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49 minutes ago, yogavnture said:
maybe the train goes by songkhla i will check it out
They ripped up the branch line from Hat Yai to Songkhla a long time ago, so no rail link.
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4 hours ago, yogavnture said:
no airport though??
Songkhla isn't far from Hat Yai airport, about 40km, around 45 to 50 minute by taxi.
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3 hours ago, gearbox said:
most western governments have "do not travel" advice for Songkhla (but not Hat Yai), this voids most travel insurances.
I think you'll find UK and European travel advisories warn against travel in the 3 southern provinces and southern Songkhla province excluding Hat Yai and Songkhla Town and the road down to Sadao. The US advisory includes all of Songkhla province.
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45 minutes ago, gimo said:Surely , if a city/town is big enough to have an airport , there will be at least a few farangs around .
Why do all tourists need to be farang? Why does an airport need to serve solely a tourist industry?
Most of the tourists visiting Hat Yai come by bus from Malaysia, there for the weekend. The airport is the quick connection to Bangkok ~ 1hr 10min instead of 12hrs by bus or 15hrs by train. Hat Yai is primarily a commercial hub for the south, many people fly for business.
Yes we have tourism, but the city doesn't depend on it for its existence. That the city survived the various plunges in tourism after bombings is testament to that. Certainly there are western visitors, though most are on their way to Malaysia or the islands.
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Hat Yai and Songkhla both attract tourists, just not many western ones.
Both are enjoyable destinations if you're looking for a break. Songkhla is laid back and a little bit sleepy, long beaches and good clean air, plus plenty of excellent seafood. Hat Yai is the commercial centre for southern Thailand, a busy city though not the prettiest you'll ever see, but I like it. Hat Yai has good shopping, some excellent restaurants, and a better nightlife than Songkhla; though not the in your face tits & bums of Pattaya or Phuket.
As for 'a strong muslim feel', not really, it's not Riyadh, yes there is a large Muslim community, with many refugees from the southern conflict, but Hat Yai has more of a Chinese vibe than a Muslim one.
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On 2/4/2020 at 5:18 PM, Krataiboy said:
No explanation, let alone an apology.
I think you'll find it's made fairly clear that 'interest rates can go up or down'. I've a Premier account with HSBC Singapore, the standard savings account pays 0.01% it's been at sod all for years, dropping to zero interest will make an unnoticeable difference. There's been little or no value in keeping cash, beyond living expenses for six months and emergencies, in a current or savings account for the last 20 years.
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13 hours ago, recom273 said:
The young guy at the HY front desk wrote a number on the paper and asked wife to take a photo and quote it next time, has anyone else had this, an ID number?
Exactly what happened with us. But no, you don't need to furnish any documents, only when you get a new landing card, otherwise just show the ID number.
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The Bhundu Boys
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18 minutes ago, Moonlover said:
I would suggest that anyone contemplating online purchasing of pharmaceuticals, especially via Facebook, read this article first.
http://www.thebigchilli.com/feature-stories/dark-side-of-online-pharmacies
Certainly it's wise to be careful, but as for drugstorebangkok.com is just the online extension of the physical store on Soi Saladaeng, Silom.
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1 hour ago, lopburi3 said:
Tynelol
That's just an overpriced brand name paracetamol, plenty of that around.
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has anybody ever just flown to a non tourist city in thailand just to get away from farang
in Southern Thailand
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It's not a 'muslim issue', rather the people of three provinces found themselves the wrong side of the border as part of an agreement between Britain and Siam that they had no say in. Subsequent efforts at Thaiification have only served to antagonise them further to the point that a minority have taken up arms against their oppressors.
As you say it's a great shame the Thai government can't just accept the people of the Pattani States were treated badly. Just that simple acceptance, and the acknowledgement that they have their own culture, language and religion would go a long way to defusing the situation.