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Thailand is a tropical country with its typical high temperature all year round.
There are three seasons :
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cold season from November to February
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hot season from March to May
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rainy season from June to October
The rainy season is in fact really strong in September and October.
Typical temperatures are 25°C to 30°C in the cold
season, 35°C to 40+°C in the hot season and 30°C to 35°C during the
rainy season.
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Humidity is always high, even though it's easier to bear during the cold season during which the sun shines.
The rainy season is characterized by scattered heavy showers now and then everyday, cloudy weather almost full time.
The tourist season is from December to February, when the temperature
is the lowest.At this time, prices are up by at least 50% for
accommodations.
At any time of the year food is cheap and excellent (sometimes very
spicy). Transportation can be achieved by taxis for low charges.
It is easy to travel in the country, with several flights every days
from Bangkok to Samui, Phuket, from Pattaya to Samui and Phuket.
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All
major islands can be reach directly by boat, and shuttles link the
islands together. For those on a budget, buses connect the major cities
at a very low cost (Bangkok-Pattaya 90 Baht, 2.5 €).
Thais are very nice people, who will always welcome you. There is
however a few thinks that you should do or avoid if you don't want to
up set them:
Be dressed with long trousers and no fancy shirt or tee-shirt when
visiting a temple, don't point you foot to someone, especially not
towards someone's head, and do not joke about the royal family.
Remove your shoes before entering a Thai house.
Typical prices:
beer in a bar : 1.5 US$
food: about 10 US$ for meal and beer, wine is more expensive
accommodations: from 8 to 100 US$ a night |
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| Koh Tao
Koh Tao is an island north of Ko Samui. It is only ok for
advanced kitesurfers as launching area are very small and cluttered
with rocks. Sailing far from beach only.
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| Hua Hin
Pak Nam Pran beach is located 25km south of Hua Hin. This is a
wonderful spot, with shallow water, wide beach at low tide, good wind
(given for 15-25 knots) from November to march. It seems that
it's not crowed with tourist even though all you need is there along
the beach. Many resorts and guesthouses, restaurants and bars.
The perfect spot to practice buggy at low tide and kitesurf at high tide.
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Khao Takiab Beach, (on the picture left) 10km south of HuaHin
presents the same advantages, but might be more crowded during the week
ends due to hotels and condos.
HuaHin beach itself isn't recommended as it is home of hundreds of tourists |
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