copa8 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Crime in south american countries is much more serious then what you are used to in se asia. Definitely much more serious than in Singapore, Malaysia, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copa8 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 You can't be serious. Bangkok, while not overly dangerous, is hardly the safest city on Earth or even close to it. True...but safer than most major cities, like NYC, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Spent some time in Venezuela, it's amazing but dangerous. Muggings in the day time right in the middle of a crowded market, lots of guns, taxi driver robbers, kidnapping, and so on. It's sketchy, but worth it if you can blend in and like a little adventure. Unspoiled beaches, stunning mountains, cozy towns, incredible women, and overall full of adventure, some amazing times to be had. Just be careful, do carry a mugging wallet, and get out of Caracas, that is the most dangerous city. Elsewhere isn't so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Incredible story...if true...thanks for sharing...definitely some food for thought here... Check it out on Youtube videos .Its madly dangerous . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) Spent some time in Venezuela, it's amazing but dangerous. Muggings in the day time right in the middle of a crowded market, lots of guns, taxi driver robbers, kidnapping, and so on. It's sketchy, but worth it if you can blend in and like a little adventure. Unspoiled beaches, stunning mountains, cozy towns, incredible women, and overall full of adventure, some amazing times to be had. Just be careful, do carry a mugging wallet, and get out of Caracas, that is the most dangerous city. Elsewhere isn't so bad. "Muggings in the day time right in the middle of a crowded market, lots of guns, taxi driver robbers, kidnapping, and so on. " it really look like Bkk, last week, a crippled man was murdered in broad daylight by 6 teens, taxi drivers robbers : we have recently several stories of tourists/chinese women, beaten and robbed at the gun point kidnapping : we had several stories of tourists abducted by the thai police we also had a 65 yo woman savagely beaten in a large crowd in hua hin, we also got Hannah & David murdered in a island, a lot of tourists have been murdered in thailand also yeah it cant be worse than here Edited May 17, 2016 by Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Of course it can be worse. Bangkok is a pretty safe place. You can make yourself scared of anywhere if you fixate on the bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 What is the women situation like? Do they like foreigners? Yes. Prostitution is legal and you can purchase a package holiday at a seaside hotel including the woman. All inclusive. I saw it in a documentary a few years ago. There is a web site, though I forget the name. Run by an Englishman. I thought the women were not nearly as attractive as Thai ladies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Of course it can be worse. Bangkok is a pretty safe place. You can make yourself scared of anywhere if you fixate on the bad news. I was more fearful in London than ever I was in Bkk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 So why do the people need the 100 Euro, if everything can be bought in local money, which is obvious from the OP? When I am in Euroland I don't need Dollars or Pounds for any reason. 700 % inflation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Of course it can be worse. Bangkok is a pretty safe place. You can make yourself scared of anywhere if you fixate on the bad news. I was more fearful in London than ever I was in Bkk. sometimes in BKK i like to just act like a tourist, not see the obvious, smile, and know that i'm out of there in a few days anyhow...and forget about the environment. i was in NYC and it was as safe as anywhere, and sometimes i worried a lot more than i needed. 90% of the time you use common sense, do you own thing, don't bother anyone, don't act aggressive, no eye contact unless saying "hi" and don't flash valuable. the other 10%, unfortunately, is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. there is nothing you can do, things will be bad. and you really never know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berty100 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 http://curacaochronicle.com/main/caribbean-islands-warned-as-venezuela-collapses/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 The Country is on the verge of civil war .https://youtu.be/YG7lMJJOOdc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 http://curacaochronicle.com/main/caribbean-islands-warned-as-venezuela-collapses/ There is more to this story than the media is telling us. Certainly, the US has had it in for Venezuela since they threw the oil companies out, but whether or not they are behind it I can't say. Why is it such a major story is being treated as a minor one? This is surely more important than the latest thing Trump says, yet it is pretty much a non event in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fey Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Of course it can be worse. Bangkok is a pretty safe place. You can make yourself scared of anywhere if you fixate on the bad news. I was more fearful in London than ever I was in Bkk. sometimes in BKK i like to just act like a tourist, not see the obvious, smile, and know that i'm out of there in a few days anyhow...and forget about the environment. i was in NYC and it was as safe as anywhere, and sometimes i worried a lot more than i needed. 90% of the time you use common sense, do you own thing, don't bother anyone, don't act aggressive, no eye contact unless saying "hi" and don't flash valuable. the other 10%, unfortunately, is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. there is nothing you can do, things will be bad. and you really never know..... yes, but certain places you have increased odds of "being in the wrong place a the wrong time" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatferang73 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 do they have 7/11 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 >>do they have 7/11 ?<< They dont even have toilet paper . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heina Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 get shoot in Caracas gateway.. priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 What is the women situation like? Do they like foreigners? Cuba , the place 2B , everything less expensive than LOS , and the natives , speak fluent English . maybe , my next and last move . RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyg Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Sounds like a real winner... http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/venezuela-enters-state-of-emergency-as-its-economy-melts-down/vi-BBt3OuX https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-concern-grows-over-possible-venezuela-meltdown-officials-022241019.html Edited May 20, 2016 by joeyg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 why do people that subscribe to this forum rag on thailand so much - if people think it is so bad why not leave, withdraw your membership from the forum and go live where you will be happy…. as for Venezuela - glamour shiela's but not worth the risk People have a perfect right to moan about Thailand on a Thai forum and if they went home it would still be the same. I don't want to forum to be a love in and Thailand can do no wrong kind of place, that would be boring and pointless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baneko Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 So why do the people need the 100 Euro, if everything can be bought in local money, which is obvious from the OP? When I am in Euroland I don't need Dollars or Pounds for any reason. They require it for importing anything from outside Ven. Their currency will only be accepted at home due to the inflation. Same things happening in Angola where I work. The majority of items are imported and no country will accept the kwanza. You receive 3 x the rate exchanging the dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Venezuela the new Thailand? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/918541-mob-burns-venezuelan-man-alive-over-5-as-rule-of-law-fails/#entry10764446 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JingerBen Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 why do people that subscribe to this forum rag on thailand so much - if people think it is so bad why not leave, withdraw your membership from the forum and go live where you will be happy…. as for Venezuela - glamour shiela's but not worth the risk People have a perfect right to moan about Thailand on a Thai forum and if they went home it would still be the same. I don't want to forum to be a love in and Thailand can do no wrong kind of place, that would be boring and pointless Yes, it has often been said before... if you don't like it here, go home.... go live where you will be happy... etc., etc. Good ideas can't be repeated often enough. They are only derided as clichés by jerks who don't have enough sense to see how true they are. It is the obvious solution to the plight of the unhappy camper - strike the tent. These complaining misfits have come down on Thailand like a plague of locusts. Their contentious relations with the local people spoil the scene for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 You forgot to mention the 20 years free accommodation if he ever gets caught with the cocaine or weed. Venezuela has an interesting policy towards cannabis. You may possess up to 20gr, but be forewarned that anything more can get you thrown in prison for a long time. Even though this policy is quite liberal by American or British standards, you should keep all cannabis use private, if just to not have unwanted attention drawn towards you. Wikitravel Ven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Crime in south american countries is much more serious then what you are used to in se asia. Were talking places were you can get kidnapped fairly easily and people are inclined to use firearms fairly easily. Countries colonised by Spain/Portugal in general by the looks. Bunch of roughians. Look how well the British colonies turned out in comparison. Venezuela also has the zika virus to contend with, but would love to see the Angel Falls and sample the totty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
returnofthailand Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) grand melia Caracas 5 stars hotel 2500 bahts... so not so cheap! not 9.93$ like OP said I can get a 5 stars for 2200 bahts in bkk and even a 4 stars for less 1000 bahts. Edited May 20, 2016 by returnofthailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baneko Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 grand melia Caracas 5 stars hotel 2500 bahts... so not so cheap! not 9.93$ like OP said I can get a 5 stars for 2200 bahts in bkk and even a 4 stars for less 1000 bahts. If you walked in with dollars I expect a big discount... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 grand melia Caracas 5 stars hotel 2500 bahts... so not so cheap! not 9.93$ like OP said I can get a 5 stars for 2200 bahts in bkk and even a 4 stars for less 1000 bahts. Really, not doubting you, but where?Sent from my GT-I9000 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyg Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I spent 30 years in San Diego before moving to Thailand 2 years ago. Absolutely loved it. Best year 'round weather in the states. And if you drove fast you could ski in the morning and surf in the afternoon. Absolutely love Thailand too. Could have retired anywhere really. Naklua suits me just fine. I do have to live near the beach. Always have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Latin America is amazing. But, it is becoming more dangerous by the day. And if I believed what that list said, I would be a perfect candidate to purchase the Brooklyn Bridge. I hear it is for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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