The oil age is expensive. What should we think?

Should a trip to the provinces go?

The answer is "should go" if it's going to rest and heal the mind, but in this expensive oil age, you need to "change the way you travel smarter" so that it doesn't affect your financial status too much.

Here are some considerations and adaptations to make provincial trips still worthwhile:

🫧 1. Modify the destination.

Choose a trip closer to home: Try to go from a trip of hundreds of kilometers to a trip to a nearby province within 50-250 km, such as Bangkok people may go to Ayutthaya, Nakhon Nakhon Nakhon or Chonburi.

Pin "secondary city" or "low-cost city": Some provinces have cheaper living and accommodation costs than main tourist cities such as Phatthalung (average accommodation cost 600-1,000 baht), Sakon Nakhon or Suphan Buri.

🪅 focus on One Day Trip: Morning-evening trips cut off the cost of accommodation, which is a huge cost.

🫧 2. Choose the most rewarding journey.

Public cars are better than private cars: If you go alone or two, using a train, tour bus or van will help you control your fuel budget more accurately than driving yourself.

Fly and Rent a Car: In the case of going to a distant province, booking a ticket during a promotion and then renting a local drive may be more cost-effective than driving yourself from Bangkok because it also reduces the wear and tear of our own car.

Car Pool: If you drive by yourself, inviting a friend or relative to divide the fuel cost will save a lot.

🫧 3. Budget saving techniques during the trip

Find Free Activities: Choose attractions that do not charge for admission, such as free day museums, old town walks, or nature park excursions.

Book ahead: Booking accommodation or rental cars in advance is often cheaper than going forward.

Get the car ready: If you decide to drive yourself, tires and engine conditions must be checked ready, because proper tire wind and a complete engine actually saves fuel.

👍🏼 Summary: Travel is to "restart life." If you plan well, choose a province that answers the budget and adjust the way to travel to the price of oil, you can travel comfortably. Or if you can't travel, there are a lot of money near home, do not worry too much. Stay with the present is happy.