A naked blunder on a balcony in Thailand
Recently, I regularly saw a Dutch article on my Facebook page, posted as a “submitted announcement”, say an advertisement. It was submitted by Kek Mama. That didn't mean anything to me, so let's see what was behind it.
Brit dead after fall from apartment Pattaya
A 68-year-old British man died on Wednesday morning after falling from his room on the 18th floor of a Pattaya condominium.
Drunk tourist (30) falls from balcony and dies
In Bangkok, a 30-year-old New Zealand tourist died yesterday after falling from the fourth floor of his hotel near Khao San Road. The drunk man tried to climb from his balcony to the adjacent balcony and that went wrong.
Dutchman (36) is injured in a fall from a balcony in Pattaya
On August 29, emergency services had to act after a Dutchman fell from the balcony on the fourth floor of the At KTK Hotel on Soi 12, Pattaya Klang.
With some regularity there are reports that a foreigner has fallen from his balcony in Thailand. Now so often that there is a 'fishy' to these incidents, writes Khaosod in an article with the striking headline: 'The Balcony Did It? Why Thailand's Falling Deaths Raise Eyebrows'.
American (41) killed by balcony fall in Phuket
They are strange messages. With some regularity foreigners fall from the balcony in Thailand. The most recent and certainly not the last victim is a 41-year-old American.
Reader question: Is there a difference between the height of a balcony railing in Thailand compared to the Netherlands?
In my humble opinion, the height of a balcony railing here is adapted to the height of the average Thai. Perhaps there is someone among the readers who has experience in construction?