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Very good, well-worded post. Nothing to add to that other than that theft on the 'backpacker-express' buses is reported here at least weekly. You bet it happens every single trip, and still people take them.Check out pics and reviews of all kinds of food at chanchao.fotopages.com. Get the Thai Travel Menu, a printable bilingual menu to help you order great food off the beaten path.
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The Songserm buses are ok . Of course many thousands have taken VIP with no problems but sometimes you can be unlucky .4
Theft on Busses - copied from main page apologies for not putting it in its right place. I would also like to add that while I agree with Ted ( yes we should have been more careful) the money has been in the same place (reasonably well hidden) for the past 2 months travelling through Vietna, Laos and Cambodia. Maybe the theft is reported so frequently due to the fact it occurs frequently, the posts are not implying all Thai people are dishonest, just some of the VIP bus companies, and people feel upset about the fact. Anyhow...10
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Try the train. Much more comfortable (nice beds, good sleep, can walk around etc.) and no theft there (and I've travelled Thailand by train a zillion times). If you really insist on tkaing a bus, the only one I'm aware of that (should) is reliable is the Lomprayah bus to the south (Samui, Phangan, Tao). But again, spend a few hundred Bhat more and get yourself a decent bed on the train. Sleep well...Posted By: VenessaP -- 28-Jan-2010 15:01
Posted By: VenessaP -- 09-Dec-2009 17:01
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