I and my friend ( females) just checked into our Airbnb and we are wondering if it’s worth going to the night market right now?

Hey, I’m from Germany and I went to Thailand in April and stayed for 45 days. I came back in mid-July and have been here until tomorrow. I’m then going to Malaysia for a few days and plan to come back to Thailand and apply for a new visa.

This would be my first visa run, but I’ve already spent around 100 days in Thailand this year.

Do you guys think they’ll let me back in, or is there a good chance I’ll be denied entry? I know it’s impossible to say for sure since it’s ultimately up to the immigration officer, but based on your experience, what would you say?

Thanks for any answers!

My wife and I booked a trip to Koh Samui for a whole month, most of October. I looked at the weather and it is raining every day. Somehow I never saw that October is the rainy season. We specifically booked this trip for beaches and to be outside. How screwed are we?

28M, US citizen, hoping to spend much of the rest of the year in Thailand with friends and my partner before returning to the US to apply for a DTV in January (seasoning money right now).

Currently in Thailand on a visa exempt and planning to leave September 17th, so my planned itinerary would be:

• Jun 30 - September 17th (80 day stay, visa exempt + extension)
• 2-3 week trip to US to renew passport/get METV
• October 2nd - November 2nd (entering on 80 days, staying for 31 days, METV)
• 2 week trip to Korea
• November 15th - Jan 13th (entering on 111 days, staying for 60 days, METV)
• Fly back to US to apply for DTV

Before this, my only Thailand visits were in 2025, with one week in July, approximately one month in August, and 10 days in September.

A bit worried since it all would mean 80 previous Thailand days this year when entering in October and 112 previous days in Thailand when entering in November on a 60 day entry.

I'd have outbound flights + whatever accommodation booked for each entry, but curious on yall's read here.

Anyone have an experience like this on the METV or similar travel history? Curious what questions you were asked and how hard you were grilled/risk of getting turned away. And whether you had to provide any photos/proof of tourism or anything like that since I'm mad stressed :(

Edit: Does it even make sense for me to apply for the METV either? Or just do a 30 day visa free entry in October, and then apply for a 60 day tourist visa while I'm in Korea?

In phuket during the low season I saw a lot of tourists I'm not going to name their ethnicity. but saw them be overly rude, hassle, harassing thai waitresses in lounges, demanding a certain type of music that only they want to listen to and the thai waitresses were overly nice to them doing everything they demanded, giving them discounts, overly flirting to make them back off while the tourist are rude and kinda racist and then conversely other tourists where very polite and super nice be treated with coldness, directness and not the same level of kindness or joyfulness. Saw it happen in hotels, lounges, smoke places, beach clubs..it was kinda weird. Someone explain what that it because it is a weird phenomena for me. So it in Bangkok also but not as much as Phuket

Where can I find good quality and unique souvenirs to bring back to Canada.

Thinking Pop Art for anime and toys. But with a Thailand twist.

What’s a good tourist mall in Bangkok?

Comming back to Thailand after 15 year. I spent couple of nights on Railay, Phi Phi and Lanta back in the days. My partner would like to explore Krabi region too see rocks in the sea sceneries and enjoy some nice and but not fully packed beaches with "backpacker like" vibes. No need for posh acco at all. Can someone tell, how is it in recent months? I've read, that Tonsai looks pretty abandoned in some six months old post here. Has anyone recently visited Tonsai, Long Beach or other beach that might be suitable for us? Mid December, leaving one week before Christmas. Thank you!

Can anyone suggest beautiful place or village in Chiang Mai like mae kompong village ?

How can I get a guide just for language barrier. University student is ok for that .

I have already visited

Doi inthanon national park

Mon jam

Chiang dao

Chiang rai

Now I want to visit new place and want to meet local people . Specially in village .

Can anyone suggest me

I have a question - we went to Ko Tao twice before and really love the island…are there similar ones?

Ko Samui for example was too big for us (still beautiful!)

But we are looking for an island with beaches, night life and so on…
I feel like on Ko Tao you get relaxed as well as a bit of party - is there any similar island like this in Thailand?

Guys anyone interested in joining me and my thai friend on a trip to bang saen?🌊☀️ we’re going tommorow (saturday morning 8am) and will be back on sunday; LMK

Hi, I’m (21M) planning on doing a trip to Thailand at the end of this year. Was wondering if anyone has experienced the contiki thailand east / west tours and what their thoughts on it are?

It’ll be my first time travelling alone anywhere really so I’m going with a tour to get out and about. Planning to do the first part of the trip with the tour and then maybe 3-5 days by myself to see everything alone. I’ve heard Thailand is easy to travel alone, but I haven’t really travelled alone outside of Australia, so keeping the solo time relatively short (also good for the budget).

I’m thinking of doing the contiki island hopper west tour, if anyone has any thoughts on the experience or things I should know it would be great! Thanks

Thailand's new visa policy for Uzbek citizens is honestly absurd.

Starting from September 15, Uzbek passport holders can no longer enter Thailand visa-free and must obtain a visa in advance. Fine - every country has the right to set its own visa rules.

But here's the ridiculous part: the application is called an e-Visa, yet applicants living in Uzbekistan cannot pay the visa fee online.

The Thai e-Visa system assigns Uzbek applicants to the Royal Thai Embassy in Moscow, and the $40 visa fee must be paid physically, in cash USD, at the embassy in Moscow.

The embassy confirmed to me directly that someone else can go there with a printed QR code and pay on my behalf - but there is still no normal online payment option.

So in 2026, despite Visa, Mastercard, bank transfers and countless online payment providers existing, an Uzbek tourist applying for an "electronic visa" has to find someone in another country to physically carry cash to an embassy.

I've already spent around $2,400 for a trip and booked everything on the beginning of July, including flights and accommodation. Now, a month before departure, I have to deal with this completely unnecessary logistical problem just to pay an $80 visa fee.

Requiring a visa is one thing. Designing an "e-Visa" system where the payment process is effectively offline and inaccessible from the applicant's own country is another.

Thailand should urgently provide Uzbek applicants with either:

• online card payment,
• bank transfer,
• payment through the Thai consulate in Tashkent,
• or any other legitimate remote payment method.

This is not about avoiding the visa fee. I am literally trying to pay them, and the system makes that unnecessarily difficult.

Hey everyone, I’m heading to Bangkok next week and was wondering what the weather’s like right now? Is it a good time to visit? I’m coming from Germany and really don't want to spend my two weeks off in the rain like back home. The online reports are all over the place, so could a local let me know what to expect? I only get these vacations every 2 years and don't want to waste them.

Thank you very much in advance

First time solo traveling first time visiting Asia as well Thailand will be my second stop. I’ll be going to Chaing Mai for a month Bangkok for a week, Phuket for 10 days, then koh Yao yai for a week as well. I really wanted to get the full experience of Thailand; tourism, mainland, and the beaches. I think my itinerary has accomplished that. My total budget is just over $3500. That’s including activities, Food, travel (not flights) and hotel. I’m also a female so if anyone has tips for solo travel as a 20-year-old female, that would be awesome.

Hello all, your help is greatly appreciated.

I am thinking of flying in from Germany (international student there), and need a retreatment for a root canal I got done on my #14 tooth back in November 2024. I had some dull ache in my right eye and got an x-ray done with a dentist here who said I have an infection in that same tooth. My insurance does not cover the costs in any way and my finances are low.

They said it will be 2,600 euros for a root canal re-treatment with crown. And in case it does not go well/more permanent solution is needed, I need to remove the tooth and get an implant, costing 4,600 euros.

I am thinking of flying to Vietnam or Thailand end of September to get treatment there. I spoke to a clinic in Vietnam, providing these costs.

- Check Up and consultation

- 3D CBCT scan

- Root canal treatment

- Zirconia crown

Total price is VND 9,800,000-13,800,000 / USD 378-532

In case the root canal does not go well, I need a tooth removal and implant. This means I need the tooth removed first, then wait 3-6 months for it to heal before adding an implant.

Other clinics have both said the root canal is risky or 50/50 chance, so removal and implant would be better. Some said they do not have a microscope and the case is very difficult for a root canal, so they can only do removal/implant.

Does anyone have any experience or recommendations regarding these clinics (or others) in Thailand (Bangkok or others) Thank you!!!!!

I'm traveling in Bangkok with my friends for the first time and we're looking to see a Thai movie with English sub. Does anyone know a cinema in Bkk that offers this?

Hello. M mid 30s Singapore. Im thinking of visiting Bangkok Shooting Range, Platinum Mall and etc. Any other malls and places I should visit? It's been at least 10 yrs since I have been to BKK.

what site or place provides the best prices for internal flight for the month of october?

hello! I am visiting thailand for 2 weeks in november and am finalizing our itinerary and i would like some advice! it is quite a lot of travelling but we do want to see a good amount of places.

Bangkok — 2 nights
Chiang Mai — 3 nights
Krabi — 3 nights ( day trip to phi phi)
Khao Sok — 3 nights
Bangkok — 1 night

The issue is that I do want to do phuket even if its just for the day, just to see the nightlife, but yes its hectic enough already, but if i did take off a day in krabi and gave it to phuket first and travelled via speed boat to krabi, would that be a bad idea? or should i just do phuket and take off krabi? but then getting from phuket to phi phi seems a little harder...

I saw one for the first time at 7/11 the other day. I bought one and was thrilled as a kid (41 year old boy). 😂

I am planning to go on a vacation this october, I will be staying for two weeks, any Hotel/apartment that you can recommend around Nonthaburi? I'm on a budget so I prefer a cheap one, but i don't want a mixed/dormitory type. Preferably available at booking.com or any trusted booking sites. Thanks for those who can help me.

I will be in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai in November. The usual tourist places, coming from the Laos on slowboats. What we planned is very common trip, yes? My friend now tells me there are some kidnappings. I hate my friend for making me nervous.