Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
THAILAND'S IMMIGRATION OFFICES
The following are two common immigration offices where visa extensions and other formalities can
be addressed. Remember to dress in your Sunday best when doing official business in Thailand and do
all visa business yourself (don't hire a third party). For all types of visa extensions, bring along two
passport-sized photos and one copy each of the photo and visa pages of your passport.
Bangkok Immigration Office ( 0 2141 9889; Bldg B, Government Center, Soi 7, Th Chaeng Wat-
thana;
8.30am-noon & 1-4.30pm Mon-Fri;
Mo Chit & access by taxi)
Chiang Mai Immigration Office ( 0 5320 1755; chiangmaiimm.com ; Th Mahidon;
8.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri)
VOLUNTEERING
There are many wonderful volunteering organisations in Thailand that provide meaningful
work and cultural engagement. Volunteer Work Thailand
( www.volunteerworkthailand.org ) maintains a database of opportunities.
WOMEN TRAVELLERS
Attacks and rapes are not common in Thailand, but incidents do occur. If you return home
from a bar alone, be sure to have your wits about you. Avoid accepting rides from
strangers late at night or travelling around in isolated areas by yourself - common sense
stuff that might escape your notice in a new environment filled with hospitable people.
Getting There & Away
Flights, tours and train tickets can be booked online at www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings .
ENTERING THAILAND
Entry procedures for Thailand, by air or by land, are straightforward: you'll have to show
your passport, and you'll need to present completed arrival and departure cards.
AIR
Bangkok is the air-travel hub for mainland Southeast Asia and airfares are quite competit-
ive. Carriers operating to the international destinations covered in this topic include:
Air Asia ( nationwide call centre 0 2515 9999; www.airasia.com ) Bangkok's Don Muang Interna-
tional Airport to Hanoi (Vietnam), Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon; Vietnam), Phnom Penh
(Cambodia) and Siem Reap (Cambodia).
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