Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Bangkok Cheap days long gone!
I remember when Bangkok was affordable well ok more affordable than today my Thailand cheap hotel in Bangkok use to cost me $15 now costs nearly $22. I use to buy shoes they would cost me around $25 now a cheap pair of shoes is $35 almost $40 and the reason is the strong Baht to the weak Dollar. In 2000 the baht dollar rate was 46 baht to the dollar, if you are good with numbers you realize that is nearly 40% in 8 years.
The foreign exchange rumor of the day is that Thailand is going to bring the baht down internationally where it is trading around 31, and bring the baht inside Thailand to the same levels instead of having this on shore, off shore rate. So remember if you are coming to Thailand don't buy baht until you get here and wait if you can until you get into town to do your exchange and you will give yourself nearly 3% for the same amount of money.
Don't use credit cards if you want to save money as they are going to bill you at the off shore rate so you are going to pay more, the difference again is around 3% more to see the current foreign exchange rates use these travel tools for ef="http://www.ecosea.com/eco/HTM/travel%20tools.htm">currancy converter
Dating in Thailand has always been a lot of fun. Recently though, it seems like the women aren't as friendly as they have been in days gone past. A guy I know was saying that he noticed the same thing and he says he has more fun dating in Cambodia and Japanese dating is more fun as well if you have the budget to hang out in Tokyo which even the cheap hotels in Tokyo cost almost $75 for a room that you can fit yourself and your luggage into.
Please see our other blog http://www.cheapcharlieshotels.com/blog/
The foreign exchange rumor of the day is that Thailand is going to bring the baht down internationally where it is trading around 31, and bring the baht inside Thailand to the same levels instead of having this on shore, off shore rate. So remember if you are coming to Thailand don't buy baht until you get here and wait if you can until you get into town to do your exchange and you will give yourself nearly 3% for the same amount of money.
Don't use credit cards if you want to save money as they are going to bill you at the off shore rate so you are going to pay more, the difference again is around 3% more to see the current foreign exchange rates use these travel tools for ef="http://www.ecosea.com/eco/HTM/travel%20tools.htm">currancy converter
Dating in Thailand has always been a lot of fun. Recently though, it seems like the women aren't as friendly as they have been in days gone past. A guy I know was saying that he noticed the same thing and he says he has more fun dating in Cambodia and Japanese dating is more fun as well if you have the budget to hang out in Tokyo which even the cheap hotels in Tokyo cost almost $75 for a room that you can fit yourself and your luggage into.
Please see our other blog http://www.cheapcharlieshotels.com/blog/
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