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I exchange my money at home, if I need a lot of it. Otherwise, I just take my lumps at the airports and/or any proper ATM.Thank you. I've downloaded Grab and set it up. I totally agree about the haggling. At first we were like, "oh, lets do the nomad thing and take public transportation" and then I realized I work my ass off and can afford to take car service. Soooo much less stressful.
Thank you for the heads up on the exchange rate. Now I just have to find a bank open on Sunday near Kaoson.
This is the way. The one time I showed up at the station without buying tickets in advance, going from Surat Thani to Bangkok, they only had 3rd class fan seats available, and the windows in that train car were stuck open. That was a looooong night ride...Train works great in Thailand just buy your tickets online a couple days ahead of time
Yeesh. Was it that important for you to get back to Bangkok that you couldn't book for a few days ahead and stay in Surat Thani until then instead of putting yourself through that?This is the way. The one time I showed up at the station without buying tickets in advance, going from Surat Thani to Bangkok, they only had 3rd class fan seats available, and the windows in that train car were stuck open. That was a looooong night ride...
The problem with getting train tickets on the spot is that the train is traveling to/from Bangkok and one of the cities all the way out on the border. Booking ahead guarantees you a seat, and they fill the rest of the train as it goes.Yeesh. Was it that important for you to get back to Bangkok that you couldn't book for a few days ahead and stay in Surat Thani until then instead of putting yourself through that?
Are you trying to take the train to Chiang Mai or ?The timing of my flights into BKK don’t match the train departure times, and I don’t want to stay in BKK an extra day - means one less day’s diving.
I could do the return by train, but then wait all day in BKK until I can checkin to an IHG hotel (free nights).