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hi can anyone tell me whether we need to look out for scams in chiang mai, like as in Bangkok? not worried just want to be prepared!

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What do you mean by scams....As in...Chris

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sorry did not make myself very clear. i am asking about touts outside of Wats, tuk tuk drivers, gem scams etc. any advice welcome.

Hi Nessie

I was in Chaing Mai in January for 3 weeks and there didn%26#39;t appear to be anything to worry about. It is NOT at all like Bangkok so no worries.

I loved Chaing Mai and planning another trip back in 2010

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Chiang Mai is nothing like Bangkok, but in saying that tuk tuk drivers will always charge more than most other modes of transportation. When you arrive familiarise yourself with the areas and speak with other travellers about prices they are paying. Personally I walk or catch songthaews.

Hi nessie55,

We had our second visit to Chang Mai the end of December 08. We never felt anyone was trying to take us for a ride the whole time we were there.

The people we dealt with were really sincere in the tourist places also just mixing with the locals at the markets %26amp; streets were very welcoming.

Chang Mai is a great place to visit. Enjoy. CJ

There have been a couple of reports on the Net of a small jewelry scam going on (similar to the Grand Palace one in Bangkok) but besides that.... nothing.. Use your common sense, that%26#39;s all it takes!

I can remember when my brother and I were traveling in Mexico in the early 1980s. We were in Oaxaca near some ruins and a man walked out from behind a mound. He had a small shovel and a backpack and was dirty. He held up a little figure that he said he had just dug from the dirt.

Scams? They are everywhere and probably if it is too good to be true than it probably is. There are also dishonest people everywhere.

The Thais are generally a happy folk, thus the land of the smiles motto.

However, they are quick to charge more and offer less when they see a foreign face, thus the bargaining.

There are people passing off fake Rolex watches, silk, gems and even some men passing themselves off as women. Let the buyer beware.