Welcome to the Thailand branch!

Welcome to the Thorn Tree's Thailand branch.
It is highly recommended that new users check out the Thailand FAQ thread before posting a new thread as you may find many of the answers you seek there. It also contains helpful information about how to search the forum and advice for how to post your questions to obtain the most useful responses.

Keeping it travel-related:
We want to remind you that this is a place for travellers to share tips, information, and their experiences about Thailand. Though we understand and respect that many of our posters have strong political beliefs, we ask that you debate these in a more appropriate environment, like a political forum or even your real life! Needless to say, starting and/or continuing such arguments will not be appreciated by our moderation team and off-topic thr... more »

Migrating to a new server

Hi all,

The whole of lonelyplanet.com, including Thorn Tree, is changing hosting providers in the following days. While this change takes place, Thorn Tree and the Lonely Planet website will be unavailable for a short period of time. We will communicate the exact time nearer the date. This migration will hopefully be a matter of hours but we have a lot of Thorntree content to move! We will do everything we can to cause minimal disruption to users. You will be able to chart the progress of the work while the site is down through our Twitter account.

Thanks,

Zabba

Fixing new screen on mobile phone

Our son broke the screen of his new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 mobile phone. To get it replaced in our country (Netherlands) it will cost at least 190 euro.

Has someone experience of getting it fixed/ replaced in Thailand? The phone is still working.
I heard that there are shops that can fix it at MKB shopping mall in Bangkok for a far better price.

Anyone experience with such a special request? Or you know friends who had it fixed?

koh tao

Hi, don't suppose anybody out there can help me. Looking to stay on Kao Tao in July, in one of the quieter places which are particularly good for snorkeling. Does any one have any contact details for View Rock Resort or Tao Thong villa,
have found contact numbers, but they are no longer in use, don't know if anyone has any more up to date numbers.
Also if anyone could recommend any other places, we just want to snorkel and chill, not bothered about it being remote
sea view a must, not been before so any advise would be much appreciated, we are going over to Koh Tao from Koh
Phangan, staying 4 nights, 3rd to 7th July.
thanks Wendy

Advice/recommendations in Koh Lanta

Hey guys!

My partner and I are going to be staying in Bangkok for a couple of nights then heading to Koh Lanta for 10-12 nights in November. We looking for accommodation recommendations in Koh Lanta. We only have a few "must haves". We would like a pool, a bar and a restaurant. Quiet open as to which part Koh Lanta and looking ideally at around £300/ or 13,600 THB. Again, open to suggestions.

Thank you in advance!

Rachel x

Edited by: rach1986

Itinerary - Thailand Laos Cambodia and back to Thailand

Hi

Hopefully seek some useful advice from you with regards to my trip to three above south east asian countries next month.
so to be exact 29 days all together.

My plan is as follows

Chiangmai (straight away after BKK arrival date) 4 days - Chiangrai 5days -Luang Namtha (cross to border to Laos) 4 days - Luang Pranbang ( 4 days) - Cross border to Cambodia (I would like to visit Siem Reap 3 days) - then back to Thailand BKK or preferably beach Krabi or Ko Samui island there 5days - BKK 4 days.

1. I wonder whether this is too much for a month??
have to come up with the travel plan that lets me reset enough days (15 days) by land as I need to go back to Thailand from Cambodia.

2. Is there any bus/boat trip from Luang Prangbang (Laos) to Siem Reap (cambodia)? it might be a little big jump though. what do you recommend? How long should I expect its travelling ti... more »

Tours please

I will be in thailand all of jan and feb. I would like to take a tour to burma or Vietnam for a couple of weeks from Bangkok. Can anyone recommend a reliable tour company to use. Thanks.

8/9 weeks travelling solo south east asia

Hello,

I will be travelling to southeast asia around mid July for 8/9 weeks alone, has anyone travelled alone and recommend it?
Also this is my proposed itinarary:

Bangkok
Siem Riep
Phnom Penh
Saigon
Hoi An
Hue
Hanoi
Halong Bay
Sapa
Fly to Vientiane
Vang Vieng
Luang Prabang
Huay Xai
Chang Rai
Chang Mai
Bangkok
down south to
Ko Tao
Ko Pha Ngan - Full moon
Ko Samui
Maybe Krabi and Ko phi phi
back to Bangkok fly home

What do you guys think? Is it possible in 8 weeks? Would around £3200 be enough?
I would also want to volunteer in Cambodia, can anyone share their experiences?

Its my first time travelling so im nervous and excited.

Thanks :)

Thailand with family - Koh Samui or Phuket...or other?

Hello

I am planning a 3 week trip to Thailand in late July. We (family including 2 kids who are 8 and 5) will spend some time in the north and some time in Bangkok and surrounds. At the end of the trip we want to spend a week in a resort....lying by the pool/beach....and relaxing.

Koh Samui is high on our list but accomodation seems to be in short supply. Would anyone recommend Phuket as an alternative? Or somewhere else perhaps?

Not looking for cheap and nasty, preferring to pay for quality. Also wanting a "villa/bungalow" type accommodation and not a hotel room.

Looking forward to suggestions.

cheers
Andrew

Travelling Thailand for 1 month, but unsure about a few things

I'm planning on going to Thailand in August to September this year (2013)

My plan is to travel from Bangkok to Pattaya, staying approximately ten days. Then travelling down to Krabi and staying their for about 7 days. Then off to ko tao, phangnan and samui for a further week. As these are approximate stays and taking into account days of travelling this could be my 30 days or near enough.

Visa
My next move is to extend my visa as i will be staying one month in chiang mai. But i am unsure on which way to go about it. If i was to leave the country and visit a neighbouring country which should i visit and why? Is this the only cheap or best way of getting a visa? And is it better to book my flight whilst i am their?

Tourism
To go back to the first month when i am travelling is their a better order to do this?

Budget
55,000baht for the month travelling. About 12,50... more »