Holiday In Thailand On Phuket Island. Underwater rocks.

Holidays in Thailand on the island of Phuket is becoming more and more popular with our compatriots. This is promoted by snow-white beaches, turquoise sea water, gentle sun, friendly and smiling local people, unusual flora and fauna, tropical fruits and exotic Thai cuisine.

But, while on holiday in Thailand, you need to consider that in Thailand, as in any other country (albeit to a much lesser extent than in our homeland) there are also people who are not averse to earning you dishonestly.

Below I quote the story of a man who ran into a "divorce" in Phuket on a water scooter:

"In the morning we went with the Pirozhka to the beach .. I took the water scooter, 1500 baht - 30 minutes, I checked the time with the Thai, I came back 5 minutes earlier, and the thai shouts to me that I've rented 10 minutes from the top, asking for money, yelling at me , Rushes, the situation begins to get very heated, I run to watch Pirogue, everyone is ready for battle ...

After they went ashore, the Thais flied in different ways, called the policemen, some kind of a woman came in - secret, what kind of a card I was pushed into the face, like the head of Karon just ...

Two policemen arrived on the bike, one comes up to me, in uniform, in shoulder straps and hits me in the face with a palm ... - I did it all, so Iigel ... I could hardly restrain myself, I understand that you can not touch it ...

The pie was next to me, but I did not have time to shoot it on the video ... And I have a battery on my phone - a kopek. Nobody can call ... There is no money on the phone from the Patty ... and go to the store Pie can not - ready, If anyone ...

Such a concert was going to !!! Then some Russian patschiki for us volunteered, we were ready to fight, too ...

Then they called some other policemen. Have arrived! Put me in the car, in some shorts, without a T-shirt, barefoot .. as a criminal-criminal .. and Pirozhka, and taken to a police station .. I called everyone who could. He just picked up everyone. And the consul, and the Frenchman - the korefan of one at the Russian embassy, who breeds, and the boss of his old one with a tour of the policy ... in general, he wrote a report in the sector, in a short time - 5 hours ..

The consul arrived and says that I should give up everything that the Thai - polizei did not touch me, or else he would call the 1001th Thai and they will all say that they saw everything, there was nothing, and I came up with everything and I create a slander against a civil servant .. The courts escapes me, where I can obviously lose and ..... from 3 to 9 years ..--)))))

Then he sent the patty to the carron for his passport, brought it back, took it ..., hardly returned it ...

They bring me a report, ask for a signature, and there everything is in Thai, I refuse to sign, because dick knows what is written. I require an English translation ... The consul approaches and says - "Well, you are not a tourist. You live here for so many years .., you know that you have to close your eyes and everything ... and ask to take your testimonies .." There was no other way out, the captain had to tell me that I had no complaints, and the consul himself gave money to the Thai for me, like 10 minutes from the top ... There is no corruption in Thailand and everything is calm! "

Of course, being on holiday in Thailand, you do not need to think that at every step you want to be deceived. Basically people here are very nice and friendly.

Here are some tips that will help you not to get into similar situations and make your holiday in Thailand more enjoyable:

1. While on holiday in Thailand on the skeleton of Phuket, buy tours and excursions from your guide or company you trust. In your native language it will be easier to solve all the issues, starting from the often occurring cases when you have something, somewhere you have forgotten from your things, you can not find the transfer driver or you him, or you just want to get some advice and finish Cases when you are in some kind of unpleasant situation. Tours in Thailand can be bought on the street, at very low prices, but the level of their conduct may be unpleasantly surprising.

2. Install a local SIM card in your mobile phone. They are often distributed free of charge at the airport. You can buy or replenish them in any store "Seven-Eleven", mini-markets and salons of cellular communication. Write down the phone number of your tour guide or representative of the company from which you bought the tour and give them your phone number. Now it will be easy to contact you in case of any changes or just to remind you that you will be transferred to a tour or excursion ordered by you. You can also cheaply (about 5 baht per minute) call to Russia using the special code 009 (009 7 then your city code and phone number).

2. Do not rent cars, motorcycles or water scooters if you do not have enough money to pay damages to the owner in case of damage. Also, do not rent a vehicle if you are not sure about your driving skills. Movement in Thailand has its own specifics: movement on the left side, a large number of motorcycles and cars, non-compliance with traffic rules, unusual for us driving style.

3. In case of controversial situations, keep calm and goodwill, solve all issues by compromise. Call your guide or the tourist police (phone at Phuket 1155 (hot line), + 6676-354-360).