Thailand Still safe Despite the bomb at the Bangkok Airport and the fighting in Bangkok between taxi drivers and PAD yesterday foreigners are still safe. If just you avoid the areas where the PAD protest you will not see any signs of anything going on in Bangkok at all. PAD or the other side has…
People connecting from Samui, Krabi or Phuket maybe stranded as well since there is no flight out from Bangkok internationl airport. Bangkok Airways and Thai Air Asia have now canceled all flights Passengers can call 1771 for more information. Thai Air Asia said its 28 flights to and from Suvarnabhumi were canceled. Passengers can dial…
Hotel owners in Pattaya are complaining about the governments rough stands against the PAD. The mass tourist from China and Korea has canceled the normal tours and the economic down turn have halted tourist from the EU and USA. Some Pattaya hotels are down on its knees and some have to cut of people. But…
Kittisak Sinthuwanich the deputy secretary-general from the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board has been out counting prostitutes again. This year he came up with the very silly number of 48 000 and that includes male prostitutes down to the age of 13 years. Everybody that ever sat their foot in Pattaya…
Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship DAAD is doing a counter rally against PAD. DAAD is a supporter of the current government PPP (People Power Party) and PPP is a proxy government for TRT (Thai love Thai). The PM and leader of PPP Samak is telling Thailand he is staying put and will not resign even if…
Updated 17 October 2026. This guide has been rewritten to replace outdated information with practical travel advice. Services, prices and rules can change. Finding a cheap hotel in Phuket is not just a matter of sorting a booking website by the lowest price. The island is large, different beaches suit different travellers, and transport costs…
Do not think to by petrol or diesel car just yet. The price of petrol will probably hit 40 THB per liter by the end of May month. It not much we can do to stop it because the mass transit system are way to delayed and there is not enough natural gas station in…
Doctors, police and volunteers in Sweden that helped with the rescue and identification of the Tsunami victims in Phuket Thailand has become sick. Many off the Swedish that helped in Thailand have no developed asthma even if they never smocked or were in the risk of getting asthma before. The doctors in Sweden think that…