[Dodger]

Taxi from airport 4 to 500baht not 5000!! booking a minibus would be cheaper than 3 taxis, ask the merlin to do it for you.

Trips you select what you like doing as a group or whatever, then buy from the tour operator stands either in Beach or Ratuthid road, their is also a travel agent top of bangla, opposite beach road end, turn left, they will offer good trips fair priced.

Teeshirts, range from 100bht to 1500bht, depends on quality required and place bought. Hard to give you a definate price, football replica shirts 500 to 700 bht, they will start at 2,000, need to haggle a touch.

Legally you should have a full bike or car licence with bike extension, plus an international drivers licence. So if advising I would have to recommend you do not drive here without one.

However they usually, note usually, check just to see if you are wearing your helmet and that you have a plastic photograph licence, my son has lived here 2 years and been stopped countless times, he only has a provisional uk licence but maybe he's been lucky, your gamble.

Be aware, from your previous experience a group of 10 is very large to go out at night, most bars are very small and 10 of you will fill it, guarantee there will not be 10 girls that you all individually like. Anticipate going out in smaller groups of 2 or 3 and arrange to meet later at one of the night clubs maybe.