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[madtownhustl]

Might go to Thailand for 10 or so days and was wondering, if traveling around the country for 10 days, how much would that cost, plane ticket not included... Thanks.

[losing_touch]

This is impossible to answer without knowing things like activities, standards of accommodation, etc.

[WendyRose]

Thailand travel is cheap. You can eat for $1 on the street per person and get full. The food on the street is very delicious, too! Even the nicest of the nice restaurants are only $20-30 a person. Hostel lodgings are cheap (I recommend Lub D in Bangkok) -- we stayed 10 days at Lub D in the most expensive room (ensuite with nice TV) for under $250 the entire time. Tours can be expensive. I recommend you do the major sites on your own and then places that require extensive travel may be more convenient if booked through an agency.

My significant other and I were able to stay in Thailand for under $50 a day (for both), not including tours, lodging. We bought a lot of stuff and ate out at nice restaurants about 1x a day.

Good luck - you'll love Thailand.

[Tobias]

I'd do the Phuket/Phi Phi/Krabi/Bangkok/Chiang Mai circuit.

I'd also bring an empty suitcase if I were returning to Korea for a while. You can get a lot of necessities in Thailand on this trip for a lot cheaper than you can get those in Korea. I went to Thailand last year and brought back a haul that saved me most of the cost of the plane ticket. It took almost a year to realize the savings, but save I did.

[dean_burrito]

I'd say plan on taking 1000 Thai Baht per day. Somedays you will spend all of it but other days you might. Anyways a good time can be had with that amount of money. Beers in a bar run about 80 baht and a nice meal of curry or pad thai can be had for about 40 baht at many restaurants. If you don't drink or buy your beers from a store you can get by a little cheaper. But really, you are on vacation in Thailand, have some fun.

[madtownhustl]

thanks for the input everyone..