• @SorteKanin@feddit.dk
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    Why is it that so many people go to Thailand out of all the possible Asian countries? What’s so special about Thailand? Genuinely curious, I’ve had many friends and colleagues who went.

    EDIT: Any answer that isn’t just sex and drugs? I’ve heard of families going with their kids. What draws them? Is it just low prices?

    • @ServaisOP
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      24 days ago

      Safe and cheap, Asian culture, food, scenery and climate.

      Other options in the area are less welcoming to tourists.

      • @Pilon23@feddit.dk
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        Thailand is also pretty huge. You can have a vastly different holiday in Phuket, Bangkok or Chian Mai. A friend recently had a 1.5month trip to SEA and ended up spending the entirety just in Thailand since it’s so massive

        • @Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world
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          324 days ago

          Don’t go to Phuket though. I was there last year for the first time in over a decade and it has become a complete nightmare. It’s totally overrun and the entire island is basically one big traffic jam.

      • ivanafterall
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        524 days ago

        Clean your rooms really well and we’ll go get an ice cream cone, some crack, and a few Thai prostitutes.

    • RBG
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      224 days ago

      Maybe it helps to know the demographic of those people. There are certain people who like to go there for certain… reasons.

      • @SorteKanin@feddit.dk
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        324 days ago

        I’ve had both colleagues go alone and I’ve had school mates when I was like 12 that went with their parents. It’s a wide demographic.

  • Bahnd Rollard
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    424 days ago

    I find this funny as im from the US and like to vacation in nordic countries. Sweden and Iceland so far. Still need to get to Norway to see the Fjords, I hear someone got an award for those.

  • Cloudless ☼
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    224 days ago

    Pretty dramatic how Ireland is <1% while the UK is 8%.

    Dublin really is the most boring city in Europe.

    • @ServaisOP
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      Also very expensive to stay. I had a look to go there a few years back, accommodation prices were over the roof

        • Fushuan [he/him]
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          15 days ago

          Even if they go to the mainland, they usually go to mediterraan areas, to the beach.