THAILAND TRAVEL TIPS AND HOW MUCH WE SPENT FOR 42 DAYS!

2023-11-10 · YouTube · Foodie Beauty · 19 min

Chantal (Foodie Beauty) summarizes a 42-day trip to Thailand (Aug 29–Oct 10), offering practical travel tips and a category-by-category budget. She covers traveling during monsoon season, hotel restrictions on durian and mangosteen, transportation apps (Grab, Bolt, tuk-tuks), recommended cash usage and currency exchange, airfare (Qatar Airways), hotel costs, daily transport and food spending, attraction ticket tips (elephant/tiger experiences, Sanctuary of Truth), souvenirs and luggage purchases, SIM card options, and a final total of ~115,000 baht (≈1,000 KD). She recommends trying Thai 7-Eleven items like Thai tea and cheese toasties.

Video guide

  1. 0:27 — Introduction and purpose
  2. 0:36 — Trip dates and overview
  3. 1:41 — Weather: monsoon season advice
  4. 4:22 — Local social notes (comments about size/fat shaming)
  5. 5:33 — Hotel rules about durian and mangosteen
  6. 6:23 — Transportation: apps, tuk-tuks, and tips
  7. 8:18 — Budget overview and currency guidance
  8. 10:08 — Airfare and hotels (costs and totals)
  9. 11:16 — Daily transport and long-distance transfers
  10. 12:52 — Food spending and examples (street food vs restaurants)
  11. 14:12 — Attractions: ticket strategies and examples
  12. 15:20 — Souvenirs, luggage purchases, and extra expenses
  13. 16:08 — SIM cards, connectivity, and final totals
  14. 18:14 — Closing thoughts and weather comparison with Kuwait

People, places, food, and other named details

  • Person — Foodie Beauty: Presenter who discusses the Thailand trip, tips, and budget; offers Cameo service.
  • Person — Salah: Chantal's husband, appears in channel metadata and is referenced in the trip discussion (food preferences, luggage purchase, budgeting).
  • Cuisine — Thai: Local cuisine discussed; street food examples and 7-Eleven Thai items recommended.
  • Cuisine — Arabic: Arabic/Arabic-style meals and shisha lounges visited by the couple.
  • Food — durian: Strong-smelling fruit; many hotels prohibit bringing durian into rooms and may fine guests.
  • Food — mangosteen: Fruit that can stain hotel sheets; some hotels prohibit bringing mangosteen and may fine guests.
  • Food — pad thai: Example of affordable street food (~80 baht per meal).
  • Food — Thai tea: Recommended 7-Eleven item to try in Thailand.
  • Food — cheese toasties: Recommended 7-Eleven snack in Thailand.
  • Place — Thailand: Country visited for the 42-day trip (Aug 29–Oct 10); main travel destination discussed throughout the video.
  • Place — Kuwait: Home country referenced as origin and compared weather; also used for currency exchange before departure.

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