haveaniceday Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I have ben told, that the town about 50km from Phuket has a Muslim bombing a few months ago and it is getting dodgy for road bloc robberies in the national parks. Is this true? Which way do the buses goes these days ? Should I go the more Eastern route ? Thanks locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 no idea about that but i drove back from bangkok a couple of weeks ago on the standard route via surat and nothing out of the ordinary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Change your sources, total nonsense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Drove up to Hua Hin last month. Never saw or heard trouble like you describe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N47HAN Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 More bar gossip i guess Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haveaniceday Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Bar Gossip, how did you guess !!!! But it got my attention. Was going to try something different to the Surat Thanie route and think I still will. Thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N47HAN Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Be carefull of any other route I heard in the bar the otherday it was the only safe route to bkk :-) Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keestha Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Quoting the OP: I have ben told, that the town about 50km from Phuket has a Muslim bombing a few months ago and it is getting dodgy for road bloc robberies in the national parks. Should I go the more Eastern route ? And I have been told the moon is made of cheese. Sounds like I am living in this town or quite close to it, and it is 100% nonsense, should not be on a web forum. Rumours are born so easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Unless you are on a stagecoach, you will be fine as far as the highway robbers is concerned, in a car they cannot keep up with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Be carefull of any other route I heard in the bar the otherday it was the only safe route to bkk :-) Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app was it a guy that used to be in the SAS that told you? they are usually the most reliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N47HAN Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Guy called Adam "stand and deliver " Ant. Was wearing some strange make up too . Lol Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Just been to Nakhon Si Thammarat for a few days. No encounters with villains whatsoever. Not even the ones in uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Didn't this subject come up a few months ago? That highway is super notorious. I took a pic yesterday! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketsub Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 It's not thieves or bombs that are the danger, but the state of the road itself... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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