The trip to Thailand was part of my first International Trip with Kesari Travels to SMT, which is Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. This is part 3 of the 3 part travel visit.
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Visiting abroad is a dream for many Indians, be it for work, study or simply as a tourist. After completing my 10th standard, I felt it was a perfect time to visit abroad. But the question was, where do I go? Your first trip needs to be a memorable one, after all, the first impression is the last impression [doesn't mean that if I had a bad experience, I would never travel abroad]. I had options like Singapore, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia. And it was already decided that we would take the help of a travel agency, after all, we had no clue what to do, how to go and where to eat [Very important if you are a vegetarian]. And Finally!, It was decided that we would do a combined trip to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong. Oh wait, we had another problem, the Hong Kong- Mainland China conflict. At this point in time I had two options, forget about the international trip or visit SMT. I decided to go with the latter [nothing much to think on that].
- Things to do before any international trip
- The most important thing is to plan everything well in advance, at least 3-4 months just to avoid last minutes confusion and problems.
- Plan your trip based on your budget. For this trip, we spent almost 5-6 lakhs.
- Keep your passport ready [the most important tool for travel abroad]. If you are planning to apply for a new passport or want to renew an existing one, I would suggest doing that 3 months prior to planning a trip.
- Most countries need a visa for Indian visitors. So make sure to be prepared for that, keep all documents in hand. You may need to visit the Visa office for some countries, but in the case of Singapore they provided E-visa for 30 days [in 2016], Thailand gives visa on arrival, and for Malaysia to you need to show documents [passport, proof of accommodation, return flight tickets, photograph].
- Don't forget to store all your images in Google photos or on your laptop/Pc. If you don't do this you will end up losing almost all of them [Like me]. Do clean your phone storage before you travel anywhere.
If it is your first trip abroad and you plan to visit with your family, I would suggest taking the help of a travel agency, why? they take care of everything:
Spots to visit, especially the places where you need to buy tickets Hotels to stay Flights to take Food to eat [for vegetarians you need to be cautious, you never know the food you are eating can be made of fish oil.There are many options for travel agents: Kesari travels, Thomas cook, Veena travels, SOTC and many more [from Mumbai], but choosing the best is absolutely necessary.
We chose Kesari. They took care of everything and our lunch and dinner were usually in an Indian restaurant. Only expense? If you buy some artifacts, souvenirs, or something that is not mentioned in their itinerary.
Now let's begin with the trip. I will be sharing our day to day plan and at the end, I will also share some must-visit places which I, unfortunately, could not visit
- Day 1
After our breakfast at our hotel, we went to the Malaysian airport to catch our flight to Thailand. It was an Air Asia flight in the afternoon. We reached Thailand in an hour. When we reached Thailand, our exclusive coach was waiting for us. I had never seen this type of coach before. Our first spot from Bangkok airport was Pattaya -
1. Pattaya Park - The city centre tower offers panoramic views of the skyline as well as cable car rides or a zipline down from the top. The Pattaya park tower holds the real wonder of showcasing a view of the entire city from its 55th floor. I had the opportunity to experience a zip line from the 55th floor, which was an incredible experience.
In the evening after visiting the tower we were on our way to visit one of the most popular shows in Thailand.
2. The Alcazar show - Everyone knows why people are interested in visiting Thailand, especially from India. This show is famous for ladyboy's dancing and enjoying themselves as well as entertaining the audience. It is a theatrical presentation of transgender dance shows with colourfully costumed transgender performers and high-tech lighting.
After the show was over people clicked pics with the performers and had to pay tips to click pics [would not recommend anyone, they charge you hefty tips]. Later on, we had dinner and all the children on the tour including me were back to our rooms. But our parents were taken on an exclusive nude dance show [of course it was a 21+ show]. While I was asleep, I heard most people returned back soon as they did not like the show at all.
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
- Since I visited Thailand along with two other countries [as it was my first ever international trip], and could not visit many places in Thailand. But I recommend new visitors to individually visit each country to get wonderful experience. I am sharing some other must-visit places -
Let me know if you are planning to visit Thailand soon.
Already in Thailand or if you previously visited Thailand, let me know your favourite place.
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