As I updated The Koh Samui Guide for its latest edition, I resumed the ungodly challenge of scouring the blog’s history for every question ever asked. Once I deleted the hilarious weird question (and the rude ones!), I had a definitive set of Thailand travel FAQs – your biggest questions and worries about travel to Thailand.

Top 50 Thailand travel FAQs

Whether it’s your first time to Thailand or you're a repeat visitor with unanswered questions, the following 50 Thailand travel FAQs will be a great head-start for your trip-planning. Get tips and advice for packing, cultural dos and dont's, transport, food, holidays and more. Enjoy!

Dos, don’ts and etiquette in Thailand

• Etiquette: How to be the rudest tourist in Thailand?
• Dos and Dont’s: 5 things to never do in Thailand
• First time to Thailand? The 10 mistakes I made

Staying healthy in Thailand

• Mosquitoes: What to know about mosquitoes in Thailand?
• Hygiene: How to avoid getting sick in Thailand

Your safety in Thailand

• Street smarts: How to avoid crime in Thailand
• Women: Safety tips for women solo in Thailand

Bangkok FAQs

• Dress code: What to wear in Bangkok?
• Hotels: The best places to stay in Bangkok
• Sight-seeing: Murder, mystery ... and mango sticky rice?
• Safety: How to stay safe in Bangkok

Electronics and gear for Thailand

• Thai plugs: Do you need travel adapters for Thailand?
• Travel insurance: How to cover your gear and electronics
• Your phone: How to use your phone in Thailand?
• Photography tips: How to take better beach photos in Thailand

Travel to Thailand: Flights and airports

• Carry-on: How to pack your carry-on for Thailand?
• Long-haul flights: How to stay healthy on your v-e-r-y long flight
• Bangkok Airways FAQS: Baggage allowance, check-in times, etc
• Connecting flights: How to transfer at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport

Thailand travel resources

• Trip-planning: How to prepare for Thailand?
• Where to stay? Best, boutique and budget hotels in Thailand
• Thailand travel guide books: Which will be most helpful to you?
• Kids' books: The best children's books about Thailand

Your Thailand itinerary

• Koh Samui vs Phuket? How to choose which you'll like best
• Koh Samui vs Koh Phangan? What's the difference?

Get to know Thai culture

• Fantastic books: My favourite books set in Thailand
• Thai greetings: How to ‘wai’ to greet someone
• Thai language: How to learn Thai with a podcast?

Thailand as an animal-lover

• Elephants: 4 things to know about riding elephants in Thailand
• Crazy dog/cat people: How to help Thailand's dogs and cats?
• Shark fins: How to choose your hotel and restaurants?
• Wildlife: The Bangkok resident you don't want to cuddle

Crucial cultural tips

• Temples: What to wear to a Thai temple?
• Your feet: What not to do with your feet in Thailand?
• Culture shock: How to avoid it in Thailand?
• Songkran: Where and how to celebrate the Thai New Year?

Thai islands and beaches

• Beach guide: Where to stay on Koh Samui?
• Dress code: What to wear on the beach in Thailand?
• Bamboo huts: Where to stay on Koh Tao?
• Koh Samui questions? Top 25 Koh Samui FAQs

Shopping

• Shopping: The 15 best things to buy
• Tailors: How to avoid my mistakes at a Thai tailor?

Weddings

• Guest guide: Your guide to a Thailand destination wedding

Food and drink in Thailand

• Pineapples: How to cut up pineapple (like a Thai ninja)?
• Thai fruit: 12 Thai fruits to try
• Thai beer: What to know about beer in Thailand?
• Recipe: How to make a Samui-style pineapple shake?

*The top three weirdest questions

The three weirdest questions I've ever been asked about Thailand travel:

• Is it dangerous for Canadians to wear Canadian hats in Thailand?”
• “Are there Thai girls at Thai airports who wash socks and cook for u?”
• “Are there wild poodles in Koh Samui?”

Answers? No, no and no.