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PREPARTIONS TO FLY THAILAND We were planning on a International trip from Long time, it was postponed due to lot of constraints..Finally we decided a trip for our 3rd year wedding anniversary. We discussed about couple of places and zeroed on Thailand. Once we decided the place, the next question was, to go with a package trip or go on our own, initially Ramesh said we will go with Tailor made trips from Travel Agents..I checked few packages, but was not satisfied, as it was only for 3/4days and they had included very few places...I started checking forums & blogs on thailand trips, and spoke to couple of friends who had visited, and found its feasible to go on our own, as long as we have proper planning. And yes i was able to convince Ramesh on this.(We have completed several trips successfully, with my Custom Itinerary . I started with planning the Itinerary,for 5 days,and realized there is simply too many things to visit. I asked ramesh if we can we extend it to 8days, when he gave green signal, i did lot of research and shortlisted few places and came up with a final Itinerary.to get an idea of places to visit and suggested time for each place). Once Itinerary was ready,i arranged on below things. 1. Book Air Tickets 2. Visa stamping 3. Transportation from Bangkok Airport to Pattaya Hotel and Vise versa 4. Hotel booking in Pattaya and Bangkok 5. Sight seeing Booking from Local travel Agents 6. Shopping and Money Exchange Book Air Tickets:- cost'd 27K for To/Fro for both of us [We booked tickets for weekday, as its bit costly on week-end flights) Visa stamping:- There is On-Arrival Visa policy, initially we decided we will go there and get visa, but my first day plan involved traveling from Bangkok airport to Pattaya city. So i dint want to spend more time waiting for Visa, and loose first day in visa and traveling. I started checking out for agents, who can get us Thailand visa, This process needs visiting the office twice in week-days,we dint have time for this. Finally got our visa stamped through Travel desk from my office.(It costed 6K for both of us). Below are the requirements for Visa.The applicant must have passport valid for six months beyond intended stay in Thailand; * One completed visa application form (Form 14, photocopy allowed); * Two recent passport-size photographs * Confirmed return/ onward air ticket; * Covering letter from the passenger * Hotel confirmation or invite letter * Forex endorsement for USD 500 * Processing time is three working days. Transport from Bangkok Airport to Pattaya Hotel and Vise versa:- I checked for couple of means of transport from Bangkok Airport to Hotel in Pattaya, and found Bell Travels. Bell Travels is not only economic, but door drop.(Drops you directly to your hotel. Hotel booking in Pattaya and Bangkok:- I shortlisted few hotels in Pattaya and Bangkok,and finalized discussing with Ramesh. [we decided by checking for reviews/pics from Trip advisor and virtual tourist sites)]. Sent a mail to Hotels in Pattaya and Bangkok and got a confirmation, saying it is reserved and we can pay while check-in). Lot of sites like Agoda, Asia hub offer rooms at little discounted rates, but i chose to book directly from hotel.. I feel safe to pay directly.. Sight seeing Booking from Local travel Agents: Most of the "sight seeing places" , we decided to go on our Own.. But for one day trips from Bangkok, decided to arrange through "Thailand Local Travel Agent". So we had booked two "one day trips and 2 shows tickets through "Sun Leisure World (He had sent mail confirmation, saying we can pay on arrival). Shopping and Money Exchange:- Once Air tickets, Visa, Hotel Bookings were ready. We spent 2 week-ends in shopping. And for Money exchange, We wanted to carry Money in Dollars, as its very easy to convert there(also its less number of notes compared to our rupees).We located Thomas cook near by to our place, and exchanged Rupees to Dollars (Thomas cook charges 150rs for this Exchange, dont forget to carry pan card and ensure you get Forex endorsement attested on passport) Check List:- 3 days prior to travel,i made a check-list of Documents i need to pack.. 1. Photo Copy of Passport 2. Photo Copy of Marriage certificate 3. Photo Copy of Pan Card 4. Bank Statements (need only for visa on arrival) 5. Air Tickets (2 copies) 6. Hotel Confirmations (2 copies) 7. Confirmation of other tour packages and Bell Bus 8. Guide Book (I had prepared a guide book ).... Come back for day wise Blog
My experience in Agra is one I will never forget, I just spent 1 week there but the memory is lasting. The 1 week days I spent there seem to be like just a week. Before now I had only read and hear about Taj Mahal and saw their image but never thought I will have the opportunity to spend a whole summer vacation there.
Many have small kids and and whoever plan for a trip abroad their first choice would be Singapore.Though there are many astonishing places like Universal studios and cruises and Zoological parks,Thailand has much more for your children to enjoy.Any travel agency would dump you into Grand Seasons or the like in Singapore and you will find a commercial colour in Singapore wherever you go whereas thailand is sure to surprise you. When I was thinking about the things my children missed which I had enjoyed in the childhood ,the first thing came to my mind was the feats done by the lions and tigers in our circus.Last December I and my son were disturbing a lonely tiger in Mysore zoo to stand up and show it's majesty.My son was thrilled to see three tiger cubs palying in close quarters and left the place half heartedly. Little did we realise that he was going to feed a cub with a bottle of milk or lie down on the velvette body of yellow and black stripes and hear the growl arising from somewhere deep within that majestic Bengal tiger in three weeks. Sriracha Tiger Zoo a few kms before Pattaya the sea town welcomed us with statues of tiger smiling at us.Breakfast was arranged in a hall covered with glass on all sides and we were astonished to see some fifteen tigers roaming around us and our guide took us to the tiger show where the ring master done the same old rituals of walking the tigers through fire circles we have already seen but to my surprise he made the tiger to walk and dance in two legs .Then we were directed to the croc show it was really thrilling and that was totally new to us .The crocodiles were trained to shut their mouth only when no human head is placed And there were many more funny things to see.Piggy race :A litter of piglets blindly running through straight track between two sties,Joyey the giant pig doing mathematical calculation,Mother pig feeding tiger cubs,Mother tigress feeding piglets all made our jaw drop in surprise.our joy knew no bounds when we were allowed to feed the cubs with milk they provide in bottles. Then the Safari park in Bangkok.Though the shows were not presented in English as in Singapore the safari park has best shows featuring urang utans,seals ,Dolphins,birds Etc..These shows were far better than those in Singapore.The tourist agenda of all groups loitering around seems to be perfectly organised and there was no chaos at any of the tables during lunch. shoppingggggg........Bangkok is a girl's paradise.Fashion accessories everywhere... you can find only for girls. Wholesale garment stores line up the streets of Bangkok .We cannot look out for shopping experience as in Singapore regarding gadgets .Everything is a duplicate one .You can even find an iphone working on android platform in Indra mall ha ha ha...(is there anyotherway to show that i'm laughing). Pattaya....This sea town some 60 kms away from Bangkok has lots of adventures.They take us to paragliding,undersea walk and the silky sands of beach in the islands surrounding the town through boats.Beaches have water scooters and you can ride banana boats with your family and remember to tell them to turn it upside down to enjoy the dip.If you had taken sea bath in thiruchendoor wounding your legs in the rocks ,you will never have the heart to come out of the pattaya sea. On dry days you can visit the gems gallery and purchase gems and also Thai silk,crocodile skin purses, wallets, perfumes and souvenirs.The night life in Pattaya is worth watching.Almost every street has eating places with sea food and bars and bands blaring their music and stools occupied by half dressed men and women.Peep from your windows at night they will be sitting..at 3.a.m they will be sitting .... at 5.am they will be sitting....... at 8 a.m evey place would be empty. Evening we were taken to the Alcazar Cabaret Show.Very colourful beautifully dressed up participants come out and exhibit them selves before the show commenced and it took some time for us to realise that all of them were eunuchs. Elephant show in Noong Nooch village and pottery garden ,Thai cultural show were also shown to us which I think any child should not miss.The Choaphraya River Cruise and several other Buddhist monasteries and the floating markets are also worth mentioning.Though our tour continued to Phuket ,the Europeans paradise I shall stop here.If your children are pet lovers take them to Bangkok and push Singapore to the second place.
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I have traveled to Delhi Agra, Haryana, Manali, Kashmir and my experience was because i was traveling with my friends.
Last summer i visit with my family the best trails in shenandoah national park, it was really a great fun. I never had this much fun and enjoyed the nature together.
