A bit of Schadenfreude for you...

[Visitor Q]

... who reckons I'm still off to Thailand?

Voting options are up, but the story goes thus.

I have a flight booked on Tuesday 4th, via New Delhi, to Bangkok.

I was then going to spend a few days having an induction in teaching English as a foreign language, and generally getting orientated. Then I was getting chauffeured to my school/accommodation some 9 hours away, to live amongst them for a week before I started teaching...

Now, anyone keeping up to date with the news

FCO advisary against being white in any part of Thailand

Basically, it seems the airport is barricaded and they're fully on the verge of civil war. 'My' airline is still flying UK - India, and India - Bangkok (for returning Thai's only basically) so I shan't be getting my moolah back for my flight, or flying at present.

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaarvellous.
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[GhostRider]

I reckon option two, I reckon Bangkok would be a bit hectic, but I wouldn't imagine they'd give much of a shit out in the sticks, plus you'd probably be the only farang there anyway.

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[Clanger]

Just go to New Delhi...and hang out for a bit...it's mental there, and Bangkok will seem like nothing at all after you've been there a while.

Take a trip to the Taj Mahal, about an 8 hour hair raising ride down the 'motorway' (I say that with inverted commas because although technically 3/4 lanes, there are still animals wandering across, plus traffic that clearly doesn't understand the rule of the road coming hurtling towards you on the wrong carriage way etc).

Get a fairly cheap flight to Goa, hang out with the Russians for a bit, then head off for Thailand thereafter. Perfecto!
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[Visitor Q]

Aye, just talked to the recruitment company this side, and he basically told me to ignore it all and just come over anyway.

Busy week arranging things now it would seem.

My Dad is well out of his comfort zone with this, bless him.

Oh and FYI, I have no travel/health insurance if I go out now either, because the FCO advise against it.

Oooh, exciting
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[colin1]

You should still go. I dont think it will erupt into civil war, just keep away from anyone wearing a red shirt, dressed as a soldier, or mysteriously dressed in black.

The ones dressed in black have been reported as agent provocateurs mixing with the red shirts firing at soldiers to get the soldiers to attack red shirts.

For people who avoid all danger and need to be completely safe at all times, maybe they shouldnt go, but I dont think that applies to you.

https://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15910929

excerpt
"The rogue firepower appeared to come from black-clad men armed with assault rifles and explosives. Similar agents provocateurs have played walk-on roles in previous political showdowns in Bangkok. Your correspondent watched a gunman step into the street where red shirts had taken cover and calmly direct a burst of fire towards the army lines. On a parallel street, protesters overran a column of armoured personnel carriers, whose captured crewmen were later paraded on the rally stage, along with the corpses of two protesters."
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[GhostRider]

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

I think you may end up eating lots of curry.

Best of luck

Pat
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[Visitor Q]

[Fawbish]

*bows*
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I chose anarchy.

Then again i always will.

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[Visitor Q]

[Handsome]

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

I talk to quite a lot of thati's & it doesnt seem they have anything against foreigners.

May cause problems due to infrastructure chaos/closedown but it isnt aimed at a ace/social class. It's aimed at their own government.
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[Ariel Badger]

Take care, war zones are addictive. In Zimbabwe I used to ride or drive in the direction of gunfire just for the buzz. When I got back to the UK I missed it so much that I headed out to Palestine for six months.
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Ariel why hasn't somebody made a film about your life mate. I suspect you have had more fun in one day than I could ever have in my life time.
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[colin1]

[Clanger]

Well I actually found the boom of gunfire on the Pakistan border quite chilling really...although watching the big guns roll past on the roads was quite exciting.
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[Visitor Q]

[swampy]

[Andy C]

Im flying to Thailand end on July so hoping this dies down soon.

Hope its alright over there bonny for you.

How long will you be teaching for?
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[Visitor Q]

[Visitor Q]

Haha, I quote my old man;