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Planning a trip to Thailand?

Back in the old days, if you wanted to plan a trip, you went to your local travel agent and told her where you wanted to go and she would produce a brochure or two with some nice glossy pictures. She would make all the arrangements, flight, ground transportation, hotel and tours. Man, have things ever changed!

With the advent of the Internet, all of that has changed. Well, you may still get your tickets through your travel agent � but only after you have gone online and checked prices at 4 or five different places to give you a rough idea of how much to spend.

You can no w go online and book your flight, hotel, ground transportation, and tours � all with a few mouse clicks. And you can save a ton of money doing it yourself.

You can also get oodles of information about anything and everything about the country you want to visit. When I go to Thailand, the first thing I do is go online and start my research.

I first check with my favorite airlines for their price for a few different dates. Then I check places like travelocity and expedia to see what their price is and finally I check a few local travel agents online prices to see if I can find a better deal. I also call around (the old fashioned way) and see if someone sitting in an office without an Internet web site can beat the price. I then get the flight I want at the price I want.

Next stop are the local, in-country, forums. These provide the most up-to-date information, along with pictures and trip reports, for the places I plan to visit. I can also ask questions and get answers quickly.

Then, I get out my checklist that I have compiled over the many years of my travels and make sure that I have everything ready to go. I stage the inconsequential stuff and pack the remainder a couple of days prior. I make sure I have some reading material, munchies, noise-canceling headphones, camera and of course, my ticket, passport and some cash. I also make sure that I have my Debit ATM cards fully loaded.

I have my friend take me to the airport and then I am off to the Land of Smiles.

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