Contributed by: filbert Monday, April 13 2009 @ 01:27 PM CST
My suggestion, for folks heading to Thailand at this time, is to make other plans. Though it’s extremely unlikely that Thai people would lash out at tourists, travelers could get stuck stuck in Thailand if the airport is closed again. If you do get stuck and cannot fly from Bangkok, there are myriad ways to get out — such as flying from Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Koh Samui, or going overland to Laos, Cambodia, or Malaysia. Or hop on a cruise ship and step off in some another country such as Singapore, from which you can fly to anywhere in the world. Singapore is probably about the safest country in the world so long as you remember two things: 1) Don’t smuggle drugs (execution); 2) Look both ways before crossing a road.
The unrest in Thailand is an ongoing tragedy.