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    Phuket’s saleng taxis ready for tourists

    PHUKET (NNT) - Villagers in Phuket are now ready to drive tourists around in their modified motorcycles as part of a community-based tourism package, including a stop at Mai Khao Beach where tourists can closely observe aircraft landing.


    These sidecar and roofed motorcycles known as saleng are owned by villagers at Ban Mai Khao community in Phuket, who are now ready to offer Thai and international tourists a fun form of travel when they wish to visit the famous Mai Khao Beach.


    The beach is located just off Phuket International Airport’s runway, and provides a perfect spot for planespotters to snap photos of aircraft on their approach to landing at the airport.


    Ban Mai Khao community‘s Vice President of Tourism Manit Saithong said today the community anticipates visitors will soon be back as the COVID-19 situation has greatly deescalated.


    These saleng taxis will transport visitors to and from Mai Khao Beach, as well as other community-based tourism attractions, such as the last rice farm on Phuket, a buffalo farm, or a cicadidae catching activity. Visitors can book these activities at the Saleng Taxi stand in Phuket.


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    They have buffalo farms?

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Visitors can book these activities at the Saleng Taxi stand in Phuket.
    Is this the taxi mafia's ideas to make money during COVID or has someone just inadvertently given them control?

    Either way, with those goons fingers in that pie, it's ill fated.

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    licensed?
    taxed?
    helmets?
    what a fun form of travel.
    mandatory tourist ins.?
    price per klm.?
    the taxi/bike mafia wont think its fun.

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    " ....as the COVID situation has greatly deescalated"????

    Stupid fucks seem to have overlooked the not entirely insignificant fact the negligible Thai infection rate is a consequence of the country being sealed off from the entire fucking world.

    Quite amusing though that these provincial hicks actually think they're going to make money from hiring their death machines to visit a scabby beach or to look at some fucking jet airplanes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by headhunter View Post
    licensed?
    taxed?
    helmets?
    Was thinking if bullet or stab proof vests would be provided.


    Somewhere along the line there's gonna be one group of entitled apes that feel done over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    the last rice farm on Phuket, a buffalo farm, or a cicadidae catching activity
    ...so, locals expect Swedes, Germans and Chinese race from tree to tree grabbing insects...and pay for the fun...what a sense of humor!...

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