I doubt 400 Baht would get you the 46.8Km that my journey was. Yes, I could have chosen bus routes etc, but on this occasion I chose a taxi for speed, and didn't want the faffing about of changing. The bit you have chosen to quote does not includePleng wrote:And also a lot less than some other places (Phuket and Samui come to mind for starters). A beer on the beach will cost you more than one in town. A meal in town will cost more than one on the side of the street.Big Boy wrote:I think the problem is inconsistency. A Tuk Tuk in Hua Hin costs a hell of a lot more than many other places in Thailand.
Hua Hin has a very good and cheap Saangtheaw service. I don't recall seeing anything like that in BKK.... unless you fancy being couped sweating away in an enclosed city bus, or course.
Very true. I've chosen Hua Hin because it suits me. I am also very aware when I am being ripped off - Hua Hin rip off prices suit me, and yes I'm here because I can afford a much better lifestyle on my pension that I could afford in the UK - I do not deny that.
400bt would get me from where I live in HH to anywhere I might want to go for a day or night out and have enough change (in most cases, exactly the right change...) to get back again. If I take the Sangtheaw on the way there, I've as good as halved the price of the journey.I posted recently about a taxi from Don Mueng to Suvarnabuhmi. The cost was well under 400 Baht, and we were in the cab about 40 minutes. How far would 400 Baht get you in a Hua Hin Tuk Tuk?
I'm always happy to put Mrs BB on the back of a motorcycle taxi, I will walk - a much healthier option, but personal choice.
It is all about personal choice and circumstances at the time.