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Water festival: Foreign tourist plans
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2012
» Top of the list for Songkran water play: Khao San, Pattaya, Phuket & Samui. History, culture, folk arts, shopping & hospitality top reasons for visiting Thailand.
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Water festival more important than water shortage
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2013
» 45 drought provinces declared disaster areas but Songkran is a time to travel back home & reunite with families, so the show must go on.
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No alcohol sales in public places: Proposed law
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/12/2012
» Sweeping new law to stop alcohol sales on sidewalks has caught the many small sidewalk restaurants of Bangkok by surprise.
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Changes in tourism
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/07/2011
» How to better serve Indian and Russian tourists as well as tech-savvy travellers, areas the tourism industry needs to focus on.
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Tangled overhead wires of Bangkok: Bill Gates concerned
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/06/2016
» Bangkok's tangled wires, well-known for making a big mess when trucks knock down 18+ power poles, misunderstood by the billionaire philanthropist.
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New alcohol laws: Alcohol-free zones in 6 months (UPDATED)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/07/2015
» New alcohol-free zones and entertainment zones within six months will clarify where alcohol can and cannot be sold.
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How to spot (and splash) 10 types of people afraid of water
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/04/2015
» Ten types of people who don't want to be splashed with water such as "the pretty pleaser" & "the big bully" & how to splash'em & the five stages of being splashed: denial, anger & final acceptance.
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Bangkok's ugly wires may go underground (photos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/01/2015
» Putting electricity wires underground would improve beauty of city & prevent collapse of concrete poles carrying too much weight, but would cost tens of billion of baht.
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Making Bangkok a more walkable city
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/12/2014
» Walking is free, healthy & enjoyable but... city dwellers dislike walking for many reasons: potholes, vendors leaving no space for pedestrians, bullying motorcycle taxis, old unused phone booths, possible police extortion....to name but a few.
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Young map-maker of Bangkok bus system (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/09/2014
» Riding Bangkok's confusing bus system until he memorized it, this award-winning Japanese language student produced colour maps in English & Japanese to help tourists.
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