 THAILAND
In the "smiling country",
young women show the putting line
 - Information
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
- Head Office at : Le Concorde Building
202 Ratchadaphisek Road
Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310 Thailand
- All information and local offices on :
www.tat.or.th
www.tourismthailand.org
Thai Airways
89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Raod
Bangkok 10900, Thailand
on the web : thaiairways.com
Air France
on the web : airfrance.com
Visa
2 or 4 week entry permits are delivered to visitors upon presentation of passport and
return ticket.
Currency and change
Thai national currency is the bath.
Money can be changed in the major banks and exchange offices but the best way is the
credit card cash money to get the daily exchange rate. All major credit cards are mainly
accepted.
Climate
Thailand has tropical climate in three seasons. From May to October, the Southwest monsoon
sweeps across the country with heavy irregular rain. November to February is the cool
season, mostly dry, with chilly morning in the North but mild temperatures in the South.
March to April is the hot season (over 30°C - 85°F) ending with the appearance of the
monsoon.
Clothing
In all temples, people who are dressed in shorts or tee-shirts are not accepted but can
borrow suitable clothing. And entering sacred rooms or houses, everybody has to quit shoes
before the door. Thus it is recommended to wear easy out-&-on shoes.
On golf courses
Adequate golf dressing. No sports shorts or tee-shirts. Soft
spikes are mainly recommended.
A caddy is obligatory allocated to each player even he drives
a cart. The caddy fees are mainly displayed on local notice
and have to be paid directly by each golfer to his own caddy
at the end of the round when he takes back his bag. Clubs
have been cleaned by the caddy.
89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road
Drugs
The Tai regulation in this matter is very strong against dealers and smugglers fining them
till death penalty.
Drinks
Wine is rare and mainly too warm.
Local bear is light and fresh but exotic fruit juices like mango are perfect.
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