Safety tips for solo traveler:

[habibbd]

1. Travel safety begins with research before you leave. Knowledge protects you from the danger of misinformation, unsavory individuals or innocently wandering into an unsafe area.
   
2. Choose your destination carefully. Make sure its safety level meets your personal travel safety needs.
   
3. Schedule your fight to arrive during daylight hours.
   
4. Study the layout of the city and its neighborhoods – especially the area around your accommodation – before you go.
   
5. Check your government’s travel sites for information on travel document requirements, travel advisories and other recommendations. UK: travel alerts, US Travel alerts canada travel alerts.
   
6. Register with your government as a citizen traveling abroad. UK, US , Canada.
   

[Ash_1701e]

7. When out and about dont flaunt/advertise your wealth! Minimal/no bling....no backpacks with huge locks....etc etc

[THAJEC]

8. You can try local people over and to your side for common things.

9. You try to be friendly but vigilant and careful all time.

10.You can try speak little bit local language.(make better atmosphere).

[dickbutkiss]

11. Dont travel around with photos of naked thai girls in your camera. the cops do stop and look at it.

12. dont ever laugh at LBs they might kill you

13. you damn well better wrap up if a thai girl speaks good english (you should anyways) b/c she has been around farangs too long

[brisbaneAl]

14 Don't be an asshole and you wont have any problems. Not saying don't be aware of the well known issues (jet ski anyone) but if your not looking for trouble it probably wont find you.

[pubstud]

have lots of small money. change your 1000Bt notes in a 7-11 before going to bars, so many people are reluctant to give you change.

[OldDude]

Great tips in here. Thank you.

[footopic]

15. Better to say anyone who you know and trust in your homeland that where you are staying at and leave him/her your hotel's contact number

[dc_publius]

- Keep a low profile. Don't try to pretend to be a big, rich, tough guy unless you are looking for a challenge

 

- Don't do anything abroad that you wouldn't do at home

 

- Avoid getting drunk and preventing your brain from making correct decisions, unless you are in an environment that allows it

[kiroy]

Wallet on a chain.

Only carry what you can afford to lose.

Carry cards for your hotel/accomodation.

Never go anywhere with anyone that you just met unless it is heavy populated.

Only drink as much as you can handle to still get home.

Tip people a little more than usual, you'll get better service and if they see you in trouble, they will often remember you an help out..

[svtcobra04]

As i am a newbie here, this is def a good post for someone that has not been there before.

 

Thank you

[panico]

Never leave your drink unattended in a bar, have it near you at all times. If you have to go to the bathroom, finish it before and order a new one when you come back (basic safety, also valid in Falangland).

 

Don't accept food or drinks in a bus from someone you don't know (even from fellow falangs). Find an elegant excuse to refuse so you don't offend anyone (the vast majority of people are honest, but you can never tell which ones are not).

 

You'll obviously have to watch out that nobody takes something from your bag, but the opposite is true as well : be extra careful that no one puts something in your bag that might put you into trouble later.

 

At the airport, be very careful in the shops (i.e. duty free). Don't walk around with an item in your hand you intend to buy and pay later at a further till. Pay it immediately at the nearest cash register so that you cannot be accused of shop lifting. There is a famous scam with this, some falangs have been unduly accused of shop lifting and then had to pay large amounts under the table in order to be able to catch their flights.

 

Smile as long as possible (not always easy I know), whatever happens, in all circumstances.

 

The most important : enjoy your holiday. It's really a great place, safety is usually not an issue when you use common sense.

[BaldPlumber]

999 - Try not to be completely paranoid about going to an essentially safe country where the vast majority of the people are friendly and honest.

[Montydog]

- Keep a low profile. Don't try to pretend to be a big, rich, tough guy unless you are looking for a challenge

 

- Don't do anything abroad that you wouldn't do at home

 

- Avoid getting drunk and preventing your brain from making correct decisions, unless you are in an environment that allows it

 

That’s why I go to Pattaya

[xato]

17. When travelling around let people now where u are and choose your route before you leave to the next destination

[Jackdavid]

These are great tips which can help to many people. Before to go on trip every one should need to keep these tips in mind to minimize threads and harmful activities. Also must to know about road map, plan trip according to budget, weathers, spots to visits and know about emergence numbers.

[nice to visit]

Don't drink the tap water and don't eat yellow snow.

[Big Casino]

If you do find yourself in an altercation/argument with taxi driver/bar owner etc dont lose your head like you might in your own country and try and front it out as it doesent work in Thailand.

Try and stay polite, civil, dont lose your temper and come to a mutual agreement because if you step over the line you will not be fighting one guy but three or four as all the thais stick together and will appear from nowhere.

Sometimes it is over very small money which is it really worth getting in a fight when your on your hols surrounded by loads of beautiful girls who do want to go out with you.

 

Big Casino

[laruso]

make some copys of your ID card

put your money and electronic into a safe

don´t have other girls beside your LT

[gitteyman]

 

don't eat yellow snow.

and don't be tempted to try the chocoate. Lying next to it

[alithinos]

Great forum!!! Thanks for the tips!!

[icafe]

Don't respond to anyone who is befriend you on the street. don't drink too much in public. just be happy and cool. smile and stay in safe control of your own situation because you are the Man! learn how to wAlk fast and smooth. Moving tArgets are hard to hit.

[Devolved1000]

dont fall in love with a bar girl! especilly on your first visit. maybe ok after a few visits, after understanding issan culture/thai laungage (even then I wouldn't advise it)

[nikcool10]

If you bring an FL(s) to your room, Keep your belongings in a safe/secured place..... out of her/their reach !

 

in thailand beware of the money denomination -bill scam , especially in some bars, where you give  a higher denomination bill  for settling the tab and are cheated saying that you had paid a lower denomination and like wise given back less in change or asked to pay more..........

 

the gem scam , the jet-ski scam in pattaya......

[jocky king]

Be a very good boy.... 

 

Dont get hooked in love..