Surviving Thailand 101

Updating listeners about the Thai government lockdown measures during the Covid-19 pandemic and sharing ways we can do our part in helping our healthcare heroes who are working tirelessly through the pandemic.

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Even though you might be very careful of what you eat when traveling, it sometimes takes that one bad lettuce to jump start the toilet party.

This episode will talk about how to survive food poisoning in Thailand, how to avoid them, when to seek medical help and some food in Thailand that you need to watch out for, according to the Thai Health Promotion Foundation.

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Travelling to a foreign country without a phone is like crossing the street with your eyes shut. What if you have an emergency? What happens you have been scammed or you lose your passport? This episode of Surviving Thailand 101, will give you tips on how to buy sim cards in Thailand and other data services available.

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What happens when you get sick in Thailand? This episode will talk about what to expect when buying over the counter drugs, where you can buy them, places where locals go to buy cheap medicine. What are public and private hospitals like? Find out, on this episode of Surviving Thailand 101.

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Scams comes in all shapes and sizes, they just need a trusting tourist to be at the right place at that right time! For this episode, I have compiled a list of the top six most common tourist scams in Thailand, tips on how to avoid them and some emergency contact information for help!

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While it is easier to recover lost items from taxis through application hailing services – as the driver’s details are provided,  recovering lost items from taxis outside these applications might give you a bit of a headache. Where to start? Who to go to? What number to call? So stop beating yourself up and let’s check out how to recover lost items on taxis.

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Temples can be very intimidating. And as a tourist, you wanna enjoy your time there, take pictures, share some of the excitement with your friends and family there without offending anybody or disrupting any of the locals who are there to make merit. I mean, you don’t want to be THAT tourist who brings chaos to scene! This episode will be giving you some rules and etiquettes that should be followed before entering a Thai temple!

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Giving the official updates for tourists and travelers by Department of Disease Control on how to cope with Covid-19 along with measures that the Thai government is taking to contain the situation, action taken at airports and major tourist sites, important hotline numbers for further assistance.

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