briantc

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Is there a huge difference in price when buying from the agent or the website?

Just to add that Ayuthaya has a lot of other things as well as the ruined temples. You can do a day trip from Bangkok which is sufficient...

Also, can you buy tickets on the day from the bus station?

Thanks, this is really useful and thanks for the tip on the scam. I might have fallen for that if I hadn't known.

I don't know much about the islands, but you can get to them easily from Krabi. You can do a day trip to Phi Phi from there because it's...

Sounds ideal, I did a trip recently including Bangkok (2 nights), Krabi (2 nights), Ayutthaya (1 night), CM (2 nights), Sukhothai (1 night)...

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Sounds dodgy that they "take" my passport. I'm not getting back on the train unless I have my passport with me.

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It was easy, just arranged transport with the hostel / hotel, a tuk tuk picks you up and takes you to the bus / train station and you get...

Krabi is a better place to stay than Phuket for easy access these destinations.

Ayutthya can be done as a daytrip. It's also a good place to stay over, I thought the floating market in Ayutthya itself was excellent and...

I understand your concerns because for me I was in exactly the same situation, coming from the UK and going to a tropical destination for...

To me Chiang Mai was nothing like BK, it was a lot more tacky and touristic. BK seems to absorb the tourism because of the size of the...