£30 a day for thailand?

salami1212 · 1 Nov 2009 at 15:49

Quick question.. Is £30 enough per day for thailand? This will include all accomodation and food and also entertainment ..
cheers

Repta · 1 Nov 2009 at 15:50

plenty, i lived of £10/day when i was there

JBuk · 1 Nov 2009 at 15:51

You could get by on that easily if you don't plan on doing much

Volcs · 1 Nov 2009 at 15:51

Prices have gone up a fair bit in the past 5 years or so with the baht getting stronger / pound getting weaker but that'll still be plenty to get by.

Guest2 · 1 Nov 2009 at 15:59

I went last august/september/october and was on a budget of £20 a day. This got me 3 good meals a day, basic but good beach huts, alcohol and other entertainment, dive courses, moped rental, 3 day trekking (elephants etc) transport to and from islands/bangkok, rock climbing, kayak rental....

Hamster · 1 Nov 2009 at 16:05

£30 should be plenty but it does depend on your meaning of 'entertainment'

meghatronic · 1 Nov 2009 at 16:31

I met a French chap in Korea who's Thailand budget was £30 a week, so you'll do fine I'm sure.

dodgem · 1 Nov 2009 at 16:39

It was years ago, but i managed Thailand on £5/day no problem for reasonable accomodation, nice food, some beer, and getting around. Then i spent extra on trekking in the jungle, dive courses, stuff like that

knowledge123 · 1 Nov 2009 at 16:47

JoeMama said:
£30 should be plenty but it does depend on your meaning of 'entertainment'

This

Van Hellseek · 13 Nov 2009 at 07:44

Depends on what you want to do. I was spending an average of 4-5000 baht per day in Bangkok. But this included decent restaurants/bars/clubs/taxi's etc etc.

arknor · 13 Nov 2009 at 07:47

the "entertainment" is likely to leave you with STD's and a half dead penis if you arent careful, your better off just staying in blighty and going with a niuce escort

Glaucus · 13 Nov 2009 at 07:47

Guest2 said:
I went last august/september/october and was on a budget of £20 a day. This got me 3 good meals a day, basic but good beach huts, alcohol and other entertainment, dive courses, moped rental, 3 day trekking (elephants etc) transport to and from islands/bangkok, rock climbing, kayak rental....

I knew it was cheap but...

Skull · 13 Nov 2009 at 07:54

seek said:
Depends on what you want to do. I was spending an average of 4-5000 baht per day in Bangkok. But this included decent restaurants/bars/clubs/taxi's etc etc.

How much did you spend altogether in the months you were over there?

dayloon · 13 Nov 2009 at 08:00

It depends...are you planning on hiring the services of "ladyboys" while u are there ?

Van Hellseek · 13 Nov 2009 at 08:02

Skull said:
How much did you spend altogether in the months you were over there?

Way too much! I was saving for around a year before I went to Thailand. I lived and worked at a hotel in England, so I had low rent and no bills which allowed me to save a lot.

I no longer work there, but I now live and work at a new hotel, so I should be able to afford to do something similar this spring (songkran). Can't wait to go back. :cool:

sanaxe1 · 13 Nov 2009 at 08:05

The memories of Songkran , Walking down the narrow paths of Phi Phi with your backpack on and getting absolutly drenched , and then clay in your eye!

Skull · 13 Nov 2009 at 08:07

seek said:
Way too much! I was saving for around a year before I went to Thailand. I lived and worked at a hotel in England, so I had low rent and no bills which allowed me to save a lot.

I no longer work there, but I now live and work at a new hotel, so I should be able to afford to do something similar this spring (songkran). Can't wait to go back.

That's fantastic, you must have felt like a king.

I was initially torn between working in the UK for a while and coming over here with a bulging wallet but in the end I opted for working here and being able to spend more time in the country. I don't dine at Banyan tree but I get an extra six months here, so it's a trade off

Van Hellseek · 13 Nov 2009 at 08:11

Skull said:
That's fantastic, you must have felt like a king.

I was initially torn between working in the UK for a while and coming over here with a bulging wallet but in the end I opted for working here and being able to spend more time in the country. I don't dine at Banyan tree but I get an extra six months here, so it's a trade off

Was it difficult to get your working visa? I'd love to stay and work over there for 6 months+. The weather and food alone make it worthwhile.

I assume you need qualifications/savings and a decent job pre-arranged.

mangobreeder · 13 Nov 2009 at 08:12

sanaxe1 said:
The memories of Songkran , Walking down the narrow paths of Phi Phi with your backpack on and getting absolutly drenched , and then clay in your eye!

i wanna go back, i wanna go back.

been 4 times now and i never get bored of it.

Skull · 13 Nov 2009 at 08:16

seek said:
Was it difficult to get your working visa? I'd love to stay and work over there for 6 months+. The weather and food alone make it worthwhile.

I assume you need qualifications/savings and a decent job pre-arranged.

No, the visa is very easy to get, I just needed a letter from my employer. I used the Cardiff embassy. People talk about Hull a lot but Cardiff were very helpful, voluntarily calling me far beyond the usual consulate closing times of 12 noon!

I think unless you're going to teach English it should be a pre-arranged thing, I've met a few people here who are trying to get work beyond teaching and it's very difficult.