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So somehow we ended up in Bangkok<\/span><\/div>\n
in the middle of a military coup.<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
It was already low season<\/span><\/div>\n
but add in martial law ,<\/span>
a curfew <\/span>to put the kibosh* on all rooftop cocktails<\/span><\/div>\n
together with the rainy season and high humidity, <\/span><\/div>\n
and you practically have the place all to yourself!<\/span>

<\/span>Wonderful, whoever wanted a boring holiday?<\/span>

<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
We’ve packed carefully <\/span><\/div>\n
no red or yellow t-shirts<\/span><\/div>\n
which might be <\/span>misconstrued as political support one way or another.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n
Our Australian Government’s Smart Traveller <\/span>advice <\/span>is to: <\/span>
exercise a high degree of caution in Thailand, <\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
as the security situation remains volatile…<\/i><\/b><\/span>

<\/span>We arrive to find remarkable calm,<\/span>
and unlike many European or American airports<\/span>
not even a Royal Thai Army machine gun in sight…<\/span>

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<\/a><\/div>\n


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When you arrive at Bangkok’s International Airport these days<\/span><\/div>\n
the<\/span> Thailand Tourist Board <\/span>operating under <\/span>
the new administration of<\/span>
the <\/span>National Council for Peace and Order,<\/span><\/span><\/span>
give you a right royal welcome.<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/span><\/div>\n
The Thai people, renown for being friendly and welcoming<\/span><\/div>\n
are so super pleased to see visitors these days,<\/span><\/div>\n

 they are offering tourists <\/span>one heavily discounted local tour.<\/span>

<\/span>We figured speeding through the Bangkok backwaters<\/span>
should keep us well away from any trouble. <\/span>
Yes, a James Bond boat tour was perfect!<\/span>

<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
Our tour guide turns up in a Stars and Stripes Jacket, <\/span><\/div>\n
he thought we were American!<\/span><\/div>\n
Which actually as it turns out was rather sweet of him <\/span><\/div>\n
as he later tells us he is not best pleased with the <\/span><\/div>\n
US Government for the Trade sanctions <\/span><\/div>\n
they have imposed on Thailand.<\/span><\/div>\n

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We didn’t like to go there with what the <\/span><\/div>\n
British or Aussie Governments are doing…<\/span>

<\/span><\/div>\n
Or that the rest of the world <\/span>
is not entirely impressed by Thailand’s<\/span><\/div>\n
recent military, government or political behavour!<\/span><\/div>\n
‘No, no we’re not American’<\/i> we say!<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n

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But actually the majority of the Thai people <\/span>we speak to <\/span>
seem resigned to the coup, <\/span>even welcoming<\/span>.<\/span>
‘<\/span>Someone needed to sort things out<\/i><\/b>‘<\/b>, they say.<\/span>

<\/span>They’ve seen coup after coup here in Thailand.<\/span> <\/span>
and now the curfew has been lifted,<\/span>
they hardly notice any difference.<\/span>
‘When they closed 7 Eleven, then it was serious’<\/b><\/span>

<\/b><\/span>It appears as if the rest of the world is far more concerned about <\/span>
the <\/b>removal of democracy than the Thai’s we converse with.<\/span>

<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n

Of course we don’t meet the peasant farmers who would disagree,<\/span>
One lone taxi driver, in the privacy of his own cab tells us<\/span>
‘No-one is saying what they think…<\/b><\/span>
They are scared’.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We’ve been to Bangkok many times<\/span>
and apart from the lack of tourists,<\/span>
 it doesn’t feel any different to us.<\/span>

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<\/a><\/div>\n


<\/span>There are some phenomenal deals on hotels<\/span><\/div>\n

Flights are pretty cheap<\/span><\/div>\n
and guess what we got a late check out at the hotel until 4pm<\/span><\/div>\n
Easy when no-one is checking in!<\/span>

<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n


<\/span>Book your holiday to Thailand quick<\/span>
It’s beautiful here<\/span>
Don’t you think?!<\/span> <\/div>\n

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<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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* ki\u00b7bosh<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Idioms<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
2.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
put<\/span> the<\/span> kibosh<\/span> on,<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> put<\/span> an<\/span> end<\/span> to;<\/span> squelch;<\/span> check:<\/span> <\/span>Another<\/span>such<\/span> injury<\/span> may<\/span> put<\/span> the<\/span> kibosh<\/span> on<\/span> her<\/span> athletic<\/span> career.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Origin:<\/span> <\/i><\/b>
1830\u201340;<\/span> <\/span> of<\/span> obscure<\/span> origin<\/span><\/span>

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Linking with Our World Tuesday <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
Thanks to all the hosts<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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