Safety Tips for Tourist.

Do not give your passport as a deposit for motorcycle or Jet Ski rental ( photocopy ok )
Keep your hotel business card in your wallet in case of emergency or drunkenness.
Don’t keep large amounts of cash in your hotel room.
Put your passport, cash and valuables in your room safe.
Negotiate the price with tuk tuks and taxis before getting in.
Don’t swim on the beach at night time as you may be robbed or even drown.
Check the price of drinks in bars before ordering drinks, ask for the drink menu.
Touts charge the bar for accompanying you into gogo / ping pong & strip show bars subsequently your drink may cost up to 1000 baht for beer- check the price on the card.
Make sure before you ordering that you have money to pay your bar tab or pay up front
“Lady Drinks” bought for a Thai girl you meet in a bar cost around a 100 baht more.
Getting your photo taken with a lady boy, iguana man or a slow Loris man will cost you. 
Avoid using atm”s when drunk or in a dark secluded place.
The use of toilets in bars generally costs 5 to 10 baht which goes towards the cleaning and maintenance of the toilet.
Wear a shirt on Bangla at night to avoid police intervention or even a fine.
Wear your motorcycle helmet and carry your country driving license to avoid a fine.
Don’t carry large sums of money when going out for the night.
Have fun and avoid aggressive confrontations, walking away is easier and safer. 
Don’t ride a bike on Bangla between 6pm and 4 am, walk it with the engine off.

by Yana Finn