webfact Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Dutchman reported missing found safe and well in Pattaya Picture: TNA A Dutchman who had been reported missing has been found safe and well in Pattaya. Family and friends of Hans Wielaard launched an appeal on social media after they had not heard from their son since visiting Thailand on September 24. He was due to return to his native Holland on October 15 but never arrived. The online appeal was then picked by a number of Dutch news outlets. Mr Wielaard, 45, had told friends he planned to visit Koh Tao. However, on Sunday tourist police officers tracked Mr Wielaard down to a hotel in Pattaya. He told officers that he had never actually visited Koh Tao but instead went to Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Pattaya. Meanwhile, TNA reported that unnamed people had posted about the incident online in a bid to tarnish the reputation of Koh Tao. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-10-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Must be nice to be missed . I went "missing" for three years once..................and no one even noticed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 39 minutes ago, webfact said: in a bid to tarnish the reputation of Koh Tao. I know that you cant polish a turd, but can you tarnish one? Answers on a Postcard please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbottle555 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Why would someone want to tarnish the already poor reputation of Koh Tao? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanista Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 This is a really poor effort at police PR. They send out the cavalry to look for one middle aged sex tourist gone awol for a few days. Instead of 5 cops standing around doing nothing why not go arrest some yaba dealers that run riot in Pattaya. Too hard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: Meanwhile, TNA reported that unnamed people had posted about the incident online in a bid to tarnish the reputation of Koh Tao. There were comments of "Oh no not again!" and "When will this end??" Some seem to be just a little trigger-happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Hans welaard.sounds like a Dutch bricklayer.maybe a nice manicure might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Careless Hans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: Mr Wielaard, 45, had told friends he planned to visit Koh Tao. Seems easier visiting Koh Tao when you are a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash999 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Poor guy. He had his cover story about temples and diving carefully planned out and now the world knows he was actually in Pattaya! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 4 hours ago, sanemax said: Must be nice to be missed . I went "missing" for three years once..................and no one even noticed Worse!...I can beat that...I'm still missing...not only does nobody care....they are delighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 One moment you are being the unknown dirty tourist checking out soi 6 in Pattaya, next moment it is broadcasted over the globe where you are and you stand at the entrance of your sleezy short-time hotel explaining yourself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Hello mom and dad , I am safe here in Pattaya , it's a family resort in Thailand . I am 45 years old now and can take care of myself mom. Yes I will remember to eat my gouda cheese every morning . Bye . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Yeah, we've all been on a Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamNoone88 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Looks to me like he bought a Rolls Royce and his worried friends will soon be replace by lots of new ones!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchbull Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Did the family not simply try to phone him ? everyone from 4-100 years now a day have a mobile phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 5 hours ago, sanemax said: Must be nice to be missed . I went "missing" for three years once..................and no one even noticed Sure ?... Because when people think: good riddance, they do not show up either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Wuss of the year award goes to this Dutch mummy’s boy. Then he calls her and makes fun that she is crying. When he gets home they should remove his bed from the basement floor ( oh I forget most Dutch don’t have basements ) they should move his bed out of his bedroom that he has occupied for 45 years and make him sleep on the floor. No Heineken for a week and no Gouda and marijuana for two weeks and take his car keys away ( from the car he borrows from them) and as a real punishment he gets no breakfast served to him each moring and absolutely mommy does not put his sox on in the morning during punishment week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcoml Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Crash999 said: Poor guy. He had his cover story about temples and diving carefully planned out and now the world knows he was actually in Pattaya! ???? That’s ok haven’t you heard? parraya is the new family destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Pattaya? Was he found with his finger in a dyke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 If he never got on touch it’s because he couldnt give 2 hoots about his family and parents, confirmed by the mock cry smirk on the phone. They clearly think more him for some strange reason. Credit to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest879 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 finally a 'happy ending' to a koh tao story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebumbu Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Meanwhile, no record exists of Chiang Mai visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Nice to have multi media and use it to hide. Hans is a really pain in the ass for every one, probably has issues with the family and was testing. Bill him for this stupidity and kick that grin of his face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 9 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said: I know that you cant polish a turd, but can you tarnish one? Answers on a Postcard please. Actually, you can! Polish, that is. A bit off topic, but traditionally Africans use floors of dried sh*t. You would not believe how clean and shiny they can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanssna Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 9 hours ago, greenbottle555 said: Why would someone want to tarnish the already poor reputation of Koh Tao? The reputation of Koh Tao is so poor because too many people have been trying to tarnish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 11 hours ago, greenbottle555 said: Why would someone want to tarnish the already poor reputation of Koh Tao? Forget why would they want to: How could they possibly FURTHER tarnish the already poor reputation of Koh Tao? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na Lee Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Where is the pointing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Poor Hans ... found safe and well ... in Pattaya!!! Thank you family and friends for advertising his extra curricular activities to the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 8 hours ago, dutchbull said: Did the family not simply try to phone him ? everyone from 4-100 years now a day have a mobile phone That's the problem, those old Dutchies (i'm also dutch) are very very concerned and start ringing alarmbells very fast...He should have known that though since they are his parents. They have no idea that electricity might fall out, phones stop working or anything else that can happen in thailand. Those things rarely happen in holland. He was just another sexpat it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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