Originally Posted by
Jaimito Cartero
I was in the middle of things, as my hotels were initially the Grand Hyatt and IC. I had to walk through the demonstrators hauling luggage, since they had the roads closed off.
Originally Posted by
Jaimito Cartero
I lived for almost two weeks at ground zero. I had to make my way through the crowds, walk through the urine soaked sidewalks, and get used to the 24 hour rant on the loudspeakers. I had surgery during that time, and having to walk the last 500 meters, when they wouldn't let taxis in was certainly a pain for me.
I would suggest the lessons to take from this is
1) get away from trouble spots ASAP when in a foreign nation. I imagine the next time you run into something similar, you'd move hotels on day 1 instead of day 14.
2) pay someone to transfer your luggage instead of hauling it yourself. It's Thailand - manpower isn't expensive especially compared to the pain/risk.