thailoneus Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Travel planned for around mid Dec. Are there any cautionary things I should be aware of? My question arises out of the issues in the border areas and safety of travel. The current plan is via Krabi, Trang, Patthalung to Hat Yai. Spend a couple of days in HY and return via Satun. Not traveling south of HY or Satun. Thanks for any pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketsub Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 The risk of anything happening related to the insurgency situation further south is negligible compared to the overall driving safety situation on Thai roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDGRUEN Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I can give you a route from Krabi to Thale Ban National Park somewhat near Satun... My route going down bypasses the bad road north of Trang. It also by passes going to Hat Yai on the way down, Going back you can also bypass Hat Yai or not. On the way back North you can go to Phattalung then to the loop around Trang back to the bypass north of Trang to avoid the bad roads. My bypass is to not use Highway 4 but about 1/3 way down and only about 1/2 way back up. Less traffic and less road hazards and more scenery - my way. I just helped a friend just do this two days ago and he reported it was a piece of cake ... My trip similar to this back in July was not a piece of cake but easy enough. Also -- learn to use Google Maps -- and have a 3G package on phone or tablet for Internet usage. Just ask and I will fill you in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkt83100 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 > Also -- learn to use Google Maps -- and have a 3G package on phone or tablet for Internet usage. Or - if you are not on the Apple Leash - go to http://here.com/beta/android and get here maps. It is free, working well, and map updates for many countries are free, too. You don't need to be online to use it, unless you want to use the live traffic warnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ping Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 The routes are (for Thailand) well signposted and the roads are quite good. There is the occasional random military checkpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailoneus Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sorry guys. Thanks for all the replies. Mods, pl close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 //CLOSED// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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