preparation

on this page you find all the preparation steps which were necessary for this journey. maybe it will help you plan you own trip.

flight booked

the flights are booked with  qatar airways:

• 13.07.2008 / 22:30 / zurich to doha / qatar airways
• 14.07.2008 / 08:00 / doha to bangkok / qatar airways
• 04.08.2008 / 09:15 / bangkok to doha / qatar airways
• 04.08.2008 / 14:20 / doha to zurich / qatar airways

visa

accoding to lonely planet, a visa is not necessary to be requested before the trip.if swiss citizen do not stay longer in thailand than 30 days, no visa is necessary at all.

download and install a gps map

i found a very good and free gps map for my garmin device, with whole thailandcovered in it. it also contains many details of bangkok. you can download it here:  http://www.thaigps.net/download/Thailand_Map_BBirdnok.zip.

medical clearance for scuba diving

most dive shops want to see a medical clearance form, signed by a medical. usually this should not be older than 1-2 years. it saves a lot of time and anger if you inform yourself before the trip what will be requested. so you won't have to wait for your dives, once on holidays!

health

check if you have at least the recommended innoculations (hepatitis). a prophilaxys for malaria is not recommended. but, depending on where you want to travel, it could be good to take the drugs with you. unfortunately in asia chloroquin does not work anymore. so a more expensive drug is necessary. don't forget to take the usual things with you:

• drugs against fever
• drugs against pain and headache
• sunscreen and body lotion
• antibiotics
• drugs against diarrhea