How much spending money for 12 days in Bangkok and pattaya

[Mattybyrne88 38]

Staying in Bangkok for 7 nights and pattaya 4 nights. Will be out partying most nights in well known areas and bringing girls back a couple of nights, maybe 4 nights as I'll be exhausted . Thinking of bringing around 2500€  lots of shopping and tours etc. Also do I have to pay for visa as I'm from Ireland. Hotels all booked

[cornishcarlos 16,694]

I'd say 500 euro a day would be more realistic...

[Crossy 20,027]

On an Irish passport you'll get a 30 day visa exemption stamp, no charge, just join the queue at immigration  (do NOT join the "Visa on Arrival" queue, that's something different).

 

Spending money? As the ladies say, up2u, I would think 2-3 grand Euro would do the trick on top of hotel etc.

 

Make sure your travel insurance is valid for all the activities (motorcycling, diving, jet ski) you have planned with good medical cover. Shagging all night and touring all day could lead to a heart attack.

 

Bring condoms!

 

[Mattybyrne88 38]

51 minutes ago, Crossy said:

On an Irish passport you'll get a 30 day visa exemption stamp, no charge, just join the queue at immigration  (do NOT join the "Visa on Arrival" queue, that's something different).

 

Spending money? As the ladies say, up2u, I would think 2-3 grand Euro would do the trick on top of hotel etc.

 

Make sure your travel insurance is valid for all the activities (motorcycling, diving, jet ski) you have planned with good medical cover. Shagging all night and touring all day could lead to a heart attack.

 

Bring condoms!

 

Haha cheers pal

[chicowoodduck 1,522]

Just bring a shitload of cash and run the table....good luck....you might need it....lol...

[maccastime 194]

How long is a piece of string

[Hayduke 3,896]

 

A hundred thousand Thai Baht a day should be enough. Remember…‘money spent’ and ‘fun had’ vary proportionally.

 

 

[peterb17 1,709]

Don’t forget your wellies and an umbrella, grey skies and rain at the moment. 

 

€2500 should be enough - if you are careful. It sounds like you are a Thailand newbie ( your comment about paying for a visa) .

It sounds like you plan to sample the night life - bar prices can be higher than Europe - those 1000 baht notes can vanish very quickly. 

If you are a newbie- read up about all the scams etc - be careful out there - it’s the Wild West. 

 

Have fun 

[quandow 6,505]

How high is up?

 

Been living here since 2006 and go out a few times a year when friends visit. Bare minimum for a night out for me is ฿20,000. I used to buy drinks for all the girls, now I've learned to pick out a few lovelies and the barmaid delivering the drinks, and make it rain for just them.

[patekatek 364]

Based on personel experience, and from discussions with other merrymakers in Pattaya and Bangkok, after a few drinks, a 100 baht note magically becomes a $1 note.  (or the equivalent in your home currency.)  Keep your wits about you when partying over here.

[joecoolfrog 3,567]

Thailand is not anywhere near as cheap as it once was , you can burn through 10,000 baht easily in party mode. Unless you budget I would say another €1000 would be advisable.

Of course many backpackers have a good time for far less but they tend not to get involved with the local bar girls.

[JAS21 2,109]

If you are old, 'kin ugly and fat it will cost you far more than if you are are good looking young guy ...................... could also be more expensive is your dick has more brains than your head has ...

Edited July 17, 2018 by JAS21

[Jingjock 311]

Those who have advised certain money criteria in this post, have you included, scams, muggins etc, overcharging, stealing from your room etc.etc. Beware if you are new here, they know more tricks than you. Every night the road sellers try to scam us, but now know that we are locals, its real talk for buying certain items

[JHolmesJr 7,354]

I could have a grrrreat time for 2.5k euro and have a fair bit left over.

 

My thing is to start each day with about 4-5K baht in the pocket, never falls short.

 

I buy lady drinks only for a confirmed target, not for mama sans, girls' friends and no ringing the bell.

 

4-5 K covers modest, yummy meals, daytime pleasure and a LT at night.

 

Punters are paying anything the girls ask these days....softie millennial crap.

 

Just bear in mind....the average barfine should be 300-350b.

 

ST average is 500-700 in pattaya.....LT 1000-1500 (in bkk I never go above 1.5K LT)

 

There are those who go to a flash gogo and pay 700b barfine and 5K for two rounds of action

with a sexy yet mercenary performer.

 

The no 1 rule is never never never let a thai woman see ur cards....never say you are there for the first time.

 

They will take u to the cleaners....and then dry-clean you as well.

 

If ur in bkk then u r an expat from chiangmai...and so on.

 

To each his own but i prefer 30+ women to a 20+ "spinner"

 

 

 

 

[Suradit69 14,306]

2 hours ago, peterb17 said:

If you are a newbie- read up about all the scams etc - be careful out there - it’s the Wild West. 

Yes, an innocent, virtuous sex tourist might be victimized by the locals.

 

 

 

Edited July 17, 2018 by Suradit69