In our heads Thailand was going to be a hotter, maybe not as clean third world country where we had to watch carefully what we ate and keep our kids no further than arms length. It’s safe to say it has exceeded our expectations in every way.
Transportation is very easy and cheap. While a Taxi charges about ฿250 baht ($7.00) for a 15 minute ride, ubers are a remarkable ฿60 baht ($1.80!) for the same trip. Once we figured this out we relied strictly on ubers as they are plentiful in the city. By contrast the Songthaews (red truck below) were ฿20 Baht per person but its basically like hopping in the back of a pickup truck with a bunch of other people heading to different locations. You will eventually end up where you want to go but it will probably take a while. Tuk Tuk/Rikshaws (blue car below) were common too but those don’t have doors on them and thus aren’t the best options with a 16 month old toddler wanting to escape her parents grip!
