, if you’re traveling and your passport is your only type of photo-id, get another one and leave the passport in the hotel safe where it belongs.

Ken Armstrongs last blog post..Anatomically Correct

By: Acakadut

Acakadut — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:57:08 +0000

thanks for being my top dropper

Acakaduts last blog post..snarky

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:36:21 +0000

What I find amazing is that people still need to be told these tips!!! It such comon sense …

And tip #6, when in trouble in the Land od Smile…. keep smiling… getting on your high horse will get you nowhere… especially with the police…

Rogers last blog post..Polygyny