I travel to Thailand 3 or 4 times per year and having a cell phone with a local number saves me a lot of money. Getting back to the real meaning of Songkran, it is a time to go to the temple to pray and give food to the monks. Eating in Thailand is a way of life and you will find yourself eating 4 to 6 times per day. The most luxurious resorts also fall in this price category, with some of the very best and most private.

Thailand is a popular country to visit the next post – Bangkok is a 24-hour city with hotels to match whilst smaller cities and coastal resorts have also made the most of the constant tourist trade. Other island groups such as Koh Phi Phi are shaped by massive limestone and calcium carbonates since prehistoric time.

There are many beautiful beaches surrounded by clear, blue waters on one side and tropical jungle on the other. The added benefit of Costa Rica and Belize can be a rest from the jungle at the many pristine beaches. The open pick up cars (Baht buses as they are locally called) are running all the time.