Interesting times here in Thailand at present.
The Thai Democratic Party is protesting hard in an attempt to topple Yingluck Shinawatra's government. And Yingluck's supporters ("The Red Shirts") are protesting to support her. The Democratic Party's protests were in full swing, pretty much on our doorstep, on Sunday/Monday (24th/25th), near Khao San Rd, Bangkok. We actually shared breakfast with quite a few protesters at our hotel on Monday morning!
We departed Bangkok Monday afternoon on a bus headed south for Krabi. Extra buses have been employed over the last few days to accommodate the rising number of tourists eager to distance themselves from the epicentre of the protests.
The last time Thailand saw political protests of this magnitude, just 3 years ago in 2010, the military intervened, resulting in over 80 fatalities. The protests have now spread beyond Bangkok, as far south as Phuket. Both The Democrats and "Red Shirts" have stated peaceful intentions, though it would be highly recommended for all tourists to keep their finger on the pulse.
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