Khao San Carries On: Many backpackers unaware of weekend bombings in Thailand

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Khao San Carries On: Many backpackers unaware of weekend bombings in Thailand

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Khao San Road remained packed. Photo: Marc/Flickr

 

BANGKOK: -- Backpackers on Khao San Road had differing responses to news about thebombings across Southern Thailand this weekend that killed four people and left 30 injured, including foreign tourists. They also had different levels of knowledge about increased security measures in place across the country.

 

Despite the fear and violence, the famed backpacker street was still packed with tourists.

 

Some of them had noticed what was happening around them while others were unaware of the bombs that went off on Thursday and Friday in Hua Hin, Phuket, Trang, and Surat Thani. Some only became aware when they were contacted by their parents and asked to be careful and return home as quickly as possible.

 

According to a Spanish tourist named David on Khao San Road, "[Bangkok] seems so normal that I did not know there was violence. 

 

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/08/15/khao-san-carries-many-backpackers-unaware-weekend-bombings-thailand

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2016-08-15

[BigBadGeordie]

This post is sponsored by TAT, no doubt.

[carstenp]

same story in the morning

 

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Tourists-shrug-off-threat-as-Khao-San-security-tig-30292949.html

[harada]

Many are probably not aware of what country they're in, ah the good Ol days.

[ScotBkk]

We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace or harmony. TAT could give away free earmuffs with the Tagged SimCards 

Edited August 16, 2016 by ScotBkk

[tomyumchai]

On Monday, August 15, 2016 at 10:12 AM, harada said:

Many are probably not aware of what country they're in, ah the good Ol days.

Yeah lets face it, todays backpacker rarely looks 2 paces in front of them......or 1 page away from social media sites.....

[Phatbeets]

Last place were i would go right now

 

Not been there during the last decade so nbd i guess 

[Thian]

Still packed? With merchandise they mean and even that's all copy copy.

 

It's a nice wide road but look how narrow they made it on that picture. Now even the motocy taxi's can't race through the crowd but sure they'll try.

 

 

[noosard]

Strange no mention in Thai papers of the 4 thugs that beat  2 tourists on Sunday

Video is doing the rounds of the international papers

[monkey4u]

A number of people in Khao San would not know what day it was