The FCO has just updated its travel warning for Thailand. The advice from the UK Government is now do not travel to all areas of Thailand unless your trip is essential.
Since I live in Thailand albeit some 300Km South of Bangkok I thought I might try and put this warning in perspective.
Bangkok remains largely free of trouble apart from the upmarket shopping area. That said the protesters are waging a very mobile campaign against the Thai Government and may well strike in unexpected places. While these mobile protests remain mostly peaceful there have been several explosions over the last few days in and around the capital.
Travel outside Bangkok is subject to occasional delays by illegal red shirt road checks. There have also been several attempts by protesters to block police and troops being sent to Bangkok. As such the main tourist areas continue to operate as normal and are free of protests.
There have been some well publicised travel delays at BKK but this has nothing to do with the state of public order in Thailand.
Basically the country remains open for business.
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