FO issues Bangkok travel warning

**caller** · 14-04-2009, 02:23 AM

Great post ff, you summed it up well! There are many, even farang, that don't want to hear that.

**dirtydog** · 14-04-2009, 03:12 AM

Originally Posted by friscofrankie

no matter how much I want my daughter and grand-daughter to come for a visit, I would tell them to hold.

I will only quote this bit as it doesn't need 100s of small multi quotes, but what if it was your son coming to visit, would that change your views? ie no women or children.

**Bigrog** · 14-04-2009, 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by Doggsy

I am hoping that it brings the price of flights down for my trip in july and that the baht weakens against the pound so that I have more spending money. Surely a situation like this should make the baht loase value against other currencies, surely this is worse than the banks in britain not giving as much credit as they used to.

Saying that I am not trying to belittle the troubles for my own personal greed, i think we are at a crossroads at the moment with a little bit of fire and trouble started. It could fizzle out now they realise the army will act or it could turn into an embarrassing bloodshed and set Thailand back a good few years in the eyes of the developed world

Is it right they are looking at de-valueing the price of the BHT

**friscofrankie** · 14-04-2009, 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

I will only quote this bit as it doesn't need 100s of small multi quotes, but what if it was your son coming to visit, would that change your views? ie no women or children.

My son knows Bangkok as well as anyone I know (including my ex-wife who lived there for over 30 years). I'd not be overly concerned if he still lived there.

I don't see this as some highly unstable and life threatening situation. But it could end up being a fuck of an inconvenience on arrival. Dangerous? Mildly, maybe. Still tell anyone wanting to come visit to hold off for a while, man, woman or child.

**tuferguson** · 14-04-2009, 04:13 AM

2nd item on the 10pm ITV news in the UK.

looked like the army were quite trigger happy firing into the air with M16s(?) and at hijacked buses. looked to be up towards government house at a guess.

And of course they had the quick interview of the typical british family on holiday caught up in it. " we saw all these protestors and then we saw the army so we thought we would wait in the middle to get a good view " well ok not quite but....

anyway, if anyone out there is near the troubles stay safe.

**k1klass** · 14-04-2009, 04:19 AM

I was meant to be there now but had to call it off till july, got a friend who flew out last week thoe but hopefully he was down south when this all kicked off, but as long as the planes are flying i will be going out.

**Doggsy** · 14-04-2009, 05:50 AM

^^^^ probably not. that comment was not made with any inside knowledge. Just me hoping that they do!

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