We would like to go to Narathiwat and then move north. The southern provinces are red on the travel advice map, so no travel advice.
Is it really dangerous to go there?
Lung addie recently received an invitation to attend the celebration of the fact that Thailand won first prize in an Asian interschool contest as a “flying reporter”. This is already a very special fact in itself and I certainly did not want to miss it. So the invitation was accepted and here's the report, which I don't want to withhold from the blog readers.
A rescue service with ambulance in Chonburi noticed that seriously ill people or those injured in a traffic accident were afraid to be transported in the ambulance, almost to the point of panic. Many believed that bad karma prevailed in the ambulance or that the spirits of the deceased road victims were also still present in space.
Recent research by doctors in the United States shows that the lives of critically ill patients with sepsis (blood poisoning) can be saved by administering a high dose of vitamin C, in combination with thiamine (vitamin B1) and hydrocortisone. Researchers at the VUmc also see an important role for vitamin C in the treatment of patients in intensive care.
The Dutch generally sleep long enough, but that does not automatically mean that we are good sleepers. Large-scale meta-research commissioned by the Hersenstichting shows that a large group of Dutch people, especially women, have sleeping problems. Chronically poor sleep increases the risk of anxiety disorders, depression and dementia, and of physical disorders such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Volunteers had quite a job, in barely an hour they collected 2.000 plastic bags, 700 plastic bottles, 600 plastic cups and 1.300 pieces of foam plastic from the water of the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok on Saturday, a total of 132 kilograms of waste.
Bangkok is a city of many faces and a city of extremes: beautiful temples, slums, lush tropical vegetation and exhaust-infested streets. The following 5 places fall outside the tourist attractions and can certainly be called "different" but that is precisely why they are definitely worth a visit.
Someone taps on my window, it's Tom, a 41-year-old Swiss acquaintance who has lived here for ten months now. He has a problem that I can help him with, he says. I solve the problem and he invites me for a drink. A little later we are in his guesthouse.
About a hundred meters from the busy nightlife of Pattaya is the Windy Inn, a friendly bar without pushy women. It has a small swimming pool on the sea side. Now, in low season, this pool is being restored.
Does anyone have an address/phone number for me of a good law firm with notary authority in Udon Thani? In a general sense it is very useful to have such an address/phone number at hand, but I now also need it for drawing up wills, and some other specific things.
Are there readers who have already done the flight Brussels – Bangkok with Ukraine Airlines? These flights are often very cheap, but when I read the comments on Skytrax, many people have already complained about this. Tight seats, no flight entertainment, paying for meals and drinks, grumpy or no service, etc….
In my previous contribution to Thailand blog I wrote something about the remarkable rocks along highway 1, north of Nakhon Sawan. My story included the recording made with our dashcam, but unfortunately it could not be made visible on Thailandblog. I have now uploaded the video to youtube so that we can still show it here.
The cabinet must decide on a budget of 37 billion baht to solve the recurring flood problems in the Central Plains. It concerns an area of 2,5 million rai that must be tackled in 2018 and 2019.
Cigarettes are hardest hit by excise tax increases that took effect in Thailand yesterday, but alcohol and sugary drinks are also getting more expensive. The government hopes to collect 12 billion euros through this extra tax.
Last Sunday I wanted to go cycling in Bangkok. What??? Yes, cycling in Bangkok. Most think I'm crazy, but few know that in the middle of Bangkok there is a piece of untouched nature where you can cycle perfectly - Phra Pradaeng.
Who knows a specialized travel organization in roots trips to Thailand (with demonstrable experiences). I want to go back to my native Thailand for the first time after 42 years. Next year or the year after. First save enough money because I plan to stay and travel around Asia for 3-6 months. I have to pick up my Thai passport in Bangkok too (long story).
Pattaya has a lot to offer tourists, even if you want something other than beach and sea. Nice to visit, for example, is Art in Paradise at Second Road Soi 1.
