Q&A on Thailand

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gotobread said:
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That was the room. No sheets and one working fan. In addition, the rooms are directly above the gym and the space between the floor boards was wide enough to see the gym through. And hear the gym through. There is also only one bathroom for everyone, located in the house that accompanies the gym.
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I was good until the one bathroom revelation. :icon_cry2
 
This is an awesome concept for a thread, and should probably be made into a sticky. I just recently got bit with the trip to Thailand bug about two months ago, and after doing some research, I can tell you, "I am absolutely going"! I have some questions, and will post some links that I found on the internet that I thought were really informative.

nickyrr said:
Seriously! I don't need the actual price i was looking at a ballpark price. Prices online obviously changes with different season. I can't quite ask the airlines place how much I should expect to pay during a certain time of the year.
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Hey Nicky, I understand what you are asking, because I have the same question. Maybe this will help you a little. Anyone who knows for sure or has better information, please jump in here.

I think November to April is considered the "on" season from a travelers price perspective, because there is less daily rainfall and it is warm and dryer. May through October is primarily the "off" season, because there is more rainfall and the humidity is higher. I think October and June get the most rain, with October being the worst. If you do an internet search on wikipedia by cities in Thailand, it gives you an on/off season with a twelve month bar graph with temperature and rainfall, and a lot of info on the city you will be going to.

I live in Austin, Tx. (USA) and have checked Priceline, Orbitz, etc... and got a roundtrip airfare price of $1,000- $1,100.00 on AA. That fee included all taxes and charges and was the same for going in June or November 2009. It was basicly Austin to L.A. to Tokyo to Bangkok, and with the return. I think Nicky's question is the same as mine. For anyone who has been and is in the know with airfare, is that a good price or is there any reasonable reputable travel site to shave off a couple hundred bucks that could go toward other expenses?

Someone also asked about vaccinations/shots, so I though I would post what I found at the CDC travelers site. Be aware that the Hepatitis shots require several weeks between the series of shots, so I plan on getting mine well ahead of time. Here is the CDC link with all the vaccinations and infomation for travel to Thailand:

http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/thailand.aspx

I hope this helps, and I will have more questions to ask as I go, but to everyone who has been there and are helping others out, thanks I really appreciate it.

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ECS123 said:
I live in Austin, Tx. (USA) and have checked Priceline, Orbitz, etc... and got a roundtrip airfare price of $1,000- $1,100.00 on AA. That fee included all taxes and charges and was the same for going in June or November 2009. It was basicly Austin to L.A. to Tokyo to Bangkok, and with the return. I think Nicky's question is the same as mine. For anyone who has been and is in the know with airfare, is that a good price or is there any reasonable reputable travel site to shave off a couple hundred bucks that could go toward other expenses?
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I also live in Austin. That's a decent price. My wife is Thai, so she travels home every year. The price depends a bit on the price of oil at the time that fares are set.

The nice thing about flying American is that you can go platinum on your first trip by taking the "Platinum Challenge", which gives you immediate elite status on American. It's 70k miles on American for a free round trip ticket, which means that you can earn a free trip for every 5 flights over if you are clever about your miles.
 
pliftkl said:
I also live in Austin. That's a decent price. My wife is Thai, so she travels home every year. The price depends a bit on the price of oil at the time that fares are set.

The nice thing about flying American is that you can go platinum on your first trip by taking the "Platinum Challenge", which gives you immediate elite status on American. It's 70k miles on American for a free round trip ticket, which means that you can earn a free trip for every 5 flights over if you are clever about your miles.
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I'm officially a plitftkl nuthugger. Genius stuff with the miles.
 
My ticket was only $400 from DC to bkk. It 60,000 miles for a free ticket on united. I had to buy like 5000 miles.
 
whats an average cost of living there a month , say on a budget other than ticket cost , not much party time just enjoyin the free natural sites and livin in a cheap hut ?

2 is it dangerous to walk around with cash rather than getting a visa or keeping it in the room ?
 
If you want to slum it, you can find accomodation for around 6,000 - 7,000 baht per month. That's only about 240 baht per day. You can eat for somewhere around 120 baht a day; probably less if you know how to cook. I don't. Training will probably run you somewhere between 300 - 600 baht per day, depending on where you go.
 
Whats the deal with the morning runs? Why are they so long? Ive heard a lot of people complain about being too zapped from the run to have a good session on the pads. A couple people have said if you don't run in the morning your trainers won't take you seriously though. If my trainers see me unable to throw a decent kick after running 7 miles in the morning will they allow me to run a little less? Not trying to weazle my way out of hard work, just saying its something I hear a lot of people complain about.
 
I'd say a 5k is minimum. Anyone who is in decent shape should be able to run a 5k and still train with good intensity.

I normally don't run more than a 7k at Sinbi. Some days just a 5k to the lake and back. I cut my achilles tendon a few years ago, so it is easy to over do it on the runs if I'm not careful.

The place you are going will not make that big of a deal about the morning runs. So, don't worry.
 
im leaving the 20th and will be at tiger muay thai for 3 months, does this seem a little long for a first visit? i will do it regardless but im still curious.

im serious and want to be taken seriously so im trying to prepare. however i only train 2-3 hours a typical day at tiger mt seems to be about 7 hours of training.. if it takes me a week to work up to that level will they take me seriously. i always put in 100% so im not worried about that part. i also dont plan on partying, i have a lot i want to explore on the weekends and the party scene isnt included. any little tips as far as how much i should run each day or how long i should skip rope would be apreciated

im bringing a bunch of shit to entertain myself. lap top, ipod, xbox 360 etc etc. how safe is my shit going to be if left in my room? any tips on keeping shit safe?

whats the atmospher like at the gyms ad around town? im a nice guy, super respectful and friendly to all so long as its returned, i fuckin hate tough guys and douche bags. i know like anywhere else there is going to be a mix but in general what are your experiances with this?

i have gear but am going to need some extra mma shorts and mt shorts, i am considering getting some new gloves as well, wait till thailand or get them before? how about supplements? i take a ton and can i expect to find my shit in thailand or should i stock up before i go?

i will spend much time at the gibbon rescue and rehabilitation center, im very much in love with animals and nature, any other places i should check out? im in phuket

what can i rent for travel? such as scooters, motor bikes etc and any average prices would be apreciated..
 
Ryukyu Damashi said:
I'd say a 5k is minimum. Anyone who is in decent shape should be able to run a 5k and still train with good intensity.

I normally don't run more than a 7k at Sinbi. Some days just a 5k to the lake and back. I cut my achilles tendon a few years ago, so it is easy to over do it on the runs if I'm not careful.

The place you are going will not make that big of a deal about the morning runs. So, don't worry.
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Thanks man.
 
steppingrazor said:
the mma. muay thai is what i love, however mma is whats most important in the end, i want to really improve my stand up and still be able to work on my ground skills while in thailand
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why would you go all the way to thailand to train in mma? thats like going to japan to learn taekwondo. if i was in thailand, id concentrate on muay thai. brazil for bjj, usa for mma, etc.
 
Training the MMA program at Tiger Muay Thai is beneficial because you get to train with world class grapplers and still get the same amount of padwork that you do in the Muay Thai sessions. The only difference is that there is a bit less sparring and a lot more rolling and work on integrating the Muay Thai into MMA.

If Muay Thai technique is what you're after, the technique classes are an hour long and are before the MMA/Muay Thai group sessions. So why not develop your Muay Thai and MMA game at the same time? :)
 
technician79 said:
why would you go all the way to thailand to train in mma? thats like going to japan to learn taekwondo. if i was in thailand, id concentrate on muay thai. brazil for bjj, usa for mma, etc.
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Definetely, no offense to anyone but going to Thailand to do anything BUT MT seems like it would be a waste of time and money. I go to a large school in Colorado and all of our professors say the same thing if you want to learn Bjj or MMA, STAY IN THE US! And this is coming from people who have spent tons of time training in Thailand, Japan and Brazil. The U.S. is the Mecca of MMA, why do you think anybody who's anybody opens schools here, and not Japan or Brazil? Renzo, Kron, Rickson, The Machados, Saulo, Maia, Royce, Militech, Couture, Legends, you see my point. The great thing about Thailand is the extreme level of MT training for a ridiculously low cost, for instance a private lesson with my MT professor is @ $100, for a lesson with Anuwat Kaewsamrit it's 400 baht or $11 USD. And no offense to the guy at Tiger, because I've heard that he's a hard working competitor, but I don't know if being a purple belt at 21-11 is exactly "world class" grappling
 
Not arguing with anyone cause we all have our opinions. Just for the record though, Elbe's a brown belt under Juliano Prado ( lotus club ).
 
Do you need a special visa to go from the usa?? If so, how do you get it?
 
You get a 30 day stay allowance without a visa if you have a U.S passport. After these thirty days you can leave the country by plane or land and re-enter immediately and get extra days. If you do a "visa run" to Burma via bus, you can stay in Thailand for 15 more days, which is what many tourists do and if you fly out to Malayasia and return you get another month. The average airfare to Malaysia is under 100 dollars ( us ).
 
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