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Man dies on flight from Bangkok with 'blood gushing out of his mouth' - Tim Newton - Feb 12
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Thailand Aims to Woo Elite Tourists Amidst Regional Rivalry
The mere mention of "Quality" or "Elite" tourist brings out howls from......folks who chose to live here. I don't get it. If Thailand is so bad..... Also, many feel the need to speak of what the truly wealthy really want, as if the wealthy are uniform and all cut from the same vicuña. The priciest rooms at the Mandarin Oriental go for 540-690,000 baht per night. There are restaurants in Bangkok where one can get a bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Monopole Burgundy for 400,000 baht per bottle. Those are not budget tourists, nor are they likely to be mere millionaires. They aren't flying into Thailand on AirAsia. There are few genuine "paradises" on the planet, so no matter where anyone chooses to travel, they might run into bad air, crime, barely hidden poverty, or poor infrastructure. Maybe the Pebble Beach area of California or Telluride or Lanai is close to paradise, but most everywhere is kind of a mixed bag. NYC has plenty of billionaires, but frankly, it's kind of a dump. So is Paris and much of London. Santorini has uber wealthy and backpackers. Menlo Park and Palo Alto have billionaires, but El Camino Real has the usual assortment of Taco Bells and McDonalds. Thailand has a lot to offer. It should come as no surprise that some of the things that attract the divorced pensioner also attract the uber wealthy. That quiet fellow sitting near you in the agogo may well have flown into Thailand on his own jet. Despite the constant utterances from TAT about "quality", they actually set the bar pretty low. A visitor who spends 77K baht is hardly a high roller. No matter what TAT does, there are always elite who will come visit Thailand. It's on lots of folks' bucket list, whether they are backpackers, weed aficianados, families with young kids, or billionaires. Concentrate on smooth entry and exit at the airports, patrol the roads better, and do something about air quality and the tourist numbers will stay in the 30-40 million range. -
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Holy Rigatoni! Is "authentic" Italian food actually American?
Hey however this goes I got to title a topic Holy Rigatoni. Mamma mia life is good. -
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Elon Musk Advocates for Tommy Robinson’s Release Amid Criticism of UK Leadership
I was pointing out that no money was either stolen or was intended to be stolen . The post was written to make it appear that Tommy stole money from a bank , but all he did was to put a friend in contact with a dodgy mortgage broker -
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Yes, Virginia, Donald J. Trump WILL be the first convicted felon to become U.S. president
Impeachment is the adoption of an article or articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives that are then forwarded to the Senate for trial. The fact that the Senate acquitted Trump does not negate the fact that the House of Representatives impeached him. The House of Representatives impeached Trump twice. The Senate acquitted him twice. -
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Motorcyclist Killed in Crash at Phuket's Notorious 'Danger Curve'
The problem is that speed restrictions are ignored by most people. It's so bad that even if someone wants to drive slowly, it becomes unsafe to do so. This means that people are often driving at 90kph+ in a 30, 50, 60 and so on, so when there's suddenly a sign saying they need to slow down, it is ignore like all the others, at least by people who are unfamiliar with the area. It's very likely that the reason "danger curve" is so dangerous, is that people travel round it way too fast. -
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Three British Teens Among 11 Hurt as Tree Falls on Thai Bus
You love making things up. Those expensive Isuzu pickup trucks are clearly the ride of the wealthy aren't they... If he's illegally logging trees on the side the road he's not exactly going to flush with cash is he ya dim numpty melt. -
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Nine Deadly Days Claim 393 Lives and Injure Over 2,200
So if they plan to curb thefts via mobile banking by limiting withdrawals by "elderlies" they should now ban everyone from using motor vehicles during holidays. -
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