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[[Image:Amylin-thai-pickup.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[amylin]] riding in the back of a hitched pick-up truck from [[Chiang Rai]] to the [[Laos]] border in [[Thailand]].]]
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|country = of Thailand
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|language = Thai
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|capital = [[Bangkok]]
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|pop = 63,038,247
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|currency = Baht (THB)
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|hitch = {{very good}}
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[[Image:Amylin-thai-pickup.jpg|thumb|220px|left|[[amylin]] riding in the back of a hitched pick-up truck from [[Chiang Rai]] to the [[Laos]] border in [[Thailand]].]]
 
'''Thailand''' is a wonderful hitchhiking country - but you have to be persistent. People are not familiar with the concept of hitchhiking and they always want to drop you off at a bus station.
 
'''Thailand''' is a wonderful hitchhiking country - but you have to be persistent. People are not familiar with the concept of hitchhiking and they always want to drop you off at a bus station.
  
In buses you have air conditioning - way too cold and you have to watch B-class movies on the video screen. Hitching you don't have to freeze 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, would be polite to offer him a lunch if you can afford it.
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===Cities===
 
 
However, 3rd class trains are really cheap (48 Baht from [[Bangkok]] to [[Aranyaprathet]], which is 6 km from the [[Cambodia|Cambodian]] border), and it might be inconvenient to get to a good hitching spot when you're leaving [[Bangkok]].
 
 
 
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==Language==
 
Thai is a language with 6 tones.-->
 
==Cities==
 
 
* [[Bangkok]]
 
* [[Bangkok]]
 
* [[Chiang Mai]], [[Chiang Rai]], [[Chon Buri]]
 
* [[Chiang Mai]], [[Chiang Rai]], [[Chon Buri]]
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* [[Nakhon Ratchasima]]
 
* [[Nakhon Ratchasima]]
 
* [[Pattaya]], [[Phuket]]
 
* [[Pattaya]], [[Phuket]]
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In buses you have air conditioning - way too cold and you have to watch B-class movies on the video screen. Hitching you don't have to freeze 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.
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However, 3rd class trains are really cheap (48 THB from [[Bangkok]] to [[Aranyaprathet]], which is 6 km from the [[Cambodia|Cambodian]] border), and it might be inconvenient to get to a good hitching spot when you're leaving [[Bangkok]].
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==Language==
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Thai is a language with 6 tones.-->
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[[Category:Asia]]
 
[[Category:Asia]]
 
[[Category:Thailand|*]]
 
[[Category:Thailand|*]]
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{{IsIn|South-Eastern Asia}}

Revision as of 13:45, 24 August 2008

Flag of Thailand Thailand
Information
Language: Thai
Capital: Bangkok
Population: 63,038,247
Currency: Baht (THB)
Hitchability: Verygood.png (very good)
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amylin riding in the back of a hitched pick-up truck from Chiang Rai to the Laos border in Thailand.

Thailand is a wonderful hitchhiking country - but you have to be persistent. People are not familiar with the concept of hitchhiking and they always want to drop you off at a bus station.

Cities

In buses you have air conditioning - way too cold and you have to watch B-class movies on the video screen. Hitching you don't have to freeze 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.

However, 3rd class trains are really cheap (48 THB from Bangkok to Aranyaprathet, which is 6 km from the Cambodian border), and it might be inconvenient to get to a good hitching spot when you're leaving Bangkok.