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Dual pricing really sucks and I have done my share of rubbishing the NPs.

Doi Inthanon however is a really nice little visit, especially novel once we get into cool season. If some friends were to visit CM (perhaps for the only time in their lives), I would not be the one to tell them not to go, Only to stand on principle, that will be totally lost on the Thai psyche and will never lead to a change of public policy.

Also If they say "10x for foreigners" allowing Aliens who hold a DL enter at the Thai price would just be another form

of favoritism or corruption. Sorry but I actually believe words have meaning.

I disagree !

Here was the official posting at the ticket booth...

Foreigner 300 bath (10 times the Thai price)

This is really pathetic.

We must mean different routes.. I mean the 1284 from the mae wang 1013.. That brings you out (in doi inthanon nat park admittedly) on the 1009 in baan khuan klang at the royal project agriculture bit..

Just had a look at Google maps. Looks like it is the 1013/1284. It's a new built concrete road and then asphalt downhill. You come out at the campgrounds/guesthouses overlooking the agriculture village.

Yes, there is also checkpoint two on the way further up to Doi Inthanon, but this you can pass without any charge if you turn immediately to the left afterwards towards Mae Hong Son (1192). The peek itself is a no go without ticket.

Thanks for that. Can anyone else confirm this ?

This will be my last photo. This was an experiment. It has been much less interesting than I imagined, downright boring in fact. If I do it next year, it will be less frequent and I'll choose a better vantage point. Thanks for your comments and encouragement.

I found this a rather interesting documentation (not boring at all). Water level was clearly below the tree-line the whole rainy season. Seems it will get worse next year.

Same story, different day and time....why can't the pissheads go one day without a crutch???

Sober up lads and enjoy the day and your life?

How about people like me, who have a beer 2-3 times a week and prefer to do the shopping in the mornings. What do you say to that.

Well done Mr. Samarm.

The Pizza place is gone as I noticed today.

Arrests?

Likely a 500 Baht fine.

I'm getting the newsletter since I signed up to TV. Now, continuously getting this pop-up. Anyone else ?

How to unregister from the TV newsletter ??

Very important matter solved.

Security for our condo building in Chiang Mai is 13.000/month. The actual guys who do two 12 hr shifts get only 10.300/month, rest is kept by their employer.

Was that at seatran or Raja ferry ?

Maybe a bench (or a memorial) on Koh Tao to the memory of the two of them...

The ultimate respect would be young travelers avoiding Koh Tao and Thailand all together.

Agreed.

Rip. Hopefully they will put up warning signs and monitor the situation until its safe to swim there again.

He'll probably have to report less often than the 90 days foreigners have to.

Bullshit !!!

This one shows rain as well. https://www.windyty.com/?18.146,97.734,3

"To proceed with implementation" "to control inappropriate websites and news and information from overseas".

Not reading anything about a study there, so the confusion is coming from where???.

Leaks, they have their uses but sometimes they can come back and bite ya on the ass.

So waiting for the spinners to come out and retrieve this chest nut, especially when the order is presented in black and white huh?

As another poster said "This is not China", Hmmm anyone else remember the PM's words about China and foreigner's, "they eat bread we eat rice".

It's not looking good for the freedom of info in the future where information is controlled by a govt to decide what is and is not ok for the people.

Again the name (Thailand) translates to freedom, seems that's not the case as each day passes.

The wiring doesn't look good.

What kind of bikes?

re-enactment?

it's a photoshoot

That's gonna be another hangout spot for the taxi mafia and other crooks.

Yes, it's the media's "fault". Welcome to upside-down world.

Exactly, rather than following the way things are done in developed countries, they do the opposite. Logic is not existing among the people who run the country.

Meanwhile the Junta is contemplating erecting a "Firewall' which could well restrict access to any media, whether it be reformed or not.

Yes, looks like they want to allow only government approved sites in the future. This is another bad joke of the nanny leaders.

Say bye bye to the quality tourists.