Money is obviously important everywhere and anywhere, but especially when you’re moving from one place to another, and changing currencies. Here are a few things we discovered about money as we traveled.
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Cost of Living on Koh Tao
Accommodation Cost on Koh Tao Accommodation cost on Koh Tao will depend on what is available and what kind of luxuries you need. The cheapest per night rate you can find is about 400 baht (excluding dorms). If you are planning to stay longer, there are quite a lot of “long term” accommodation options available. They are usually charged to you on a monthly basis. The basic accommodation in the form of a bungalow starts from about 7000 baht per month which will most likely have a cold water shower and fan only. If you would like a hot water shower, air conditioning and a fridge, you would be looking…
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Tavee Guesthouse – Bangkok, Thailand
Price 500 baht What A clean large double room, shared bathroom with warmish water, fan only, bottle of cold water on arrival, bars of soap, toilet paper, strong wifi in room Where Behind the National Library, Sri-Ayutthaya Rd, Soi 14 (walk towards the temple at the end of the street, and it’s in an alleyway on the right, before 7-11). View Tavee Guesthouse in a larger map Comments This is a great deal in Bangkok. It’s difficult to find something nice and clean for under $20, despite the hundreds of options, but Tavee excells at being a budget, very clean, tastefully decorated, organised guesthouse. We took the double room, shared…
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Holiday Inn Express Review – Bangkok, Thailand
Price 2,970.41 baht What A clean double room, air-conditioning, Western bathroom, hot shower, cable TV, kettle/coffee/tea in the room, two bottles of drinking water everyday, buffet breakfast from 6-10am. Cool view of Bangkok, especially in the evening. Where Near Siam Square, and the major shopping centres such as Paragon, MBK mall, Siam Centre, Pantip Plaza etc. Closest Skytrain station (BTS) is the National Stadium, literally just outside the BTS Comments Through a very amusing series of events where we very nearly had no where to sleep in Bangkok, we ended up at the Holiday Inn Express near Siam Square. (Treat yo’ self!) Centrally located, we have found an oasis of…
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Soutchai Travel Agency Guesthouse – Pakse, Laos
Price 40,000 kip fan room 60,000 kip air-conditioning What A basic double room, shared bathroom, hot shower, wifi in room, small balcony Where View Nangnoi & Soutchai Guesthouses – Pakse in a larger map Comments A surprisingly nice room for 40,000 kip. Dark wooden paneling with a large bed. Very stuffy during the day but was pleasant with the fan switched on during the night. Downstairs is a travel agency managed by one daughter who speaks English. There were two bathrooms downstairs inside, and a few squat toilets outside where they also have some poorly located ‘bungalows’ for 50,000 kip. Bathrooms were not the cleanest, but usable, and I believe…
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Kampot Accommodation
Once all of the Westerners in the squished up mini-van were dropped off in Kampot – coincidentally infront of a commissioned guesthouse, we set about trying to find some sort of accommodation. The information centre had no maps, and no information on the attractions of Kampot to give us but did mention one newly opened place, Paris Guesthouse, so we walked a street behind the riverfront and found it. Paris Guesthouse Brand new building. Good location if being central is your priority. However, Kampot is so small that you can walk everywhere quite easily. In a new building next to Captain Cham, a cafe & travel agency. Paris offered us…
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Review – Golden Butterfly Villa
Seven days later, and we’re still in Siem Reap. In ALL due part to our amazing accommodation at Golden Butterfly Villa. As the sister company to the Golden Temple Villa down the road, Butterfly already had an established name, and colour scheme (a bright, but tonally pleasuring shade of orange covering the buildings and the rooms), but has gained a top ranking on Trip Advisor in its’ own right. The Villa has been running for 6 months, and everything is modern and new. The staff especially, are a credit to the villa, and are incredibily accommodating and friendly. We chose this place after spending two blissful nights at Antanue Resort…
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Perhentian Kecil Accommodation: The Best Options On A Tiny Island
.We had heard about the “Perhentians” from another backpacker and decided to check them out. There are two islands and you have to decide whether you visit Perhentian Kecil or Besar. As a general rule Perhentian Besar is more resorts and Perhentian Kecil backpackers friendly. Because we are cheap, we chose Perhentian Kecil on a whim. We quickly realised that Perhentian Kecil Accommodation is hard to come by. This is true for Perhentian islands accommodation in general. So below I have have compiled a list of the best accommodation we came across. The boat operator asked us where we were going. Lionel said the first place he had thought of…
