December 30, 20196 yr 21 minutes ago, ChipButty said: Beautiful in Phuket today in the night we had a really strong breeze Phuket looks pretty good overall from an air quality standpoint.... other issues aside. Chonburi, on the other hand, tends to have higher smog levels during the Nov to Jan. period like other places around Thailand.
December 30, 20196 yr The cleanest air in thailand is west coast. Sure. Ranong province have Indian Ocean, is 80% forest and population only 177,000. It rain a lot. Phangnga province similar. Phuket ok, but more people= more pollution. i recommend Kao Lak in Phangnga for enough shop, foreign restaurant etc if clean air important for you. Ranong not much for foreigner. only time it have 2.5 problem is when Indonesian fires and wind. this year was 4 bad days. Every other day is green air. Good luck. also maybe you can vote for Yinn in POTY. I second now, need some more vote. Happy New Year here the link. Only 30 seconds Thank you https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1140886-run-off-for-poty-2019/#comments
December 30, 20196 yr 23 hours ago, wasabi said: I also want to rotate out of Thailand during periods of every year. Pollution, heat and boredom are the reasons. I'm trying to figure out the most economical ways to do this while maintaining a high quality of life. Cost of living is one of the main reasons I live in Thailand so I don't want to blow my budget during months I'm rotating around the region. Phuket has some of the least pollution but not quite my taste there. The best option is likely outside of Thailand, but not sure where yet. Pollution, heat and boredom? That constitutes a high quality of life? But, hey, if it works for you.
December 30, 20196 yr On 12/29/2019 at 11:39 AM, steven100 said: You can head toward Hua Hin, Rayong, Bang Suan, Trat, or any coastal area near the ocean. Plenty of places ..... Hua hin???? Naaaa not good. Airvidual score 154 today. Better move to europe...or north america for healthy air. Hans
December 30, 20196 yr Popular Post 2 hours ago, emptypockets said: Pollution, heat and boredom? That constitutes a high quality of life? But, hey, if it works for you. The list of positives in Thailand is 10 fold to the negative and I enjoy living here. But stay one place long enough and I find the daily routine dull. I choose to travel to balance out my life. When going to a new place I like contrast. Avoiding heat and pollution for a few months of the year is a welcome reprieve.
December 30, 20196 yr Popular Post this was taken 2 minutes ago in Cha-am, 50 meters from the beach I moved out of the North to avoid the bad air quality around that time and now it's here I'm afraid this will not go down until it starts raining quite a bit then it should be acceptable levels again at this point, I am considering moving further down South I would like something similar to what I have now (close to the beach, not too expensive, don't need malls or bars) wondering where the sweet spot would be, Chumphon, Ranong or even go down as far as Krabi?
December 30, 20196 yr I think this is a SE Asia winter phenomena. Stagnant air holding in smoke from burning in Thailand and nearby countries and city air pollution in Bangkok. When the season changes the pollution blows away or dissipates or generally goes elsewhere.
January 2, 20206 yr Thung Wua Laen beach, Ban Krut or any beaches down in Chumphon never ever seen smog
January 2, 20206 yr Maybe north when Sumatra is on fire, and south when the North is on fire. You wouldn't even need to leave the Land of Smiles. Krabi, Samui, Phuket, Trang during first half of the year, North during rainy season.
January 3, 20206 yr Author On 12/29/2019 at 12:07 PM, wasabi said: I also want to rotate out of Thailand during periods of every year. Pollution, heat and boredom are the reasons. I'm trying to figure out the most economical ways to do this while maintaining a high quality of life. Cost of living is one of the main reasons I live in Thailand so I don't want to blow my budget during months I'm rotating around the region. Phuket has some of the least pollution but not quite my taste there. The best option is likely outside of Thailand, but not sure where yet. Please post your travels (as I will).
January 3, 20206 yr Author On 12/30/2019 at 7:32 AM, melvinmelvin said: I find the air in Bang Kon Tien quite pleasent and fresh, you can smell the salty sea. Bang Kon Tien is in the very south west corner of Bangkok, it has seaside -plenty of fresh seafood - laidback Outside of the smell, have you checked the AQI readings for that city/area? I suspect not.
January 3, 20206 yr I bet a windy small island is a better choice... Pollution comes and go... you can visualize current PM2.5 and PM1.0 levels here https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/particulates/surface/level/overlay=pm2.5/orthographic=-263.52,12.95,3000/loc=100.515,13.582
January 3, 20206 yr On 12/30/2019 at 4:18 AM, Yinn said: The cleanest air in thailand is west coast. Sure. Ranong province have Indian Ocean, is 80% forest and population only 177,000. It rain a lot. Phangnga province similar. Phuket ok, but more people= more pollution. i recommend Kao Lak in Phangnga for enough shop, foreign restaurant etc if clean air important for you. Ranong not much for foreigner. only time it have 2.5 problem is when Indonesian fires and wind. this year was 4 bad days. Every other day is green air. Good luck. also maybe you can vote for Yinn in POTY. I second now, need some more vote. Happy New Year here the link. Only 30 seconds Thank you https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1140886-run-off-for-poty-2019/#comments No, best air quality is East coast. West coast can suffer from burning in Indonesia and Malasia at times. Try Rayong not Ranong. What a difference that one letter makes.
January 6, 20206 yr On 1/3/2020 at 4:56 PM, DannyCarlton said: No, best air quality is East coast. West coast can suffer from burning in Indonesia and Malasia at times. Try Rayong not Ranong. What a difference that one letter makes. What with the chemical plants and bad air from Bangkok - you must be joking!
January 6, 20206 yr 1 hour ago, Stocky said: What with the chemical plants and bad air from Bangkok - you must be joking! No I'm not joking. I've suffered from asthma for most of my life but never had an attack in Pattaya. East Coast has the cleanest air in Thailand.
January 6, 20206 yr 8 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said: No I'm not joking. I've suffered from asthma for most of my life but never had an attack in Pattaya. East Coast has the cleanest air in Thailand. I'll be staying in Hat Yai and my east coast, you can keep your east coast.
January 6, 20206 yr On 12/29/2019 at 3:18 PM, Stocky said: PM2.5 is 24 here in my part of Hat Yai this afternoon, sky is blue and I can see for miles. And now your part of Hat Yai will be inundated with expats for 6 months of the year. I would issue some negatives immediately!
January 6, 20206 yr 24 minutes ago, ianezy0 said: And now your part of Hat Yai will be inundated with expats for 6 months of the year. I would issue some negatives immediately! Hat Yai's a well known war zone, bombs going off all the time, hordes of Muslims ~ certainly not for your average expat
January 6, 20206 yr https://aqicn.org/city/iceland/husdyrag. 2 hours ago, Stocky said: I'll be staying in Hat Yai and my east coast, you can keep your east coast. I have a little idea where there is no pollution https://aqicn.org/city/iceland/husdyrag.
January 8, 20206 yr On 1/3/2020 at 4:56 PM, DannyCarlton said: No, best air quality is East coast. West coast can suffer from burning in Indonesia and Malasia at times. Try Rayong not Ranong. What a difference that one letter makes. No. Sometimes we get the burning from Indo. Four days last year. Every other day is green. Less than Phuket, we are further from indo. Ranong is 80% forest, have the most rain. Rayong have factories, electric plant Map TaPut, we have tree. Ranong have least population=less car pollution. today rayong is very unhealthy.
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