Airport Link Bangkok operational on August 23
They were already allowed to take a test drive, the Bangkokians. After many scandals and much later than planned, the time has come on August 23. The much-discussed train connection from the international airport to Bangkok is then a fact. The Thai Minister of Transport, Sohpon Zarum, has decided after consultation with the State Railway of Thailand that the Airport Link will be fully operational on August 23 The Airport link offers two timetables There are two lines from which one can …
After four years of waiting, the time has come. The rail connection between Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi Airport is ready and in use. The railway is operated by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). Since December 2009, tests have been carried out on the new and fast rail link between Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The official opening is August 12, but until then the Bangkokians can take a free ride. Something that …
The BTS Skytrain in Bangkok
There are many ways to get around in Bangkok. The fastest and most comfortable way is the BTS Skytrain. The Skytrain is a kind of aboveground subway. BTS: Bangkok Mass Transit System A godsend for a metropolis where traffic congests every day. An express train that passes every five minutes. Safe, comfortable (air conditioning) and fast. Since the end of 1999, Bangkok has had the Skytrain, popular with Bangkokians, expats and tourists. Sukhumvit route and the…
Bus drivers usually cause accidents
by Hans Bos There is another reason to warn tourists about traveling in Thailand. That is the large number of accidents involving interprovincial buses. As many as 4000 serious accidents take place every year, more than 10 per day. In three quarters of the cases they were caused by the driver and in 14 percent by a defect in the bus. Only 11 percent say the road is unsafe. Each year, 12 million…
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How many Thai fit on a moped?
This photo from Isaan is a true mystery. You see five people but six legs. In any case, it is great that so many Thai people fit on a moped. Dangerous? No. The driver is wearing a helmet! .
The tuk tuk mafia on Phuket
Tourists are being cheated in droves by tuk-tuk drivers on Phuket. Most Tuk-Tuks on Phuket are bright red in color, just like the face of the unsuspecting tourist who has to pay 10 times more for a ride than, for example, in Bangkok. The open taxis offer comfort, which is equivalent to a ride on the ass of a lame donkey. Despite this, the tourists pay a price as if they were transported in an extended limousine, including champagne. Complaining about these extortionate prices helps…