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=== Public transportation === In Thailand, 1st & second class buses often have air conditioning - way too cold and you have to watch B-class movies on the video screen. Hitching you don't have On the other hand, local buses are often great value in order to freeze exit big cities - and exciting if you can get acquainted 're packed in with locals and animals, bags & anything that will fit. In some foreigners too. They don't ask money for the rides but if a someone not so rich offers instances, you may as a long ride, it would white person be polite denied access to offer him a lunch if you can afford itlocal transit when there are more tourist-oriented buses available.
In addition, there are certain trains in Thailand that are free for Thai passengers (for example, the trains going from [[Udon Thani]] to [[Bangkok]], and from [[Surat Thani]] to [[Hat Yai]]), and it is also possible to get onto them for free as a tourist. If you attract the attention of the train station officers, they might insist that you pay the tourist price for the ticket, but if you just get into the train no-one should bother you there. The hardest part is finding out which are these trains exactly and when they come without asking the train station officers, but the locals can probably help you with that.
=== Hitchhiking in Thailand ===
There are <i>lots</i> of motorbikes in Thailand, who are happy to pick up hitchikers. Remember it can be difficult if you're wearing a backpack and always ask/signal/mime if they have a spare helmet.
Hitching you don't have to freeze in the buses and you can get acquainted with locals and some foreigners too. They don't ask money for the rides but if a someone not so rich offers you a long ride, it would be polite to offer him a lunch if you can afford it.
The nature of the Thai people makes Thailand a really good country to use a [[hitchhiking letter]] if you can't speak thai. You will often find yourself surrounded by locals who are willing to help you, but who are not familiarized with hitchhiking and cannot speak any English, which may lead to you being dropped at police offices or bus stations. The letter makes these situations much easier, and the hitchhiking in Thailand drastically faster.
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