With great intentions of taking an early morning flight to New Delhi yesterday morning, we were instead greeted by protesters with masks and make-shift batons directing traffic away from the airport. Bangkok International Airport = closed for business on the exact day we want to fly out!!!
The protesters want the prime minister out of power and although there have been protests for the last few months they have ramped it up and gotten serious over the last few days. To influence the prime minister to step down they have taken over a few airports. The impact on the Thai tourism industry is severe. As for our safety, there have been a few grenades thrown in the streets but generally violence is confined to specific areas that we can easily stay away from. We feel pretty safe.
So, if you've been watching the news, don't worry...we are not in Mumbai. Merely stranded in Bangkok. The good news is we have figured out an alternative plan of action. We are heading down to Malaysia on an overnight train tomorrow, eventually to fly out of Singapore. Malaysia wasn't exactly planned but spending a couple days is an added bonus and is really just part of the excitement of travel. Hey, we like excitement... but lets keep it reasonable world!
Signing off from our last night in Bangkok (for real this time!),
Em and Chris
1 comment:
crazy and interesting time to be travelling!
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