Saturday, April 10, 2010

Bangkok Struggles for a Peaceful Conclusion

There is no peace in Bangkok and other regions in Thailand these days.

I am a raving fan about that country and it causes me pain to see the demonstrations turning violent.

A Japanese journalist was killed in today's protests, the ultimate sign that this is not going to resolve itself quickly.

There are points we need to take into account.

Tourists, so far, have been able to avoid the protests.

When the last protests erupted the Bangkok airport was closed and travellers had to wait or be transported to other airports in order to leave the country..

But on thing needs to be remembered. The only tourist causualty was not from the protests but rather from a vehicle accident as a person was being taken to another international airport.

The protesters are not targeting tourists and have been very specific in their agenda to creat new elections immediately.

While this situation is not likely to pass quickly the Canadian government to this moment, has not issued an official warning not to go to the city. There are official warnings against travel to a number of provinces.

To find out updates go to www.voyage.gc.ca

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Thursday, October 9, 2008

On the Road Again

It seems I hardly got back from Italy and our Mediterranean cruise and I am off again. Tomorrow I leave for Taiwan, a country I have never visited. It is a for a major conference and I am most excited about it because a Manitoba-based adventure company will be winning a major international award for Eco Tourism.

I am the current president of the Winnipeg Chapter of SKAL, an international hospitality and travel organization. I will have them on my radio show when I get back but it is a good thing for them and the Province of Manitoba.

During this trip I will also be going to Thailand where there has been riots in Bangkok only this past week or so. Not the best time I suppose but I know most problems occur if you go near the area of the parliament buildings. I will not be going there.

When I was younger I went to Belfast at the height of the riots. I was younger and much more foolish. Since then I could have been judged equally foolish for going to Israel a month after Ytzak Rabin was assassinated.

So here I go again hoping that buying suits and tablecloths along with gifts for Christmas is not a foolhardy goal at this time.

I will try to keep up with travel reports during my time away.

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