This Land is Thailand
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007A Current Fare
My stay in Bangkok began with something of a, well, bang. My plane touched down early Thursday morning, November 13, and I made it through customs without a hitch. My brother arrived the day before and booked a hotel room, where he would be sleeping when I arrived. He warned me about taxi drivers stiffing tourists with inflated fares and said the fare should come to about $3 and certainly not more that $5. This was based on the most current exchange rate when he looked. He also suggested passing by the first group of people peddling rides inside the airport and getting a cab at the farthest curb. [read on]
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