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Never hurts to have a couple condoms. Most providers will have condoms and lube and the bars have some too.
Many are on PREP now but they would usually still carry supplies. There are 7-11's ever block or so and they have this stuff right up front easy to grab.
Obviously keep lots in your room.
I've tried everything for bringing money over the years and it just turned out the easiest thing was to use ATMs. There is so many ATMs in Thailand it is crazy.
The majority of them have good exchange rates and the fees aren't ridiculous. The main reason I did this is all the time I spend trying to save a little bit wasn't worth the time.
Sometimes I get some Thai baht from my bank just to get me started, but the rest I get out of machines. I just make sure I have more than one card in case one gets blocked or locked. Open an account with only a limited amount of money in it, or if you use a credit card cash advance you are usually protected against fraud.
I take out the maximum amount each withdrawl so that waters down the fees. The ATM has a small fee and your banking network could charge $5-10 international banking fee.
So usually the maximum withdrawl is about 20,000 - 30,000 baht so the fees aren't really significant when you take that much. I think if you take a cash advance on a credit card, I don't think they have the international banking fee but they do have a cash advance which is usually not over $5.
If you stick the main bank brands in Thailand you are usually good. There isn't really any ATMs that charge ricidulous fees but there is some really cheap one's at the airport and a few places around Bangkok. Krungskri Bank seems cheaper as well as Kasikkorn bank.
Every hotel room has a safe and Thailand is quite safe if you make sure you get your girls from safe places.
Many are on PREP now but they would usually still carry supplies. There are 7-11's ever block or so and they have this stuff right up front easy to grab.
Obviously keep lots in your room.
I've tried everything for bringing money over the years and it just turned out the easiest thing was to use ATMs. There is so many ATMs in Thailand it is crazy.
The majority of them have good exchange rates and the fees aren't ridiculous. The main reason I did this is all the time I spend trying to save a little bit wasn't worth the time.
Sometimes I get some Thai baht from my bank just to get me started, but the rest I get out of machines. I just make sure I have more than one card in case one gets blocked or locked. Open an account with only a limited amount of money in it, or if you use a credit card cash advance you are usually protected against fraud.
I take out the maximum amount each withdrawl so that waters down the fees. The ATM has a small fee and your banking network could charge $5-10 international banking fee.
So usually the maximum withdrawl is about 20,000 - 30,000 baht so the fees aren't really significant when you take that much. I think if you take a cash advance on a credit card, I don't think they have the international banking fee but they do have a cash advance which is usually not over $5.
If you stick the main bank brands in Thailand you are usually good. There isn't really any ATMs that charge ricidulous fees but there is some really cheap one's at the airport and a few places around Bangkok. Krungskri Bank seems cheaper as well as Kasikkorn bank.
Every hotel room has a safe and Thailand is quite safe if you make sure you get your girls from safe places.
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