Thailand : Top 5 scams !

hello youtubers if you are planning on going to Thailand this video will be very helpful for your preparation Thailand it's a beautiful country with their Islands temples and unique nightlife scene but as like many popular tourist destination Korea scams is on your way here is five popular scam and how to avoid as you just learned taxi driver already the first one will try to get advantage of your situation we recommend that you travel with an unlocked home and take a SIM card right at your arrival data plan here are cheap we $10 data plan you will get all sort of information right in your palm rather than being misguide by scammers first advice transportation if you take a taxi show the GPS location of where you want to go taxi driver will not misguide you that way if they offer you a flat rate and not turning on the meter politely decline that offer since you will be most likely being overcharged by three or four times if they refuse just take another taxi you'll find another one that will turn on the meter well except in some towns like Phuket or Pattaya in that case negotiate if you feel like you're being scammed and wish to report the taxi driver look in our description you'll find a link to do so another option for you is to use Navi go up it's a bit new on the scene but Navi go is just like uber where your driver needs to have a good review to have the right to work at the time we were there we were able to use Navi go only on Koh Samui Island another transportation scam it's the truck took took took it's a fun way to travel around the town but doesn't have any meter you have to negotiate the fare before getting on otherwise you'll get a very expensive ride beware of that friendly tuk-tuk driver who will present you other destinations like tailors and gift shop where they can get Commission if you don't buy anything things could get quickly less friendly or second advice goes towards tourist attraction we are right now I said The Gruffalo well what happened to us well we didn't fall into the scam but the thing is before you get inside the temple they say that the temple is closed so they try to sell you a super price through elsewhere and maybe we're at the police station right now and it just says that beware of that scam and if you take that took tucked or you'll be lured away from where you want to go first outside near the Grand Palace they will also try to sell you clothes cover yourself know that inside the temple they will lend you clothes for free to cover your shoulder and legs you will only have to make a deposit to have it back at the end of your tour the grand palace is a beautiful place if you wish to see more of it click on the link in this upper right corner [Music] thread advice price tax if you eat at the restaurant or street food stands always ask for the price first if not well you know the story I might sound pessimistic but even when we look at the price on the menu they sometime have the same menu with higher price tag that they will pull out at the end when you pay so take a picture of the price tags you saw also check the change they gave back two times on three we were not receiving the correct change all that said Thai cuisine is delicious please don't be too quick to judge the local cuisine and you will discover some awesome gems like this restaurant here where the front doesn't look welcoming but once inside what a nice [Music] or forth advice renting a scooter for some part of Thailand driving it's quite easy and we would recommend this to anyone it's a charming way to discover your envy roman at your own pace when it comes to renting a scooter try to rent at your trusted hotel if you are renting in a particular business they might ask to keep your passport as for guarantee when you return your bike scammers will claim false damages and keep your passport until you pay whatever they claim this could quickly rise up to a couple of hundred dollars how to avoid this do not leave your passport for Gammage propose them to leave your photocopy only also inspect take pictures and videos of the rental before taking it you will have proof of the original condition when you receive the buck some store will even cover the damages with toothpaste that will come off after you writing to inspect carefully and rent it in the alleged store instead of saving three or four dollars in a particular store same goes for renting a jetski Chris and last advice hotel hostel bed-and-breakfast state before booking a place look for their reviews on the internet you will see that sometime what our advertised are different and reality this situation most likely happen to not well-known Hashem avoid depositing your passport as they can keep that in the ostrich as for us we most of the time use Airbnb it's reliable have honest reviews and both parties are protected by Airbnb you don't have to deposit anything and the pavement is hold during your stay in case of dispute also most of the hosts are very eager to help you during your stay if you wish to use Airbnb take a referral link you will benefit from up to fifty Canadian dollar for your first booking [Music] [Music] [Music] all that says during our travel we use common sense and never felt like we were being scammed or in trouble those scams can be found in every tourist country and doesn't mean that all Thai people are scammers because before are honest and carry great values like helping you we are aware of all that and you will be meeting with some very generous person like this pie lady here who helped us on purchasing the right seriously Oh fair enough okay all right not reflected if you liked this vlog please give it a big thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more travel destination blogs this means a lot for us and helped us on creating more content wait you can't wait from there a place you can't wait you can't wait to my support sometimes you just gotta run and look behind you and say everybody run 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Length: 10min 7sec (607 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 07 2017