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[QUOTE=Freeler]Opebo,
I don't do much in the way of reprting, correct. That's mainly due to the simple fact that nothing much is any different from previous visits at all.
New ladies cum, old ladies get older. Some disappear.
What can I say?
Freeler[/QUOTE]
Alas it is impossible to access very old reports, Freeler. I would love to know what is going on in those towns.
Not sure where to post this, so here it goes:
I am looking into spending some time in Thailand (my first time there) and I have an offer to be relocated in either Chiang Mai or in Ban Phe. Which of these 2 cities would you recommend as being overall the best in terms of natural beauty of the place, safety, nightlife and for the hobby as well?
Thanks for any feedback.
[QUOTE=Sprite13]Not sure where to post this, so here it goes:
I am looking into spending some time in Thailand (my first time there) and I have an offer to be relocated in either Chiang Mai or in Ban Phe. Which of these 2 cities would you recommend as being overall the best in terms of natural beauty of the place, safety, nightlife and for the hobby as well?
Thanks for any feedback.[/QUOTE]
Chiang Mai is the second biggest city in Thailand next to Bangkok so there is plenty of nightlife and for the hobby. Ban Phe is a port city where people use to go to Ko Samet and is more laid back. Might be a little too quiet unless that is what you want.
[QUOTE=Horntoad]Chiang Mai is the second biggest city in Thailand next to Bangkok so there is plenty of nightlife and for the hobby. Ban Phe is a port city where people use to go to Ko Samet and is more laid back. Might be a little too quiet unless that is what you want.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the reply.
How easy is it to travel within Thailand? Is safety a concern in Chiang Mai in particular and in Thailand in general?
Thanks for the replies guys.
[QUOTE=Sprite13]Thanks for the reply.
How easy is it to travel within Thailand? Is safety a concern in Chiang Mai in particular and in Thailand in general?
Thanks for the replies guys.[/QUOTE]
You will always get the few who spoil it for the rest of the people like any where in the world.
In the south by the Malaysia border they have problems with rebels.
Just keep your wits about you, if you are unsure then go by other means.
[QUOTE=Sprite13]Not sure where to post this, so here it goes:
I am looking into spending some time in Thailand (my first time there) and I have an offer to be relocated in either Chiang Mai or in Ban Phe. Which of these 2 cities would you recommend as being overall the best in terms of natural beauty of the place, safety, nightlife and for the hobby as well?
Thanks for any feedback.[/QUOTE]
I have been to Chiang Mai 3 times in the past 2 years, and have spent a total of 7 months living there is a rented condo. In my 7 months of venturing around the city, I never once felt unsafe. However, that said, I am not one to stay out until the late hours at night...midnite..2pm..etc., when you are more likely to be a target. Be "street smart" and keep your eyes open for what piques your intuition about certain situations that look questionable. I would say that ANY city has its potential dangers, but Chiang Mai, to me, is a safe city.
The thing I always try to remind people is that (with a couple of exceptions due to political strife) pretty much anywhere in SE Asia is probably safer than where you come from - assuming you are from a Western country.
Ewan McGregor did a series, 'The Long Way Home', and they calculated their odds of being hurt whilst riding motorcycles around the word (Edinburgh to NY if I recall correctly). The most dangerous part of the trip by a very long way was camping on the side of the road in the US (yes, I know they didn't go through SE Asia).
We live in the most dangerous peacetime places in the world - everywhere else is safer than what you are used to - you just might be subject to a bit more non-violent petty theft.
[QUOTE=Sprite13]Thanks for the reply.
How easy is it to travel within Thailand? Is safety a concern in Chiang Mai in particular and in Thailand in general?
Thanks for the replies guys.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Blunderer]pretty much anywhere in SE Asia is probably safer than where you come from - assuming you are from a Western country.[/QUOTE]Now I have to disagree with that strongly!
Indonesia and Malaysia are about as dangerous (if not more) than most European countries.
[QUOTE=NicFrenchy]Now I have to disagree with that strongly!
Indonesia and Malaysia are about as dangerous (if not more) than most European countries.[/QUOTE]
In Capetown, Bogata, or Baltimore you might get robbed at gunpoint, and in Bangkok you might get your teeth knocked out during a mugging but the pooyings will figure out a way to clean you out of EVERYTHING eventually.
It is the Thai national sport. They even had a parody of it on Thai MTV.
[QUOTE=Oosik1]I have been to Chiang Mai 3 times in the past 2 years, and have spent a total of 7 months living there is a rented condo. In my 7 months of venturing around the city, I never once felt unsafe. However, that said, I am not one to stay out until the late hours at night...midnite..2pm..etc., when you are more likely to be a target. Be "street smart" and keep your eyes open for what piques your intuition about certain situations that look questionable. I would say that ANY city has its potential dangers, but Chiang Mai, to me, is a safe city.[/QUOTE]
The Hill Tribe Treks are a blast!!
You might not read about HTTs on ISG as this is a booty oriented site, but The Hill Tribers are a natural treasure of Thailand. His Majesty has the Tribers as a sort of protected species he went to great lengths to keep intact. The night Market in Chaing Mai is a blast and very safe. The food is as good as Bangkok (contrary to what the BKKers tell you). Forget about the train ride between BKK as it is at night so there is no scenic stuff. Always fly instead. The P4P scene is not in-your-face like elsewhere in Thailand. Nearby is Chaing Rai. All kinds of waterfalls, hot springs, and natural splendor nearby in all directions. Chaing Mai is actually prefferred by many to Bangkok. The biggest danger is not armed robbery but hooking up with a regular Thai woman and buying property. Smoking "o" on a hill tribe trek is a right of passage. Just don't take any with you!!
i can't speak to indonesia, but kl, bangkok and london are all cities i know very well.
in london, out late at night, particularly with a few drinks under your belt, getting robbed/beaten up is (in my opinion) a matter of when, not if. it has happened to me a few times, once after drinking in north london, i had my mobile phone snatched at lunch time at knife point in a park near embankment, had money snatched at a shop, been robbed at what i think was gunpoint at an atm - all this is over several years.
in kl, it becomes more of a maybe - i got hassled once by a gang of indonesian lads in the outer suburbs (near rawang) late at night while walking home for (from what i could work out) being white. fortunately a policeman drove past and they rep001tered, otherwise, i think i might have been in real trouble. the only trouble i've had there in about 3 years of living there.
never had the slightest trouble in thailand (except petty theft), certainly never come close to anyone becoming violent towards me - that's over 2 years living in bkk and doing a lot of drunken staggers home in the wee hours through various little side streets.
you can of course disagree, but i stand by my original assertion. many people view the dangers that exist disproportionately when away from home... my feeling is the equation runs something like:
'percieved danger' = 'distance from home' x 'actual danger'
[quote=nicfrenchy]now i have to disagree with that strongly!
indonesia and malaysia are about as dangerous (if not more) than most european countries.[/quote]
First time going to Phuket but general question about bar girls and etc. Aren't you afraid that they will steal your money or worst while you are asleep? I do want to have fun but once it's over I'm kicking her out in a nice way of course.
[QUOTE=BuleDaddy]... but the pooyings will figure out a way to clean you out of EVERYTHING eventually.
It is the Thai national sport. They even had a parody of it on Thai MTV.[/QUOTE]
BuleDaddy,
this only applies to the stupid guys, but stupidity can be dangerous and expensive everywhere around the world like The Philippines, Brazil, Carribean ...
Bangkok is for sure one of the safest places in Asia with at the top of the list the Japanese city’s, I have been in most mayor city’s around the world and the least 15 years at least 30 times in BKK, I never had any problem with violence at night at BKK but I don’t search it at night either. (lets not talking about African or other Muslim country’s as that will take another 10 pages to tell you all the bad experiences) When I leave Soi 33 area towards my hotels near Soi 8 or so this after 23. 00 I take a cab instead of walking that short distance and being a cheap Charly to myself.
I only had one problem in BKK with a " fake " police men in the middle of Soi 9 in the dark area, I came from the back end and was " fast walking " towards Sukhumvit, the guy was on a small motorcycle and approached me, was wearing beige shirt, jacket and trousers like a police but no badges and he showed me a small card wile driving beside me, I thought it was a pimp with a business card in his hand but after a wile he get aggressive and blocked my way on the step walk and told me he was a police men and showed a plastic ID in Thai, I stopped, I had nothing to hide and a bit afraid also. I would not take the risk of running away and get shot if it was a undercover or real police guy
He asked for my ID and to empty my pockets, asking me 5 times if I was smoking (no) or taking drugs (no) and why I was running there etc and other questions in reasonable English.
He kept on sniffing in my reading glasses box and sniffing trough my Thai money bill’s in the leather clip this one by one at the same time he asked again to take my ID copy again out of my back pocket (pointed to it) and at that moment I must have bend my head down for a second, later on he gave everything back and told me it was OK but told me he thought I was a dealer.
I crossed Suk towards Soi 12, when I came later on at Darling and wanted to pay for the soapy massage I saw that all my 500 Thb bill’s are gone. The bastard had removed them in a fraction of a second just like Copperfield can do wile I was taking my ID from the back pocket. Good lesson again.
Always had big problems in South America city’s, example in Rio De Janeiro few years ago, I get raid in front of the Copacabana Palace 5 star hotel wile waiting for a Cab and Security in the near. Yes I always take a Cab and the next day wile sitting in a old VX Jetta taxi, waiting in the Rio traffic jam, a guy jumped in to the taxi next to me, pointed a knife on my throat and wanted my money, I was shaking like a leaf and gave him what I had in my right pocket and he ran off,
The advice is to keep your money spread over different pockets and make sure the taxi doors are locked, not the first time that at traffic light guys trying to open the door, even in BKK. Believe me, Bangkok is very safe compared to the rest of the world
John Euro
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[QUOTE=Mauldid]First time going to Phuket but general question about bar girls and etc. Aren't you afraid that they will steal your money or worst while you are asleep? I do want to have fun but once it's over I'm kicking her out in a nice way of course.[/QUOTE]
Don't want to be rude, but is this the first time you have traveled abroad?
Practice safety. It is unlikely but possible. So read the reports of safety in this forum ( RTFF) and there are plenty.
Anyway, lock up your valuables like passport, money, jewelry, etc in the room or hotel safe. Carry around only just what you need. Then you can have a LT (long time) experience.