I'm supposed to fly to Bangkok Wednesday...yikes.

[Atman]

We're on Samui now, returning to the states on Thursday. Maybe. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit nervous. But for today...Happy Songkran!

[Schema Thing]

1. be safe!

what takes you to such far flung places?

[Atman]

5. My birthday...first vacation in years

My sister lives here so at least we have a base if we get delayed a bit. My wife set it all up for my b-day.

[hlthe2b]

2. Travel safe...

I'd hope things would cool down by then...

[ddeclue]

3. One Night in Bankok! - Pet Shop Boys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo83_u0KwTY

Sorry! Couldn't resist...

:rofl:

[Cynical Guy]

6. Not the Pet Shop Boys, Murray Head.

But a fabulous song, nonetheless. :-)

[ddeclue]

8. Why did I think it was the Pet Shop Boys??

:shrug:

[Wiley50]

9. "I wish they all could be Bankok Girls"

"And those Bankok girls with the way they dance
They like to Bankok all night long"

"I wish they all could be Bankok Girls"

(with apologies to The Beach Boys)

[bridgit]

4. Safe travel

[Cynical Guy]

7. Safe travels!

[ddeclue]

10. Skip it... head home...it's not worth it.

[Atman]

11. I don't have a choice. Our flight home leaves from Bangkok.

We already changed our flight once to stay an extra day on the islands. Everyone here told us the same thing...Bangkok is just a big city, and while nice, hardly worth leaving the beach for. But everything else is booked. We have to spend one night there just to make our plane on Thursday.

[paulk]

12. I think the government will make sure the protesters

stay away from the airport - though, overall the situation is a lot scarier than the last time. Thaksin has openly called for an overthrow of the government - it's not the best place in the world to be right now! It's hard to equate Thailand with the sort of rioting that's going on - especially when you're on the beach...

I spent Songkran on Koh Samui several years ago - I hope everything works out for you!

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. Keep your head down, literally: live rounds being fired in the streets

British Foreign Office advise against travel to Thailand:

Advice on the FCO website read: "In view of the deteriorating security situation anyone considering going to Bangkok should urgently review their plans.

"British residents in, and visitors to, Bangkok are advised to avoid any areas where demonstrations are taking place and to stay indoors as far as possible."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7996135.stm

The Thai army has fought running battles with protesters in the capital Bangkok in a bid to end days of mass demonstrations and political chaos.

A BBC correspondent saw soldiers fire hundreds of live rounds, some into the crowds of protesters, in a bid to clear them from a major road junction.

The protesters responded by hurling petrol bombs and driving buses they had commandeered at the lines of troops.

Dozens are reported to have been wounded in the clashes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7996241.stm