101 tips and advice for visitors to Hua Hin

[GLCQuantum]

Jellyfish season isn't the best time to come if you plan on spending a lot of time in or around the sea.

[Chromeman]

Jellyfish season isn't the best time to come if you plan on spending a lot of time in or around the sea.

And when is the jellyfish season in Hua Hin? January to December?

[GLCQuantum]

Jellyfish season isn't the best time to come if you plan on spending a lot of time in or around the sea.

And when is the jellyfish season in Hua Hin? January to December?

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[Chromeman]

OK, rainy season.

[uncle tom]

79) High season is November to March, when there is minimal rainfall with moderate temperatures and humidity.

As the year progresses it gets very hot and humid and then wet.

The weather is often quite benign in September and October, but less predictably so than in the months that follow.

[GLCQuantum]

After eating at a grubby food stall (all of them are grubby) in Hua Hin - Never trust a fart.

[Frank La Rue]

After eating at a grubby food stall (all of them are grubby) in Hua Hin - Never trust a fart.

Not sure about the advice here - maybe it's a language thing - I am not native english speaking.
Is the advice that if you fart there is more to it?

[BOZ]

Yes there could me more to it.. A funny way of saying you can catch food poisoning easily from these stalls... I never eat at them as I will "Jute Jute" for a week afterwards.... Jute Jute is Thai slang for diarrhea, so food poisoning.... Just be careful of where you eat and what you eat until you know what your body can handle...

[Stargeezer]

Don't wear your best Jewelry, whether you are Man or Woman, that is just inviting trouble.
Visit Hua Hin or Thailand for that matter. to relax and enjoy life from the frozen temps of Winter. Such as it is -25c
where I am at today. Don't get so drunk that you need assistance to walk to your Hotel or
wherever you are staying.
Do bring a camera, and a tablet or laptop, and lots of suntan lotion!
Stargeezer

[uncle tom]

After eating at a grubby food stall (all of them are grubby) in Hua Hin - Never trust a fart.

I have to say I disagree here. I enjoy snacks from the street vendors on most days and have never had a problem.

Yes, the stalls are grubby, but you need to understand the Thai approach to food hygiene. Everything the Thais eat is either cooked to the point where all bugs are killed, or in the case of fruit (just about the only thing they eat uncooked) is freshly prepared.

The food stalls load up at the markets each day with fresh ingredients and then tour the streets until everything is sold. Nothing is carried over.

Most people get sick after eating western food that has been cooked by Thais who do not understand the western approach to hygiene.

Burgers, including those sold by the big name chains, are notorious.

[richard]

After eating at a grubby food stall (all of them are grubby) in Hua Hin - Never trust a fart.

I have to say I disagree here. I enjoy snacks from the street vendors on most days and have never had a problem.

Yes, the stalls are grubby, but you need to understand the Thai approach to food hygiene. Everything the Thais eat is either cooked to the point where all bugs are killed, or in the case of fruit (just about the only thing they eat uncooked) is freshly prepared.

The food stalls load up at the markets each day with fresh ingredients and then tour the streets until everything is sold. Nothing is carried over.

Most people get sick after eating western food that has been cooked by Thais who do not understand the western approach to hygiene.

Burgers, including those sold by the big name chains, are notorious.

100% agree. Had food poisoning after Burger Kings, McDonalds and KFC. NEVER had a problem from a vendors stall anywhere in Thailand and as for eating Thai food served up on a mat on the floor, covered in flies and washed down with rain water collected off the roof I've never had any problems at all

[Pleng]

I'm always amazed at how certain people are of where they got food poisoning from; considering it's one of the most difficult things to pinpoint as most forms of food poisoning have a 12-48 hour incubation period.

Back to the food stalls. Yes it's kind of grubby; but if you see where they was their dishes in most mid range restaurants I think you'll find they also wash their dishes in a bowl on the floor in a little corner out back. You just don't see it, because it's hidden away.

[GLCQuantum]

BTW, I wasn't saying, "Dont eat at these restaurants" (I do all the time), but rather not to trust a fart afterwards - you could get yourself in a sticky situation.

[Big Boy]

BTW, I wasn't saying, "Dont eat at these restaurants" (I do all the time), but rather not to trust a fart afterwards - you could get yourself in a sticky situation.

Or if you do, another piece of advice is don't wear white trousers.

[uncle tom]

If you are changing money or travellers cheques, ask the teller for 500 baht notes.

Thai businesses are terrible when it comes to keeping a float in their tills. A situation not helped by ATMs only issuing 1000 baht notes.

Hardly a day goes by when I don't hear the words -' no have small?'