Comments on: Common Bangkok Scam http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/05/21/common-bangkok-scam/ Putting a little thought into a lot of travel Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:18:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Frugal Travel Guy http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/05/21/common-bangkok-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-68242 Frugal Travel Guy Mon, 25 May 2009 11:06:40 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=3963#comment-68242 I very rarely read guide books, but just go with the flow. This one cost me an extra 60 Bahts. It wouldn't have bothered me as much but we had a flight to catch. Live an dlearn. I hope somebody gets saved the experience. I very rarely read guide books, but just go with the flow. This one cost me an extra 60 Bahts. It wouldn’t have bothered me as much but we had a flight to catch.

Live an dlearn. I hope somebody gets saved the experience.

]]> By: David http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/05/21/common-bangkok-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-67770 David Fri, 22 May 2009 18:37:54 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=3963#comment-67770 Oh c'mon, doesn't the Frugal Travel Guy read any guidebooks at all? They all mention this very scam! Oh c’mon, doesn’t the Frugal Travel Guy read any guidebooks at all? They all mention this very scam!

]]> By: iahphx http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/05/21/common-bangkok-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-67743 iahphx Fri, 22 May 2009 12:56:53 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=3963#comment-67743 I had a similar experience several years ago while walking to a royal palace in Yogyakarta. I wound up at a "students' art gallery." So I guess this is a common Asian scam. I guess the lesson is that if anyone tells you a site is closed and then wants to "help you" by offering an alternative, you can't trust them (no matter how sincere they seem). I had a similar experience several years ago while walking to a royal palace in Yogyakarta. I wound up at a “students’ art gallery.” So I guess this is a common Asian scam. I guess the lesson is that if anyone tells you a site is closed and then wants to “help you” by offering an alternative, you can’t trust them (no matter how sincere they seem).

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