How to stay safe while in Thailand? Tips please

[Dillinger]

The trick with taxis is not to look like a fresh off the banana boat tourist.

[Thailandbound]

Don't be a mug and pay bar fines, get your whores off craig list, they will turn up at yer Hotel

TMI.. disgusting.

[Chico]

When you get to BKK,Book yourself a flight to Manila, and go enjoy the islands there and the romance your looking for, still 7peso to the pound and not a rip off place as long as your careful, Beer hotels women are cheaper, though the woman you pull make sure they understand its a business arrangement and tell her to put her mobile away. The good thing about Flip flops is they are very accommodating but make sure you don't get caught in the position of getting married to one, they are worse than Thai women in there demands.


Have fun and if serious about romance try placing adds up in free forums websites craigslist as well.

I’m travelling to Thailand in three weeks for a romance tour. I’ve heard friends giving me warnings to take care of myself while staying there. They said it’s a nice place but it’s still my first time visiting Asia so I should be careful. Now, I need tips on how to stay safe while in the country.

Are there particular things that I should be aware of? What are the common negative things that happen to tourists there that I might encounter? I need to know this ahead because I don’t want something bad to happen to me while in there.

I’ve already read some blogs and other posts about their experience. It was a mix of good and bad reviews. I need other details though that I have to keep in mind. Is there any guide someone can recommend to me? I need more information. I only have three weeks left to prepare.

[Chico]

70 peso to pound.

[Dillinger]

Ignore advice off those who tell you there are islands in Manila

[happynz]

Don't hang around pork stalls in Yala.

[Chico]

Loads of islands in Manila in the typhoon season.

Ignore advice off those who tell you there are islands in Manila

[Dillinger]

Is that your OP Chico?

The font looks like its been ran through and pasted from microsoft word and its spell checker

[Chico]

Dill don't get the guy Miserabled he only been here a few hours.

I can confirm the OP isn't me.

[cyrille]

TMI.. disgusting.

Blimey...You must have changed since the days when you went on holiday with Natalie.

[cyrille]

Have fun and if serious about romance try placing adds up in free forums websites craigslist as well.

Wow, you really know your 'serious romance', Chico.

[Norton]

How to stay safe while in Thailand? Tips please

Do's and do nots vary depending on where in Thailand you intend to visit. So where you staying?

[Norton]

Have fun and if serious about romance try placing adds up in free forums websites craigslist as well.

Or click on Smooci top of page.

[jabir]

Don't shag ladyboys, don't wear gold chains, wear a condom. Keep excess cash in your room safe.

Never keep wads of cash in a hotel room safe. Wait till the maid has done your room, remove the bin bag, drop your cash in the bin, replace bag, put junk in the bag and throw a few notes in the safe after checking it's properly anchored.

Anyway, how safe are safes? You can enter a standard hotel safe without passcode or key; give it a hefty thump at the top above the lock and at the same time twist the door handle; bingo.

[David48atTD]

Do's and do nots vary depending on where in Thailand you intend to visit. So where you staying?

???

The numbers the girls wear in a go-go bars are not so you can pick the girl of your dreams like a floating duck at the midway/funfair. The numbers are there so you can remember and report to the police . "She was number X from a bar called Y.

Get drinks from the waitress never allow your "companion" go and get you a drink.
If she looks too good , she probably isn't. Check how often "she" blinks.
Never pick up someone on the street after the bars have closed.
Never take anyone or offer to take anyone you picked up after hours back to your hotel room. ( These three/four go together)

Never run a bar tab, pay as you go.
Smile and buy the Mamasan a drink.
They chose you. You don't chose them.
(Financial not safety) In BKK always flag down a taxi. Don't get in a stationary lurking one. (See internet for how to hail an Asian cab)

The taxi driver knows more about smart phone navigation than you, but still cannot read a map.

Again financial rather than physical safety.
If you have already organized the "romance" ahead of time.

Her brother/uncle is her husband
The family sold their last buffalo in about 1985
No one in the family is actually sick
Her father/uncle/brother never take care of their motorbike. Why should you?
Etc..

Real physical safety?
Never join a group of Thais drinking whisky no matter how friendly or how good their English is.
Avoid stepping on guys feet
Never argue with Thais
Anyone picking a fight with you is not alone
Etc.

This

If an Indian says you have a lucky face - Walk away.

If some Asian dude asks you where you're from, and he has a sister going to Uni or is a nurse in the same area as you - Walk away.

If a dark dude makes eye contact or starts making clicking noises in your direction - Walk away.

If it doesn't have a price displayed - Walk away.

If the meter is not turned on in a taxi - Stop and then walk away.

If some dude with an Italian sounding name tries selling you Bitcoins - Walk away.

If you don't need a suit that has Steven Segal as their best customer. Walk away.

If someone tells you something is closed (Grand Palace for example) - Walk away and check for yourself.

If you hear a Micheal Jackson song in a bar - Moonwalk away

If you end up in a bar with people from Liverpool - Walk on, waaaaaalllllk on with hope in your heart.

This

Or click on Smooci top of page.

... and this (but it's an 'in' joke)

BTW, good luck with the a romance tour. May I ask, which one did you book?

[Chico]

It's an Indian call centre.

Or click on Smooci top of page.

[Norton]

???

Legit question david. With the exception of avoiding a drink sit down with a bunch of Thais, none of the don'ts apply where I live.

[BaitongBoy]

Don't worry...Be happy...

[Pattaya Plies]

IS the OP from Stralia ?

[David48atTD]

Do's and do nots vary depending on where in Thailand you intend to visit. So where you staying?

???

Legit question david. With the exception of avoiding a drink sit down with a bunch of Thais, none of the don'ts apply where I live.

Sorry Mate ... my bad.

I was reiterating your original question because it was important.

Hence, top of the list.

Apologies for the mis-understanding.

[david44]

the fuck is a romance tour?

TFIFY

My advice is 2 quarts of of yadong

Leave passport as deposit for no lights 1999 Honda Koh Tao "Adventure Island"

Meet an aids ridden whore called Harry , Laze majestically toes up for a gay selfie with 3 Katoeys on a Golden Buddha

Have a threesome with him and local Poo Yais wife

wake up with a very sore bottom and a new friend called Lugi, the worst is over

No post it all on arcebook and start a crowdfunding page to continue your mongering' worked for me

[pseudolus]

Have a smegtastic trip

[Neverna]

Wear a helmet on your head when riding anything two-wheeled.
Wear a rubber on your helmet when riding anything two-legged

[Thai3]

Do you ever have a good day?

None of your business is it you old fool

[wasabi]

Romantic tour, is that like the YouTube videos of holidays catering specifically for single American men to meet Russian women.
These types of tours are not available in Thailand, so if you've been sold one, ask for a refund.