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Drug money can buy all they want. If you want a kalchnikov or any weapon you go to the Dark web , wherever you live. Marseille has killings practically every day . This applies to most of Europe and the US .

The person who writes these articles needs to go back to journalism school. Some of the latest ones make no sense at all.

Make Travel Insurance covering hospital / repatriation /driving ( if have licence) obligatory. Win win for everyone, the insurance companies and the travelers.

What a load of rubbish ! Armomax deal in armored cars etc !! Of course they’ll give negative reviews . Many years of Pattaya, frequent trips ( previously ) to Yangon, Jakarta, KL and a few others , and never had any need to call them dangerous . Practically everywhere in the world, depending on what you’re doing, iffy business, being drunk, red light areas , looking for trouble, will be potentially dangerous. Being robbed in a posh area of any city will be dangerous if you’re wearing a 100 000 $ Patek philippe or sporting a 5000$ handbag.

Hi, try the booking.com site. They post the rates with the options of breakfast, pay on arrival. Etc. Choose the cheapest , you can always add breakfast on when you’re in hotel. I use this site a lot because of the very good photos ( bigger/ clearer). Never had a problem . Agoda, Altho the same company i think, is not very reliable. Don’t forget holiday dates are more expensive, but once you put your stay dates in, that should be the fixed price ! Check the photos of the hotel you saw and see if it’s a private house and not a bonafide hotel. Private owners can do what they like. ( also booking has good follow up on their hotels, reviews, location etc).

But you’re not a former prime minister are you ?

Not an excuse game, health issues are confidential, or don’t you know that ?

I left home at 17. Worked in Spain, 2 jobs 16 hrs a day to pay the bills and enjoy myself. Wonderful years early 70s. I always found work everywhere. Settled in South of France , met my Vietnamese partner and started in the restaurant business with a load of bank loans and help from family. Neither of us knew the business. We were young, worked very hard, and enjoyed ourselves too, ended up having a few restaurants and made ourselves a good future and pension, even tho we broke up after 12 years , we were and are still the best of friends and can count on each other for anything. Although being young, hard work never stopped us having a good time , we traveled everywhere though the winter season months of closure, My partner who was more money minded than myself, insisted we saved every month what we could, and also paid for private pensions. You can be young and make the right choices if you keep your head screwed on right . It’s having a vision of what you want out of life, even if you don’t have higher schooling. It’s too easy to say « I can’t do it « . My nieces and nephews have kids , I’ve talked to them a lot, they are around 30 . They also have fought to get where they are. It must be voluntary. I’m the perfect proof that you can climb high although starting from zero , and it’s nothing to do with luck.

So apparently the man admitted touching the child twice on the bottom but that is « normal when you love children ».That’s his story. ! Lots of misunderstandings here and too fast to condemn the mother. There was a horrible article concerning a young French girl traveler who got into really hot water in one of the UAE countries, her English wasn’t the best and neither was the immigration police. Stories like these can spiral out of control.

Who wouldn’t whack this man if he touched their child ? Was he hurt , no mention ! couldn’t the police have been more understanding seeing it was a case of probably child abuse ? No empathy in obliging the 7 year old !!!! child to a reenactment !!! Disgusting. The little boy is sent home to family while the mother has her passport confiscated, what do you expect , keep the child in Thailand with more anxiety ?? The French Embassy cannot intervene , they can advise a lawyer. So, this mother is stuck in Thailand , doesn’t have the money to extend her stay which could be long , ( we all know what lawyers cost / hôtel new flight etc ) All fault and horreur for her, and none at all for the presumed child attacker ??? This is not invented , in what interest would the mother behave like this on their last day in Thailand ?? The police have certainly taken sides here.

Women can use it too , but must have a dermatologist explain exactly how to use it. My friend had this problem due to over work/ stress and money problems. It’s medicine not a shampoo and must be used correctly. Worked very well. But she should have a blood test first as mentioned above. Vitamin deficiency in Thais is rampant, and hormone problems too, could be thyroid problems which is well known to cause hair loss. The blood test is TSH , T4 , and T3 . One blood test takes 2 mins. You’d be surprised how common thyroid problems are.

Yes, Thais often eat Jok ( Thai congee) for breakfast and that’s where his nickname comes from as he’s known for eating his porridge every day ! I do too.

Where did you see reported « Israeli people wanting to leave Israel right now » ?

Exactly, the title is completely contradictory to the article. The title implies that many thousands of Israelis are flocking to Thailand !!! I seriously doubt that, especially from the TAT. That El’Al are repatriating those who wish to go home rapidly, that’s quite normal for any country . So the Thai airports can’t manage the these departure’s, that strictly due to incompetence of airport immigration. After the Tsunami in Phuket thousands of tourists left every day and that wasn’t a problem for the small Phuket airport.

I doubt anyone could invent this story !!! Sounds to me that the man seemed to be the owner of the shop if he managed to get the CCTV deactivated. If the story is true , which I think it is, shame on the police and everyone concerned in not helping her. The treatment of the woman and child is unbelievably horrendous even for Thailand. Those island folk stick together as we have often seen over the years .

Silly question, the OP gives no details so will not get any good answers.

Put your hands up those who think the Tsunami alert system in Phuket still works .

Yes, I understand the propensity theory. A young man receives his money, which helps the cannabis shop’, he helps his producer of cannabis plants who then can increase his sales by building better facilities and also using publicity to sell the products !. The possibilities are never ending. And of course there are some problems, the roads and streets will be overrun by drug addicts . ( this theory also applies to alcohol ).

I stayed 3 months in Kata Beach last year to visit my Thai and foreign friends. I lived there 20 years in the 80s till 2000. There was a Russian girl at the pool who blasted Russian music . One man asked her to put it off. She turned her head and ignored him. In a restaurant I used to go to in the past years, full of pushy Russians, sitting down where they want and shouting for their order, kids everywhere playing and running. They run their own businesses, private taxi runs, travel agencies, restaurants and probably online business too. They’ve bought up all the cheaper condos that they rent to family and friends , whole condos are mostly Russian, not forgetting the richer ones who buy the villas pushing up the prices even further. The same as happened in Bali. Because of them many foreign tourists will never come back. Pattaya , mostly Jomtien , will soon be in the same spot, there are far more choice of high rise condos in Jomtien for example than in Phuket. I left my condo behind the night market in Jomtien because of them , fortunately I have found one much more private which the owners will never rent/sell to Russians or Chinese .

I think you are better off finding a meditation retreat . Lay people don’t « live » In monasteries. They take part in the daily routines , food, dormitories for sleeping …often full, lessons, and mostly in Thai language. They are not Hotels .

« Walk with Kings , but never loose the common touch « . Helped me through life.

I have a strong I have a strong suspicion that the author of The Tiger article above is carrying on his own personal vendetta against Surachat !;

There’s a lot to be done on Phuket ! The whole beach town areas resemble shanty towns , mostly corrugated sheds ! It’s a crying shame that the authorities have let this happen, land goes to the highest bidder , no matter what the buildings look like or where , no planning permission, it’s all « bought ».Patong a mess, bad roads everywhere, Kata Beach and Kata center has no pavements , you walk through dust and dirt and god help you when it rains ! Last time I was there, the street lights didn’t work, at night you took you’re life in your own hands walking home , hundreds of motorbikes and cars driving like lunatics through towns. Rubbish collection ? Better get it before the dogs do. Even the lotus supermarket on the main Kata road is filthy, I couldn’t believe it. Phuket totally spoilt.. Thirty years ago and more it was a little paradise, quiet and respectful. Now with its thousands of tourists crowding the beach and restaurants, it’s chaos. Post pandemic shops etc falling down, no staff for the hotels and shops that are open. Rip off taxis that pick a fight with anyone complaining, no local bus service ( Thais need it too ) . Phuket and it’s Mai pen rai attitude has led to this mess.

It could be a lovely beach if the water was clean, but with the drain run offs no chance. I’ve always had a condo with nice pool, but I often go down to the beach for a long walk on the water edge. If you’re staying in a hotel, the the Rabbit Resort is great , pool, opposite the beach, very quiet, and a five minute walk to shops and restaurants. As for weather it’s hard to predict.

Listen to the intelligent answers. ( not the idiots) . Block her. Never contact her again ! I very much doubt you’ll have any problems, so don’t worry. Don’t go back to Rawai , change your destination, you don’t need to bump into her again, she’s a bad one . Thailand is big and has nicer places than Rawai.