I'll be traveling again this weekend, way down south to Hat Yai in the province of Songkla. Hat Yai is always an adventure.
Songkla is not one of the "three southern provinces" in which political problems have been a feature for many years now. It's close though, and as the biggest city in the area it draws some of the negativity. Bombs go off, including one a couple of years ago at the hotel that we use. I've been there three times over the last ten years, and soldiers are always in evidence.
No real worries though, it's a big city and life is proceeding apace. Lots of tourists, mostly from Malaysia, mostly men. It's a lively place. People down there walk very fast, and they talk fast too. The food is great, as usual in Thailand. It'll be fun.
Have a great weekend!
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Be sure to be back in the hotel before curfew, Freddie boy.
No problems in Hat Yai. Lots of soldiers at the airport, and some check-points on the approach roads, but I didn't see soldiers in town. Lots of tourists though, Chinese and Malaysian. Their curfew is midnight now, and I'm at home at least five hours before that!
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