Phuket in Feb?

[Arahsay]

Hi All

Been reading the forum for a while heading down there at the end feb 08 with 12 lads.

Is it true that you get a better rate for bhat in phuket itself? I am flying from the UK so just planned on bring pounds and taking it from there.

Are the bars still busy as it is not high season? Are the BG's out in force?

Any recommendations of places to visit or bars to go to would be welcome, have tried looking along the threads but some of them seem quite old. Although got some names of places to go.

Ages of the party is between 30 - 46 a really mixture of ages

Sorry if this information is already else where, your input would be valued as none of us have been there before and just want to have a top laugh and a really good time as only there for 5 days. Staying close to Bangla road so should be able to walk everywhere.

Thanks

 

[Tammy Manteca]

Welcome to the board......
Just enter Bangla road and you will find it all alive and kicking. It's still high season and plenty of girls around.....Do a small bar-crawl and you will soon find a place you like: :

Geir

 

[Megan!91]

Or sign up for one of Dodgers Legendary Bar Crawls, choice of three, 'The Stroll in the Park Tour', 'The Toe Curling, What the Feck Happened Last Night Tour' or the 'Outright Get Down, Dangerous and Dirty Tour'.

PS -all straws can be supplied, only 10 bht extra for unused ones!!!!

 

[johnny trash]

I can heartily reccomend all tours as I participated in all of them. The 'Touch your Tirak' tour he charged the most for has, thankfully, been discontinued due to the high number of of BM's getting stuck with just one bit of totty and ending their mongering days.
I took that tour too.......:rules:

 

[PaoloPH]

Thanks

Dodger can you detail these tours a bit more? May take you up on it

What is the situation with currency does it really make a difference if i buy it there?

Also with the group being 12 of us together are we better off going to the bigger bars as more bg's there? Or will even the little places accommodate us?

Cheers

 

[marko j]

Well welcome to the board. Jesus...12 of you!!! Hopefully you will break into small groups as 12 people couldn't agree on anything. Have a great trip...(you will) maybe run into you next week at MTB

 

[JuJu]

i was going to remain quiet till my trip...but I must send out a warning shot here.......ive never been to LOS...but im pretty sure you dont want to go on any of dodgers tours....im pretty sure hes a hasher as well....and although im still not entirely sure what a hasher is...it cant be good......lol...see you all soon!

 

[Dinokitty12 Rip Mj!<3]

Cheers Madnomad will keep an eye out

Spector we should be ok it will be the usual all start off together and go our separate ways ha ha

Guys can you help me on the bhat rate question please is it better to buy there or just bring it with us?

 

[Mark Anthony]

you'll get a better rate if you change the money in thailand...

as for the Dodger-tours...bring your own straw with you...the ones he provides are of bad quality..555

 

[musicrocksalot]

As Iltis has said, do not change your sterling to baht in the UK. You get a really crappy rate of around 57 baht to the £. If you take sterling, you can change a little (say £25) at BKK Airport (or Phuket) and change the rest at the many moneychangers around Phuket. You should get nearer 64 -65 baht in LOS.

Have a good trip. First time eh? hehe, you will not know what has happened to youarty:

 

[CarlG]

Oh man, that's what I call guys night out. try to break into smaller groups of maybe 3 or 4. Have fun

 

[Zippi]

Wow, you can really go off some people fast!!! I've been called all manner of things, spat on in Italy, blown out by the fugly last bird in the nightclub babe but never have I been so insulted!!!! calling me a 'HASHER', right thats you, first night, blindfolded and 'Welcome to the Soi Paradise' Tour!!!!

 

[Frankie]

Sort of respect you for that.............you done the HASH once, never again. Good boy:rules:

Geir

 

[AMiR]

I think you've forgotten the architect of the Dodger Tours, I haven't had a commission cheque for 3 months now.

Bloody hell Bernie, didn't you warn them what happened to me, the first ever tour participant?? I even ended up living near Denver FFS.....

 

[reme_1]

Come on Bernie!!!... after all the grief that this poor guy got, early in his posting career....

By George, I think he's got it!!!!

 

[Zippi]

Ok cool will change money up in Phuket itself

Cheers for the info will take it on board and see if i can get anything else from the other threads

so far it looks like christins ,tiger, MTB and what ever else comes our way

I guess we will work it out

 

[jkstender]

I was in LOS for the 1st 2 weeks of January with 4 other friends all of our 1st time there and coming from someone who just got back i wish i was going with you and your friends already. coming from the states it was better to do the exchange rate in patong. I agree with Patrs it will be better to be in smaller groups. if u can pack and repack about 3 times before you go cause trust me you will not need everything u pack the 1st time......... HAVE FUN

 

[agedownunder]

I am demanding my money back from Dodger for his "Dodgy Kamalalalala Tour" I paid up for the other night.

I woke up on my sofa at 2 the next afternoon, covered in crisps, shoes in the microwave and not a bird in sight.

Just not good enough.

 

[Ms. Tay]

Maybe Dodger needs his own thread to advertise his tours. Obviously if Nicke allows the advertising.... I wonder how many would sign up.... maybe start it in the newbie section for maximum potential!!!!

 

[FunctionalDisfunctions]

hey bdiddy come on down mate you are welcome

As for the large group thing we normally end up spending all day together start of together at night and then within a few hours smaller groups are formed and everyone goes there separate ways.

Will we encounter issues if we go out in big groups?

Also going on a tour of the phi phi islands by private speed boat is 2500 bhat per person too expensive does anyone know, its a whole day thing?