TotallyOz Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 THAILAND is a feast for the senses: it's home to the finest street food, ancient ruined temples and beaches so beautiful they scarcely seem real, writes Matt Bolton. Read his full article here: Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/world/the-perfect-trip-to-thailand/story-e6frfqai-1226630038137#ixzz2RgTtQWDu Quote
kokopelli Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 Street food, beaches and ruins; all the reasons I come to Thailand. TotallyOz and ChristianPFC 2 Quote
TotallyOz Posted April 27, 2013 Author Posted April 27, 2013 KOKO, did you say Street Food, bitches and ruins? Me too! Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 The article's sub-heading is somewhat misleading. Yes, Thailand has great beaches, but it refers specifically only to a few beaches in the Krabi area. Phuket's beaches were all downgraded relatively recently. Most are now only graded as 3 out of 5, whereas 10 years ago, many rated 5. A year ago, the powerful Senate Standing Committee on Tourism described some of the island's beaches as "looking like slums". "Pollution, grabage and greed are destroying Phuket's prime assets," Senator Tunyaratt told the meeting . . . Fellow committee member Senator Suratam Pantusak asked: ''Phuket, how did you let this happen? People are not even able to find their way to the beaches.''If you Phuket people went to other parts of the world and found the beaches treated like this, you would not go back to those places.'' http://phuketwan.com/tourism/death-phuket-tourism-predicted-phuket-beaches-become-like-slums-15600/ Quote
kokopelli Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 KOKO, did you say Street Food, bitches and ruins? Me too! Yes, in Pattaya I love the street food at the Wat Chai Market after hours not to mention the bitches. TotallyOz 1 Quote
zombie Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 "Street food, beaches and ruins" -Maybe that should read:" street food causes belches, then the runs!" kokopelli and TotallyOz 2 Quote
bkkguy Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 "Street Food, bitches and ruins" wasn't that the slogan chosen by Pattaya City Council to promote one of the city's key "attractions" - the infamous katoey hookers! somewhat puts you off wanting to "eat out" in Pattaya bkkguy TotallyOz 1 Quote
TotallyOz Posted April 28, 2013 Author Posted April 28, 2013 wasn't that the slogan chosen by Pattaya City Council to promote one of the city's key "attractions" - the infamous katoey hookers! somewhat puts you off wanting to "eat out" in Pattaya bkkguy Doesn't everyone enjoying "eating out" a katoey every once in a while? Quote
