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이번에 친구들이 7박9일 보낸 방콕 여행일정을 소개합니다. 여행계획을 짜고 있는 분들에게 참고가 될 것 같습니다.

1일: 인천-> 방콕, 밤 10시에 공항에서 만나 랑캄팽역 근처 숙소에서 1박

2일: 아침에 역 앞에서 태국 직장인처럼 도시락 사서, 역내 푸드코트 의자에 앉아 도시락 먹으며, 태국 직장인 체험^^카오산에 있는 숙소로 이동, 체크인하고, 차오프라야 배타고, 아이콘시암가서 구경하고, 식사. 저녁에 오일 마사지 받음

3일: 아침에 방람프 시장 구경하고 국립박물관, 타마삿대학, 타마삿대학 근처 시장구경

4일: 왓아룬, 왓포 구경. 저녁에 발 마사지

5일: 아유타야 1일투어, 밤에 오일 마사지

6일: 왕궁, 밤에 발 마사지

7일: 수상시장, 메클롱기차길 반일투어, 오후에는 호텔에서 수영, 밤에 오일 마사지.

8일: 씨암파라곤 몰링 구경, 밤에 방콕출발 ->

9일: 그 다음날 새벽 인천공항 도착

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이번에 왕궁, 국립박물관, 왓아룬, 왓포, 일일투어 등 다니기 좋아지려고 카오산에서 2박+4박을 했습니다. 교통은 편해서 좋은데, 카오산은 좋은 숙소가 없는 게 단점입니다. 숙소를 대신 예약해주며, 그게 그중 걱정이 되었습니다. 친구들이 호캉스는 안 해도 되고, 많이 보면 된다고 해서 그런 선택을 했습니다. 그러나 숙소가 중요한 사람은 시내에 숙소를 정해야 할 것 같습니다.

원래 기차를 타고 아유타야에 가서 며칠 아유타야에 있거나, 칸차나부리로 기차여행을 계획했는데…가까운 곳은 예약이 안 되고, 당일 구매만 되고, 그전보다 기차도 줄고…코비드로 생각지 못했던 돌발변수 발생으로, 중간에 아유타야 숙소를 취소하고, 아유타야 1일 투어로 변경하고, 칸차나부리 기차여행을 포기했습니다.

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이번에 친구들 가이드를 하면서 배운 것…12월에 시누이 가족이나 이번 친구들이나 여행경험이 많고, 협조적이고, 저를 편하게 해주려는…. 고객으로 표현하면 a급 모범고객들입니다.

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그런데 문제는 가이드가 초보입니다--;; 내가 여행경험이 많다고 해서, 가이드를 잘할 수 있는 것은 아니구나…아! 이래서 가이드라는 전문직업인이 있는 거구나…전문인을 존중해야겠구나… 함부로 나 자신을 가이드라고 부르거나 자청해서는 안 되는구나… 다른 사람들 여행을 망칠 수도 있겠구나… 앞으로는 알고 있는 여행 정보를 제공하는 수준에 그쳐야겠구나… 나는 개인 여행경험이 많은 사람일 뿐, 가이드 자격은 없는 무면허 가이더라는 것을 실감했습니다. 역시 자기가 직접 해 봐야 알 수 있고, 배우게 되는 것 같습니다.

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이제 여행사와 직업 가이드분들을 더욱 존경하기로 결심~~~

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감사합니다.

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<아래 영역 버전은 아내가 자기 블로그에 올린 것을 번역한 것입니다.>

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People Met on My Backpacking121 - guiding is not easy!

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Today, I would like to tell you that I unintentionally prepared a Bangkok trip for two friends of mine, 7-night, 9-day trip to Bangkok. I hope you will get some idea from my story for your future travel plans.

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First day: My friends left Incheon-> Bangkok. I met my friends at the airport at 10 p.m. and stayed overnight at a hotel near Langkampin Station.

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Day 2: We bought a lunch box of each in front of the subway station in the morning just like the Thai office worker did. While eating lunch boxes in the local food court chairs, my friends could see what Thai office workers looked like. ^^

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Moved to the hotel booked in Khaosan Road Bngkok, checked in and then we took a ferry on the Chao Phraya River. Went to Icon Siam and had our lunch there. Got an oil massage in the evening near our hotel.

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Day 3: Got to the Banglamp market in the morning and visited the National Museum, Tamasat University and then visited another market near Tamasat University.

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Day 4: Enjoyed visiting the Wat Arun and the Wat Po Tour. Got a foot massage in the evening on the Kahosan Road.

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Day 5: After Ayutthaya 1 Day Tour from 9am~4pm. Came Back Kaohsan Road and then got Oil Massage in the evening.

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Day 6: After visiting the Royal Palace, had foot Massage in the evening near our hotel.

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Day 7: Experienced the Floating markets, a half-day tour of the Mecklong Train Road and then enjoyed swimming in the hotel pool in the afternoon. Had an oil massage at night.

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Day 8: Had a look of a super huge Amparagon Malling in day time and then they left Bangkok at night -> Seoul Korea.

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Day 9: They sent me an e-mail the next morning saying they arrived at Incheon Airport.

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We stayed 2 nights + 4 nights in Kahosan Road, which I thought was easy for my friends to visit here and there, including the royal palace, the National Museum, Watarun, Watpo and the daily tours. The transportation here was ok but the downside was that there were no good hetels. I was very worried when I booked hetel for them. Because though my friends told me that they didn't mind what kinds of hotels they were but anyway it was not so good hotel. Of course they wanted lots of one-day tours instead of a hotel vacation. Anyway, if you think accommodation is important for you, you should get it in downtown Bangkok, not Kaosan Road.

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I originally planned a train trip to Ayutthaya with my friends to go see a few days and then to Kanchanaburi. However, it's not easy to get the train tickets in advance. Train services were also less than before. I canceled the Ayutthaya accommodation I booked due to the unexpected Cobid incident. Instead, I had them to enjoy one-day tour of Ayutthaya. I also had to give up a train trip to Kanchanaburi for my friends.

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What I learned while guiding my friends this time is as follows:

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My husband's family, who joined me in Pattaya last Dec. 2022 and my friends this time Jan. 2023, they all had a lot of travel experience. So they were very cooperative to me and kind enough to make me feel easy. If I describe them as customers, they are all A-class model customers of course.

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But the problem is that I was just a beginner guide. ;; I shouldn't have accepted their asking. Because I had no skills to do it as a guide. A lot of travel experience of mine was not good enough to do it. Now I decided to tell my friends only the travel tips I know. As expected, people don't know until they experience it themselves.

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That made me determin to respect travel agencies and career guides even more.

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Thank.

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