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Akash Chopra

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there will be a thief,cash is king in Thailand most people,will prefer cash whether you're going to,a night market or a restaurant or just,the store a lot of them prefer cash and,they will ask you if you have cash,instead of a card you can use your,credit card or debit card at like a,grocery store or some of the big malls,that's fine but just to let you know,they don't use a credit card like we do,in the states to swipe swipe swipe I get,this question a lot whether you should,bring a lot of cash with you there are,places where you can exchange your money,all over the place whether it's,Airport or malls or outside in the town,they've taken a pretty good cut and it's,not a great exchange rate it's not the,one you'll find on Google but it tends,to be better than the ones you'll get,back home so it's best to bring your,home currency and exchange it there,versus transferring Thai Baht in advance,oh so a fourth point we're going to talk,about is medicine and drugs overall you,don't have to be nervous Thailand has an,awesome hospital and pharmacy network,the hospitals are pretty much up to date,they have they have good equipment they,have very good doctors that take care of,you and they have pharmacies everywhere,and it's a lot easier to get most of the,drugs in Thailand than it is at home,because for a lot of things in Thailand,you do not need a prescription also,everything you get in the pharmacies is,way cheaper than back home back home in,the US you would need a prescription for,like thyroid medication high blood,pressure medication or maybe birth,control they have that all the local,pharmacies they're available you can buy,it there it's cheaper their birth,control if you have a specific dosage of,progesterone or hormones I would check,to see if it's available in Thailand in,advance because I know they have only,specific ones in Asia that's not always,offered in the US and vice versa,like any prescription medication check,to see if it's available check to see if,you need it and then kind of go from,there another thing I would not bring is,anti back spray that's one thing I,packed when I first came to Thailand and,it was pretty expensive Thailand is,aware of the mosquitos they have the,good anti black spray everywhere and,it's much cheaper than back home,this category we'll be talking about,today is electronic slash adapters in,Thailand you do not need an adapter if,you're coming from the USA or some,European countries they have outlets,that accommodate both American plugs and,these European plugs so it's super,convenient if you're going there you,don't really need it most of your phone,and laptop charges have an internal,converter so that's fine but if you're,coming from the US we use a hundred and,ten volts in Thailand it's 200 plus,volts so you will need a converter if,you're bringing like a hairdryer or,anything that requires that that voltage,just let you know I will say that if,you're traveling outside of Thailand at,least a kuala lumpur we know that we,needed an adapter for that just FYI look,that up in advance but in Thailand you,do not need an adapter I quickly want to,talk about buying electronics in,Thailand so I was hoping that in,Thailand you can get good bargains for,electronics that is usually not the case,if you look at stuff that has a name on,it if it's a new samsung phone with it's,a canon camera anything like that is,either gonna be the same price or more,expensive than back home buying,expensive electronics is not a good deal,in Thailand however what you can get is,GoPro I bought a couple of GoPro,accessories there these self course,knockoffs off the real ones they have it,at the night markets and everywhere and,if you negotiate with the salespeople,it's gonna be a very good deal we bought,this little Bluetooth speaker and I,looked it up again JBL it was more,expensive than back home don't you plan,on buying electronics Italian it might,not be the best idea don't count on,getting any awesome deals there so our,next point is gonna be documents,Thailand is a pretty bureaucratic,country it's very important to have the,right documents with you at all times if,you want to go to China and riding a,scooter renting a scooter renting a car,it's an awesome idea if you're up for it,what you really really need to bring is,a driver's license and you will need an,international driver's license I thought,that out of being stopped by cops I did,not bring my luck driver's license I,just brought my German driver's license,which is not enough before you go you,have to apply for an,national driver's license this,international driver's license only,valid with your normal driver's license,combined you have to carry both of them,with you at all time there are a lot of,checkpoints in Thailand where they pull,people over and especially people who,seem to be tourists another one that's,important is if you intend to work in,Thailand you will need a background,check a police clearance and that has to,be in English language so if you come,from another country like me I'm from,Germany you need to have it translated,by an official institution first bring,that if you intend to work so when you,move around the Thailand you need to be,able to identify yourself at all times,your international ID part is your,passport that will require you to carry,out your passport at all times however,sometimes places like the hotel or a,scooter rental place requires you to,leave your passport there so what we did,is we got clean copies of our passports,which we would carry arond.

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