Thailand Travelling Tips*

At the beginning of the year, my friend Erica and I met up in Thailand for a much needed catch-up and travelling vacay...

It was an amazing time.

I lost my shoe in a Thai rain forest,

we hiked,
I got eaten alive by mosquitoes, 

 we drank yummy fruit smoothies,

we ate some deelish food, 
then Erica had an allergy attack,

we snorkeled 

(sometimes without the goggles haha), 

and a random fish tried to eat Erica, 

we saw some amazing sights,

got massages, lay in the sun 

and mainly just pretended

we had no worries in life. 

In our two weeks of vacation we covered a lot of ground. 

(Bangkok >  Khao Sok Rain forest > Krabi > Phuket > Koh Phi Phi > Koh Lanta > Bangkok)

I compiled a list of tips for Thailand travelling:

1.) Always have cash on you - it makes life so much easier

2.) If you visit Bangkok, be prepared... It can be really tiring and a bit overwhelming (especially if you're two girls and don't know where exactly you're going). 
The train doesn't go everywhere so make sure you know where/how you are getting to your destination.

Be firm and try not to get lost.

3.) Tuk Tuk drivers are sometimes really nice and sometimes really mean. They will try to get the most money they can from you. We had one driver that took us to some random river dock and then refused to take us back unless we paid him triple what we had agreed on. Yes that happened. It was not fun.

4.) On almost every travel blog I read before leaving for Thailand, people kept saying things like "Always ask taxi drivers to use the meter" - well I have news for you, taxi drivers would rather cut off their right arm than use the meter. We had loads of taxis pass us by because we requested a meter fare :/

5.) You need to get a Thai massage. It is a little more aggressive (expect some surprising body twists lol) than most massages I've had but afterwards you feel like jelly. 
In a good way ^^ 

6.) Go island hopping. It is totally worth it. Don't book in advance or do any online booking for tours and things. It is way cheaper to wait until you are in the area. There are so many tour companies so the competition drives the price way down.  Shop around and chat to your hostel or hotel about special offers they might have.

7.) Visit Krabi and try to fit in a few days at Khao Sok Nature reserve (stay here (Our Jungle House) it is awesome and the food is GREAT). Locals are friendly and the rain forest is 

8.) Koh Phi Phi is pretty but it is FULL of tourists - Koh Lanta on the other hand is amazing and especially lovely if you want to relax without hundreds of people cramping your style.
A lovely and affordable place to stay is the Fruit Tree Lodge. 

9.) The overnight train from Bangkok is not conductive for sleeping... It kind of feels like a roller coaster and my face went numb from the hardness of the 'pillow'. A friend of mine took a luxury bus for around the same price and she was much happier. It totally depends on you though. The bus takes a little longer but if you get a nice one with air-conditioning it may be worth it (think about your faces people). If you have the money just fly.

10.) You should eat as much yummy Thai food as is humanly possible 
(more if you can) and indulge in those fruit smoothies of deliciousness because they are wonderful.

Thailand is gorgeous, filled with rich heritage and lovely people.
I'm really happy Erica took the time to meet me there. She is awesome. 

If you have any other questions about Thailand let me know... :)

Email me at leecheelaughs@gmail.com