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Old Jul 6, 2023 | 4:02 am
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BuildingMyBento
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Originally Posted by BRITINJAPAN4
Phuket is not typical Thailand ! The taxi mafia is well known, but suggest you visit Hua Hin, Chiang Tai, Chiang Rai for real Thailand that is safe and full of kind friendly people. There are bad people in every country of course, but my experience of close to 100 visits to Thailand is that they have less than most , and most of those are in Phuket !
I refuse to take cabs, tuk-tuks, or motorcycles in in Thailand.
It's not worth listening to their bs along the way. Plus, there are usually alternatives (rare benefits of a touristy country that also has invested in some public infrastructure).
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