Just use your normal bank card at the ATMs.
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Thailand Trip Report
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I bought mine from FNB.
R5914 + R72 fees got me 14 400B. Effective rate of 2.4B to R1.
Baht. Most places are cash only so we just decided to take cash. Also this way if we needed a cab or something from the airport we would have baht readily available.
Great thanks, will most likely buy some here and then withdraw the rest on that side from an ATM.
Thank you for this thread too, you have made me really excited!
This has worked for me as well, in Thailand and Hong Kong. My parent's also do this, they got back on Sunday from their 2nd Thailand trip. You can even just draw at the airport when you land, there are ATMs there.
The rate and fees from the ATMs really aren't bad and save you the hassle of exchanging before you leave and having to travel with wods of cash and bring back what you don't spend. Just draw every few days once you get a feel for how much you're using daily.
TheFriendlyGhost
Expert Member
Yea. Super reasonable. I used my Capitec Bank card and had my Credit card as a backup (I would never use the credit card overseas unless it was an emergency and I carried a few hundred dollars as a a backup
I won't buy Baht here, just withdraw money at the airport. There are quite a few ATMs. Get 10000 Baht and that should keep you going a few days.
When you leave Thailand withdraw another 10000 Baht for your Thailand holiday next year.
When you leave Thailand withdraw another 10000 Baht for your Thailand holiday next year.
Ya it was a schlep but we arrived in Phuket close to 11, and we knew we would still need to clear immigration and all of that, so we wanted cash on hand immediately so we could check in to our hotel as soon as possible.
Haha awesome plan.
Saturday was Market Day. We took an Uber to Chatuchak Weekend Market just outside Bangkok CBD.
Markets and shopping aren’t really my thing but I really enjoyed this nonetheless. I did feel we spent a tad too much time here but it was fantastic for people watching, and the shopping is really something else if you're into that sort of thing.
Markets and shopping aren’t really my thing but I really enjoyed this nonetheless. I did feel we spent a tad too much time here but it was fantastic for people watching, and the shopping is really something else if you're into that sort of thing.
Straight from Chatuchak, we powered through any market-fatigue and headed to Rot Fai #2, a newer market that's more my speed. Tons of food and more of an emphasis on having a chilled evening than a shopping mania.
Supper was a mixed seafood grill:
Definitely not the tastiest seafood we had tried (esecially compared to the prawns in Karon), but well worth it for the price.
We chilled here til the evening, me usually at a pub enjoying a beer while TF was off trying to spend all the money in the world.
Rot fai was definitely among my favourite markets. Things are busy though, and the good stuff seems to sell out early, not really something I'd seen anywhere else in Thailand.
Supper was a mixed seafood grill:
Definitely not the tastiest seafood we had tried (esecially compared to the prawns in Karon), but well worth it for the price.
We chilled here til the evening, me usually at a pub enjoying a beer while TF was off trying to spend all the money in the world.
Rot fai was definitely among my favourite markets. Things are busy though, and the good stuff seems to sell out early, not really something I'd seen anywhere else in Thailand.
Last lunch: Green curry. Was awesome. Miss it already.
Monday (our last day) was spent cruising the Chao Praya river. There are cheaper (and probably better) ways of using the river, but TF and just took a tourist hop-on-hop-off boat for 180B. This lets you jump off and on at the tourist attractions that are close to docks on the river.
We visited Wat Arun and Wat Pho, and a few other small markets and places along the river.
Monday (our last day) was spent cruising the Chao Praya river. There are cheaper (and probably better) ways of using the river, but TF and just took a tourist hop-on-hop-off boat for 180B. This lets you jump off and on at the tourist attractions that are close to docks on the river.
We visited Wat Arun and Wat Pho, and a few other small markets and places along the river.
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One of the last places we landed was Asiatique, an open air mall. It was a Monday so it was a bit dead with not many food stalls, but still quite a crowd, probably just enjoying the river and the sunset.
We caught the boat back up the river and headed to Yaowarat.
It wasn't nearly as busy as it was on the weekend, but I found a chinese restaurant in an alley which was serving one of my favourites:
Stewed pork leg. Mindful that I was leaving, I managed to stuff in two servings, 50B each. We also had fried tofu and it wasn't bad at all.
We headed to KSR for some last minute drinks and massages before sorrowfully heading back to the AirBnB, picking up our luggage, and heading to the airport.
APoc184
Honorary Master
Stunning pics again R.
Certainly our next destination after the camping. Without the kids of course.
Certainly our next destination after the camping. Without the kids of course.
Thanks bud.
I'm already planning my next one
Definitely try to go asap. Hopefully the rand will pick up to pre-Zuma level against the Baht, then we'll be smiling 
Tabac
Honorary Master
Allready 2.69 for R1.
Randir - it seems all those Thai's do is eat ?? How much weight did you gain there ? :crylaugh:
Randir - it seems all those Thai's do is eat ?? How much weight did you gain there ? :crylaugh:
A bit
And that's even with Google telling me I walked closed to 30km while in Thailand.Someone told me the Thais eat 4 or 5 meals a day instead of fewer big meals. The portions are a bit smaller than what we'd normally get here.