Preface
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Travel is a disease.
Once infected, you can never get rid of it. It is also an infectious disease, and in the end you may pass it on to others and you don’t want to get rid of it at all!
Looking back at the fourth year of college, in May of the sophomore year, I took the first step and couldn't stop. In the next two years, relying on some money I saved from my part-time job, I basically traveled every two or three months. In this way, as the footprints on the map light up one by one, the time of college slipped away from the steps.
In this summer, what should be dispersed, what should be packed, what should be left will be gone, and what should be graduated will be done to complete my last trip in college.
Graduation is a end, and graduation trip is the end that I give myself.
Overview
[Fee] 4200rmb/person
[Date] 15 days (June 12, 2014-June 27, 2014)
[Visa] The travel agency found on Taobao was 248rmb, about a week.
[Insurance] Allianz International Travel "Asia Guarantee" plan
[Transportation] See the itinerary below for details
[Accommodation] Booking, Agoda booked in advance (now the price can be compared in the "hotel booking" of MFW, which is very convenient and intuitive)
[Lucks] Refer to the figure below, mainly
1.50L mountaineering bag , waist bag, 15L storage bag (the red small mountaineering bag in the picture was not brought in the end)
2.600D with 18-135 lens (there is a 50-demand, it is not used), cleaning set, mobile hard disk, charger, power bank
3. Passport, driver's license, Happy phone card (Taobao), itinerary, hotel reservation, various copies (prevent the loss of documents)
4. Umbrella (in Thailand rainy season), fleece sleeping bag (may sleep at airports and sofas), sunscreen (height number)
[map] Google map is the main, paper map is the auxiliary, and there are various electronic maps
http://pan.baidu.com/s/1pJob4EJ (high-definition uncoded electronic map download) http://pan.baidu.com/s/1pJob4EJ
[APP] 1. Google map 2. Translation software (Youdao, Travel Translator)
Tips About luggage
1. You need to bring a long-sleeved dress. Although Thailand is very hot, their air conditioning seems to cost money. It is good to bring a skin windbreaker.
2.Happy phone card, it is best to buy it on Taobao and bring it with you. I have two companions who bought it at Don Mueang Airport and the other from 7-11, both of which are 499 baht, which is exactly the same as what I bought on Taobao 36 Soft Girl Coin.
3. China Hua Xia Bank debit card, no handling fee for the first overseas withdrawal every day (but each Thai transaction will be charged 50 baht). For more information, please see http://www.kuaiyilicai.com/bank/upatmcharge.html (A list of bank fees for overseas ATM withdrawal and issuance of UnionPay debit cards)
4. Most of the sockets provided by hotels in Thailand are two-hole sockets, and no converter is required. If there are three-pin plug electrical appliances, converters are needed.
5. A pair of flip-flops, just rely on it when you go around Thailand.
6. Mobile: The 3G services provided by Thai mobile operators are all based on WCDMA network, so to use 3G network speed in Thailand, the mobile phone must be in WCDMA standard, that is, to support domestic Unicom 3G. Happy card is run on the 3G network of WCDMA 850Mhz/2100Mhz, so any mobile phone that supports China Unicom 3G can use Happy card to 3G to access the Internet.
Tips itinerary amp; fee
1. I personally recommend buying insurance for outbound travel. As the saying goes, you are not afraid of 10,000, just afraid of 10,000. Moreover, Thai drivers drive very hard. When choosing a more comprehensive insurance option, it must include emergency rescue, preferably delays in trips. Recommend the outbound insurance of Allianz and Asia. Allianz will be cheaper than that of America (poor students are not rich, but the "Asian Guarantee" plan I bought in the end just happened to be discounted, which is very cost-effective)
2. I personally feel that the prices in Thailand are basically the same as those in China.
3. Air ticket: The cheapest departure from China to Southeast Asia should be AirAsia. AirAsia's major promotions are four times a year (once a quarter), and now the usual small promotions are quite cheap.It is recommended to buy it when you have a clear travel plan, and do not take advantage of it and suffer a big loss (I have a companion because my family is not allowed to go there, and the air tickets bought at the big promotion last year were scrapped).
4.Bangkok ?Sumui , four ways: Manchester Airlines, Thai Airlines aircraft direct flight, AirAsia plane + car + ship, train + ship, bus + ship. The cheapest way is bus + boat, which is also more convenient.
5. Taxis require a meter (by meter), double-bar cars are charged per position, and tuk-tuk cars are charged per vehicle. Bangkok buses are free for some time periods.
6. Inexperienced children's shoes don't need to add too much oil when renting motorcycles. Just add one liter and one liter. I circled around , 23km, and the 1L oil has not been used up yet (I rented 100 baht/24hrs of the kind).
7. Samui and Koh Phangan prices are the same as those of Bangkok, while Koh Tao is 10%-20% more expensive. Buying a boat ticket on Koh Samui is cheaper.
8. The train tickets purchased at Hua Lam Pong Railway Station in Bangkok can be refunded (I only have a 50% refund on the day I refunded). Many other boat tickets, train tickets and booking tickets will have the words NON-REFULL on them, that is, "As soon as they are sold, there will be no refund."
combines the itinerary with the expenses, so that it will be simple and clear wherever the money is spent (according to the concept of traveling for a budget, the expense list is very detailed). It was a total of 15 days in Thailand, and it took about 4,200 oceans in total, which was much lower than my budget. Many paid attractions have not been visited, and due to plan mistakes, Ko Tao did not play snorkeling or take a day trip.
"Record"
(most of the pictures are taken by Canon 600D+18-135, and some are taken by mobile phones or Canon IXUS125HS)
DAY 0 Macau and Macau are not cheap, but I am a plane in the morning, so I decided to spend the night at the airport. Macau Airport is closer to Venetian . After passing Zhuhai, you can take the Venetian free bus directly, first get to the Venetian, and then take the Venetian free bus to the airport. The chairs at the airport also have no armrests, and there are guards patrolling, so they sleep very comfortably.
Tips: Passport transit to Hong Kong and Macau
I bought Macau → Bangkok when I went back, and Chiang Mai → Hong Kong. Because it was the first time I flew from Hong Kong and Macau like this. At first, I was worried about whether I would leave any seal on my passport, but in the end I found that this was unnecessary. When passing through Gongbei Port, the Chinese border will be stamped with an exit stamp, and then when entering Macau, a note will be issued. After flying from Chiang Mai to Hong Kong, I still gave a similar note, and when I passed the Shenzhen Bay Port, I stamped the entry stamp.
DAY 1 Before leaving Macau and Bangkok, I check-in online in advance and printed my boarding pass. However, I had nothing to do at the airport in the morning, so I went to the AirAsia counter to change my boarding pass. .
The AirAsia boarding pass from Macau Airport is still quite good
0 send an AirAsia seat map, and the position of the "chicken wings" is clear at a glance. AirAsia's short-haul flights use the A320 model, and 10-19 are wings, which will be blocked by the scenery.
Note: The seats in rows 11, 12 and 31 of A320 cannot be reclined.
AirAsia's A320 small handheld. The flight was on time, and it was released directly after checking the boarding pass, and the size and weight of the carry-on luggage was not checked.
On the plane, the flight attendant will issue an entry card, so carrying a pen with him will save some entry time.
Entry card front
Entry card back
Exit card
(Borrow a picture, thanks @张张开)
There is an ATM when you come out of Don Mueang Airport. No matter it is blue, green, red or purple, all the ones you take out are Thai baht, all at UnionPay listing exchange rate, and the 50 baht fee will not be deducted less.
The cheapest way to get to the city of Don Mueang Airport is to take the train. Next to the airport is Don Mueang Railway Station. You can reach Huananpeng Railway Station within 10B. The ticket gate is located on the right of the center of the photo. The fastest way to get to the city is to take the airport bus A1 to MoChit, and then transfer to BTS or MRT.
Since the train had to wait for another hour and a half, I returned from the Tianqiao to take the Airport Express A1 to Mo Chit Station, then 40B to MRT to Huananpeng Railway Station, and then took the 53rd route at 6.5B near Huananpeng to Kaoshan Road .There is English/ Thai switching in the upper right corner of the ticket vending machine of
MRT and BTS.
As soon as I left the subway, I felt that it was really convenient to use a UnionPay card in Thailand. All colorful ATMs support UnionPay cards.
Go out of the subway station and start looking for the bus to Kaoshan Road. But I can't find it southeast, west and north+_+While on the street, a local man talked to me. I don't know if his accent is too heavy or my English is too bad%amp;gt;_amp;lt;%I didn't understand what he said, and then he jumped out, "Where are you going?" and pointed me out a clear road.
Finally, under the guidance of Google Maps, I finally found the hostel I booked. Most of the people living in are foreigners, but fortunately, I finally moved in to a few domestic sex industry. I studied the route and shared my experiences together.
DAY 2 Bangkok, Pattaya Because I was going to pick up friends at the airport, I looked for a bus stop on the roadside. I found an expert hand-drawn the bus information near Kaosan Road and posted it on the bus stop sign. I admired the five-body out of the way
Although the map above was drawn in detail, I still couldn't figure out the direction and road name, so I looked at the map on the street again. . . Then I met a motorcycle uncle who took the initiative to guide me, which made me sigh: Thailand is so passionate!
Finally, I went through a lot of hardships to get on No. 59 from near the Grand Palace to Don Mueang Airport. The conditions in the car were quite good, and the air conditioning made me shiver a little.
After receiving a friend, we were about to go to Pattaya. After we took the bus to Mo Chit station, we started walking along the red line in the picture. We thought it was not far away, but after walking for twenty or thirty minutes, I was so exhausted. . .
The tickets sold in the northern passenger station are not like those in China that can buy tickets for all destinations at a counter. The ticket window in Pattaya is right at the entrance of the hall, 133B per person, a 3-hour drive away. When I was waiting for the bus at the passenger station, I ate Thai instant noodles for the first time. It was a small bucket and I lost two bites and it tasted good.
Pattaya is one-way roads, so you should pay special attention when riding a motorcycle.
The passenger station in Pattaya is named Air Condition Bus Station on Google Maps (top right corner in the picture). It was already eight or nine o'clock in the evening when we arrived here. After a day of fatigue, I found some food on the street and went back to rest, and did not experience the nightlife here.
Three nights in Pattaya, we stayed at Tune Hotels (AirAsia's Express Hotels). We booked at 70% discount on Agoda, which felt quite reasonable.
DAY 3 Pattaya got up early the next day in Pattaya, preparing to rent a motorcycle, and bought breakfast on the way, but I didn’t expect there were buns here too.
Not a few steps away, I saw several motorcycle rental companies. I chose one of them casually and paid a 150B/day rent, a 1,000B deposit, and just wear a helmet and GO! I have to say that the boss of this house is pretty good and didn't pump the oil away. This little oil is enough for me to run for a day.
(Author of this article: Zhufeng)
