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For those undecided, we would like to recommend a particularly good guide, we took on our trip more than useful.

The Eyewitness Travel Guide Thailand was our loyal companion and has always led us to a good hostel (if not more times Travelerempfehlungen further helped). Also here you will find many useful information about prices, customs, religion, etc.
A special highlight for us was the time table of train departure times in the Appendix, we have mainly used the car as your means =)

Here you find the handbook at Amazon for € 26.95 which is definitely worth it and we believe are better spent than, say, one in Lonely Planet (we have also, however, we found less useful, because much information is outdated)

Eyewitness Guide Thailand

Here we want to give you a rough overview of the costs, which come into Thailand to you and save money as you can! This is a very long post, which is worth it!

For an overview: 1 € = 43 Baht

Overnight:
Here there is everything from a simple room with fan to luxury bungalow with air conditioning. Here is a brief overview of prices. Basically you would in any place with a bit looking for a cheap hostel. Cheap hostel there is a simple room with bed and bath if you're lucky even to have the room. Most rooms at affordable price range, however, have shared Bathroom which is not really a problem NEN.

• Double room with fan: 200 Baht ¬ † (north) to 450 baht (The islands)
• Double rooms with air-conditioning of 400 baht (the north) to 1000 baht (The islands)

Food and drink:
If there is one country where one can eat well and cheaply, then it is definitely Thailand. We have always though it was possible to eat in kitchens because the food here is extremely cheap and also still very tasty. A big extra here is still that one usually only eat with the locals and get a completely different impression of Thailand and its culture.

• Fried Rice w / Chicken, food stall: 20-35 baht
• Fried Rice w / Chicken Restaurant: 80-100 baht
• Pad Thai w / Chicken, food stall: 30-45 baht
• Pad Thai w / Chicken Restaurant: 80-120 baht
• Large Chang beer: 80-120 baht
• Heineken: from 100 Baht
• Cola: 20 baht

Transportation:
Transport in Thailand is a really good issue (like almost everything). The main motto is bescheissen but not to get, especially since tuk tuk driver in Bangkok makes a lot of money with the tourists pay it all! A popular scam in tuk tuk drivers is that they offer you, to you curves for 10 baht through half the city. But the truth does not make your city tour, but she went to several jewelers and tailors will, tapped from those tuk tuk driver a hefty commission.

Can package prices call it not for transportation, since it often (especially in tuk tuks) to negotiation is generally true, however. The first price quoted is too high we have to tuk tuk drivers, never more than half of the first-mentioned price paid!.

In order to travel around the country has proven to us at the train because it is relatively low (500-1000 baht 2nd class sleeper car) and you save one night and recovered more or less at the next town arrives =)

Clothing / Souvenirs and other:
Especially clothes are very very cheap and then here we have to keep a few small price lists to you before paying much too much for something. Particularly applies here act act act! The following prices are the prices we have paid or prices to be achieved.

• Ray Ban glasses - 150 Baht
• Bracelets in various designs - ¬ † <25 baht
• Billabong shorts - 400 Baht
• T-Shirts - 150 Baht
• Flip Flops - 50 to 150 baht
• Piercing 500 Baht

Other costs in Thailand, which arise when one wants something more:

• Roller 24 hours - 150 to 200 baht
• 1 liter of fuel - 35-50 baht

• Diving Course Open Water Diver - 8500-11500 baht (depending on whether with or without accommodation)
• Dive Course Advanced Open Water Diver - 7500-9000 Baht

Yes, what can I say, the Full Moon Party is the most awesome fucking party in Thailand!

20,000 people to dance more or less good techno and trance music w during an H √ § √ § √ § St dealer and want to turn on nde fucking cheap buckets.

Buckets are small bucket, which with
Vodka, whiskey or bad √ º found are true: D

Images are served √ § RURAL It goes on still:)

Today we rented a scooter and decided to √ ° √ § ll Rest of waterfalls on the island to explore, because it had rained the previous days, yes.

After 15 kilometers of well-paved road √ Bouveret then started the pure jungle madness: D

From the paved road was then a muddy Ger llpiste √ ∂, which is at most n √ § 10 kilometers continued ... (I must say that we rented a 50cc scooter
had on it which had similar profile-less bicycle tires √ §)

No matter, because No Risk, No Fun! That is my motto;)

After the Strassenverh √ § ratios were getting worse, we decided to turn back then because further movement was possible with a little gel nurnoch Ndege √ § √ § √ ∂ m-dependent ...

Chill Out was announced yesterday, yes, because we were out all day and when the heat is pretty exhausting.

Especially f √ º r arms and H √ § nde. The hrdet are at something pretty sonnenbrandgef √ § and where we wanted to give a little break.

Today we wanted to actually go snorkeling, but we had to find that it's raining ...

A look at the weather forecast showed that it should be rainy all week.
(But was the equation √ º ck but not sooo bad;) has indeed been raining every now and then or was bew lkt √ ∂, but it went)

So we now bums around and once again - to have better weather tomorrow with hope.

In the evening you could then look at the Restaurant Bar Movies and chat with other people (which are needed to determine oO you that the most strange thing is probably a bit like a pothead one property before; D)

Today was just relaxing on the beach at times kept the program:)

Once back in Germany, we are many beautiful √ ∂ ne upload images.

In the meantime, we had an interview with the Outdoor Magazine Getting outdoors.

http://www.getting-outdoor.de/backpacking-auf-reisen-mit-dem-rucksack-interview/

When we arrived yesterday, we decided to rent a scooter until today.
Scooters are rented always f √ º r 24 hours and the cost is 150 baht and 200 baht.

Only from the afternoon you get less of it (because sleep at night and so;)) ... does not matter. So it should go off today:)

Explore the island by scooter.
A little underpowered when it goes uphill ... So you're always delighted when one has made it to the top: D

On the tour you can see then that it also goes the other way:)

We wanted a couple of waterfalls √ § ll explore, but one was placed totally dry: (Sp √ § behind us, someone said that this is due to the dry season ... if not weeks raining and no water is flowing (sounds logical and is also so how a few days later, shows √ § ter) ...

The waterfalls √ § ll times been left aside, we have the places Thongsala, Chaloklum and Haad Rin visited.
All small tourist √ ∂ rtchen ... what you can see ften at the restaurants / bars, and business √ §. Offers concerning whether food and clothes and prices are also giving information about √ º:)

Well especially Haad Rin is a tourist town ... with numerous hotels, restaurants and shops. But what is logical because of the monthly Full Moon Party is:) Many arrive 1-2 days before the party and take a few days later, √ § ter well again.

On the days get the prices of most G √ § √ § user and stand up to 4 days later are the prices √ º r f expensive boat and train (to get back to the mainland) ...

Today we started with a heavy heart of Ko Tao, where we have met many great people and were making our first diving experience.

Thanks to our instructors are great Carsten, Bas, Marc and Matt, our diving course which have become the highlight of our vacation leave.

We want √ ∂ m here again definitely recommend the diving school Dive Crystal! Good price and perfect service just one. Make sure that your instructor receives as necessarily Carsten!

We will come back, it's clear schonmal!

Today we go to Ko Phangan a fairly large √ s √ º Harmful üe island of Ko Tao.

We then stay for the rest of our trip, then on to 4.4 for √ º ck to Germany.

Hard to believe. The day before yesterday or Open Water Diver - Advanced Open Water Diver today:)

, The extension is definitely recommended because when you open water only up to 18 m deep dive and you almost always someone there must have (Divemaster / Instructor), the Advanced Open Water is entitled to up to 30 m deep dive and you may alone (with Buddy) go diving!

But first to the lengths √ § dives today:)

After yesterday we had three dives √ § length, were still two down on the series (Deep Dive and Navigation) ... the first time on 30 meters. Been a little nervous ... but was thinly √ ∂ TIG:) It was down more quickly than expected and all were visibly surprised to be already √ º to 30 m: D

Bas then showed us a Chipst √ º te. Because the deeper you go, the colors gradually disappear. At 30 m, the color red is completely gone (it will be dark blue / almost black) ... on my gr √ º NEN bracelet, I realized that this color there is not more f √ º r us exists (the bracelet was pl √ ∂ additional yellow ;)).

Then it went in the multi-level dive (ie the one ends at a certain time intervals √ § rises a few feet) back into a che ck √ ° √ § to the surface. From the depths then a safety stop at 5 mf ° r √ 3 minutes required!

After all the above were in good condition again, we were again the compass √ § rt explanation ... because he was also 2nd and final dive, navigation dive. Everything was super easy, only then to know nothing of the long ago where it goes towards boat ... was not easy. Get only the opinion of 6 people under one roof was heavy;)

But even that overcame us and we rfen d √ º call us today quite official Advanced Open Water Diver)

Yeeeehaaaaaw!

Since we already had lunch Return to √ º, so we did not have all day, then tomorrow before it goes to Koh Phangan ...

Matt put a sleep ndchen R √ √ ü º and I just love to cook me the B √ § uchlein;)

After 2 hours we went exploring and some postcards of the √ ñrtchen is established in the Crystal Dive.

We spent the evening in the bar looked at photos from the last day of diving and talked with Bas.
Everything was in all a fun evening:)

Thanks guys, f √ º r the unforgettable last 6 days:) You are simply awesome and probably the best instructor that can be nschen f √ º:)

Today we have begun long after our training √ considerations for Advanced Open Water Diver.

The Advanced Open Water Diver bef √ § √ § higt a complete standalone's full immersion to 30 meters depth.

It is true, 5 different dives √ § length to master, which you can choose g √ ∂ √ ütenteils itself.

Our dives √ § length were:
Deep Dive (30 meters)
Navigation
Nightdive
Peak Performance Buyancy
Multilevel Diving

We started with the Peak Performance Buyancy dive, which ftigt with the issue of perfect buoyancy control dam √ §.

It continued with the multi-level dive, which has as its content, √ § length dives to plan at different depths and thus to achieve a maximum √ ∂ m Possible dive time.

In the evening we made our Nightdive. It was creepy in complete darkness and armed only with a flashlight to dive.

Tomorrow we go with the Deep Dive and Navigation Dive on.