hi guys, is it currently safe to travel to bangkok or any part of thailand right now?
my brother's company is currently issue warning to not travel to thailand for the moment due to the bombings happening there.

here's some news on the recent bombings which happened last month:

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/12/asia/thailand-explosions/

http://www.lazada.com.my/thailand-ais-prep...d-12672770.html

juz bought it and after discount 30% , RM25.20 ..7days 1.5GB AIS prepaid sim ....

will get it by this friday !

What is the normal price to get at Thailand? N u know how to set.. I thought all in Thai language

299bath , RM35

at lazada , 30% at RM25 ....tutorial in english . pretty easy to set .... done it before .

If u buy from lazada now, is there any specific period that u must activate the sim?

Ok, I found the answer in the product description for SIM card expiry date.. Thanks

Hi guys, need some advice cuz I have no experience backpacking traveling....

Planning to go backpacking for a week at Bangkok next year with a friend of mine. Just wanna know what kind of budget am I looking at, what stuff (clothes, shoes etc) are necessary to pack and whether possible to backpacking with just carry on of under 7 kg (air Asia)?

Our planned budget is RM 1000 (excluding flight) each, but not sure if it's enough? We'll be very frugal but it'll be better knowing we overbudget instead of not enough money ><

Thanks!

massage part depends
others not needed

I live here for 2-3 weeks every month. I would say depends on venue and yourself.

Streetfood stall , NO NEVER

Restaurant where you are serve like a king, have someone pour your drinks for you, switch out your waste plate ( they give u a small plate where you dump your prawn/crab shells/ fish bone) when you are having seafood with shells, YES.

Taxi or driver, YES. It is not fun driving in Bangkok or Thailand in general.

Parking attendant, YES but only on land where the restaurant own the parking lot, you dont pay the parking fee but you pay the attendant instead, they do really take care of your car. If they dont own that land a receipt will be issued.

Premises that involve alcoholic drinks or premises with pretty women/dude services, YES

Massage, YES

Apart from alcoholic and pretty women/dude places, this people earn little wage and living cost in Thailand is getting damn high, especially in the capital.

The amount depends, typically 20 to 50. 100 baht is too much unless the particular person go all out to serve you, or party venue.

Before leaving, a word of chok dee is also nice.

Not paying tips is ok.

I would say one thing for tips, it is not necessary and depends on yourself entirely. If you're feeling generous and think the service deserves more, you are more than welcome to tip.

as a solo backpacker, i always slightly over plan my budget. i'll be going to bkk end of this year for a week too, and i'll exchange RM1.5k (excluding flight). but my exact plan is to spend within RM1k.

just pack light. for me i always roll my shirts and put them into zipper bags. save space in my backpack.

if you backpack you can stay for more than 12 days with 1k budget
done that before this year 

haha well diff people have diff way of spending

maybe he might wanna go try for massage, then shop a bit then buy souvenirs/snacks etc.

Yup true that.
With such tight budget just try to avoid the famous night spots (if you know what I mean). 

Stayed at this awesome place called White Ivory Bed & Breakfast during our Bangkok trip.

Here is a short video for the memories.

this will be my first time visiting bkk, so i might wanna try massage. hence my slight overbudget haha

this will be my first time visiting bkk, so i might wanna try massage. hence my slight overbudget haha