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Phuket, ThailandFood

Buy fruit, drinks, and snack stock from markets or supermarkets, not hotel minibars or riverside mall counters: how to use this local-spend move in Phuket, Thailand

Buy fruit, drinks, and snack stock from markets or supermarkets, not hotel minibars or riverside mall counters. Buy fruit, drinks, and snack stock from markets or supermarkets, not hotel minibars or riverside mall counters. ordinary retail competes on price, while hotel convenience pricing does n...

Ayutthaya, ThailandSafety

Romance scam red flag: any request for money, crypto, “investment,” visa fees, customs release, hospital bills, or family emergencies: how to use this local-spend move in Ayutthaya, Thailand

Romance scam red flag: any request for money, crypto, “investment,” visa fees, customs release, hospital bills, or family emergencies. Romance scam red flag: any request for money, crypto, “investment,” visa fees, customs release, hospital bills, or family emergencies. the money ask is the center...