Two weeks away from my Thailand trip and I have questions

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Massages not the happy ending type

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Not sure if they offer those there.

Thank you for the review great job, I posted in the thread. These are specific questions that if possible I would like to get answers to.

You'll find a god in every golden cloister

And if you're lucky then the god's a she

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What the hell?

That's like going to a prime steakhouse and ordering a hot dog.

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Didn't say I wasn't going to use those, just want some real Thai massages also.

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Didn't say I wasn't going to use those, just want some real Thai massages also.

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Kinda depends on the temple. Many will allow shorts to the knee even if technically by their culture you should be wearing pants.

Tripadvisor and the official temple websites will tell you exactly.

Tipping is unnecessary and in fact every cabby or person that we think of that receives tips in the US was always giving change, even the smallest amounts and thrown off by tips. If you are going to tip just round up a few baht. I did it mostly to avoid change I can't do anything with.

Safety - it's safe. Don't head off to the middle of nowhere at night slum and you'll be ok.

Like everywhere I go, I pull local currency at an atm on arrival. If you are that freaked out, bring us currency and get bent at the currency exchange if the atm doesn't work. Because every 50 feet there is an atm. One has to work or you're screwed anyways.

Remember: Siem Reap uses all US cash. Have all your 20 dollar bills broken down to 1s, 5s, and maybe 10s at your hotel because 20 dollars is like a 2 weeks salary for most of the country and people will have difficulty making change (or pretend to).

Suit making - I was only going to use Rajas fashions on Sukhumvit but didn't have the required days (5). Some other guy may do it though

Massages are cheap. You can get hour long massages for $10/15 or even less.

If it doesn't have a price on it you can barter. Any stall that isn't a chain/corporation is going to be a barter. If you are at Chatuchak get ready because it's awesome negotiation time.
Don't argue over food prices they are super cheap.

Currency exchange - again ATMS everywhere.

Muay Thai - don't go to Lumpinee, it sucked and is really fricking far. It's brand new but that sucks the life out of it. Try that Ratchamedon or whatever it's called. There's also one held at a TV studio that's supposedly good. Certain stadiums only have fights on certain days of the week so I had to do Lumpinee

Chatuchak Market, street food, the big malls, hotel rooftop bars. The tourist stuff is of course Wat Arun, Wat Pho, Grand Palace, etc.

You gone mess up and ladyboy gonna tug on that wiener during the massage no matter if you ask or not.

Highly recommend:

Helping Hands Cooking with Poo. It's a cooking class where you go to a cool arse produce and meat market outdoors and cook in the slums. It's as real as it gets and she does a good job of teaching.
Khlong (canal) tours: you can get on these long tail boats and basically ride around these old arse canals. Very authentic view of Bangkok.
Bangkok Food tours: Google search it. Very good introduction to authentic food here.
Thai private tours: highly recommend for first day. Will help with getting acclimated.

Things to keep in mind:
If you're going to do the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, go as early as possible to avoid the large crowds. The mass of tourists makes it almost unbearable. Men's dress attire is basically long pants and t shirt. No tank tops.

I tipped a few bahts for everything like taxis and food. Just remember you're tipping a $1 basically. It's small change.

Thai massages hurt. Just keep that in mind.

I ate a bunch of street food. Don't worry about getting sick. I have been shitting better here with all the spicy food than I ever have in the states. They just use better ingredients.

Email me with any other questions.
Tulaneuva@gmail.com