May Term Thailand

May Term Thailand

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  • Before You Go
    • What to Bring
      • What to Bring – Electronics
      • What to Bring – Baggage
      • Powering all your electronics in Thailand
      • Money, Money, Money
      • What to Bring – A Personal First Aid Kit for International Travel
      • What Not To Wear…..
      • What to Bring – Personal Items
      • What to Bring – Paperwork
      • Miscellaneous Items to Bring
    • Staying Healthy and Safe in Thailand
      • Staying Healthy in Thailand – Vaccinations
      • Staying Healthy in Thailand – MORE Things to Think About
      • Treatments for Motion Sickness
      • Communicating while in Thailand
      • Personal Safety While Traveling
      • How to Survive the (Gulp!) 24+ Hour Flight to Thailand
    • May Term Thailand FAQs
    • Important Things to Remember Before Departure – 2023
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  • Important Things to Remember Before Departure – 2023

    Here are some miscellaneous important things to remember before departure: We will meet at Salt Lake City International Airport Terminal 1 (Alaska Airlines) at 4:30 AM on Sunday, May 8. Make sure you are there AT 4:30! We will meet on the first floor, by the check-in counter. We will check in and go through security as a…

    May 5, 2023
  • How to Survive the (Gulp!) 24+ Hour Flight to Thailand

    It’s a long flight to Bangkok, there’s no way around it. It is almost on the opposite side of the globe. It’s not quite as long as a flight to Africa, or India, or Australia, but it’s close. It’s a 1 hour 50 minute flight from SLC to LAX, a 9 hour 10 minute layover in LAX, a…

    May 4, 2023
  • Miscellaneous Items to Bring

    Here are some more unusual items to pack that will be VERY useful on this trip: Zip Lock bags, various sizes – These are incredibly useful for many reasons, and take almost no room. They can be used to pack up wet or dirty clothing, used to store liquids when going through airport security, waterproof…

    April 19, 2023
  • What to Bring – Paperwork

    There are some critical pieces of paperwork that you need to bring to Thailand:

    April 12, 2023
  • What Not To Wear…..

    Thailand is hot and humid, especially in May and June.  The monsoon season is just beginning, and the air feels saturated with moisture.  It may not be quite as hot as August in Salt Lake City, but the humidity leaves you soaking after just walking a city block.  It’s tempting to wear a t-shirt and shorts all the time. And…

    April 12, 2023
  • Personal Safety While Traveling

    A fear many have about traveling outside of the United States is personal safety. Much of this is ingrained in the fear of the unknown, and not on any firm data. While there are dangerous regions in the world today (Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Nicaragua, Yemen, Pakistan), there are many parts of the world that are…

    April 12, 2023
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