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  1. 9 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

    Thankfully  no Thais ever break their laws  either...

    Dax here. The post above about 'breaking and entering' is an outright lie. I always ask permission if there is a guard, caretaker or owner if I've been able to attain contact details. I absolutely never 'break and enter', never do damage to private property or spray graffiti or anything like that. If I am told 'no' by a person in charge of the property or if there are clear 'no trespassing' signs, I do not enter the property, as it is not worth the stress or risk. If there is nobody to ask & no signs saying not to enter, then I go in. Many locations, esp outside of urban areas, are very open, as I think many who live here know.

     

    Often, entering the locations is a matter of parking and simply walking on, with no people/walls/gates to be found in the area, as with the two in the linked story above. In addition, before going I have usually been informed by Thai friends who've been to the locations themselves. I go in, take pictures, and am on my way. I have never 'broken and entered' anything, and saying so is straight up slanderous. 

     

    Mike is just salty because, several years ago, I posted a drone picture in the bpg Facebook page, he commented about it being prohibited, I poked fun of him for being a bit pedantic as did a few others in the group, and apparently his feelings are still hurt. I no longer post in that group because I  don't really have interest in the group & my close friend Dennie no longer runs it. 

     

    I love discovering the history of forgotten places and trying to answer questions about their past and present. I find them interesting. If I'm able to share my experiences and pictures with others then I'm happy to do so. I do not consider myself 'famous' or anything like that. I think most people understand that, but along the way there have been a few negative individuals whose opinions really don't mean anything. I'm only responding to this one due to the false accusation. 

     

    I always really appreciate when I hear from people who have enjoyed seeing my pictures and backstories. I'm glad to share them.

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  2. 20 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

    what was the name of that resort?   I love poking around abandoned places in CM

    Don't know the name, just that it never opened and was demolished a few years back. This is my series from the location https://www.daxward.com/Abandoned-thai-mountain-resort/

     

    And my article in nine Australia https://travel.nine.com.au/destinations/abandoned-thai-mouintain-resort/2eb19a2e-f7a4-4519-aadd-28c9f7e17e18

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  3. On 11/9/2016 at 3:43 PM, gomangosteen said:

    Also from Chanthaburi province, a glimpse of one section of a hotel complex at the main entrance to Namtok Phliu National Park, on Sukhumvit 3 heading towards Khlung/Trat province

    Another victim of 1997 financial crisis

     

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    Hi gomangosteen, I was wondering if you know if this place is still there?  I'll be in Chanthaburi next weekend & would like to check it out.  Thanks for any updates!

  4. On 8/31/2019 at 9:08 PM, kickstart said:

    As a PS ,I heard today that the dam management   wanted to lift and remove the Buddha statue to somewhere where it could be seen all the time ,but the locales said no and ,so I was told they  blocked the road  and stopped the removing of the statue ,they said with  all the people coming to visit the old temple they lively hood will be stopped ,ie sellers  selling flowers and incense sticks for merit making ,plus of cause all the food sellers.

    I said in about 6 weeks it should all be under water again,so one will have any access at all.   

     

     

     

     

     

    I said in  about 6 weeks  it should all be under water again .

      

    It's such an interesting place, though sad because of all of the trash strewn about.  I was there last month, noticed all the vendors selling the usual food with plastic containers but no bins in sight.  It's a sad place really, seen as a 'lucky' place to make merit/buy lottery tickets but represents so much of the way that we've treated the environment, the effects of climate change & plastic waste on display.  Also got some drone footage.

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  5. I meant to add info regarding the images:

    1. A propaganda mural at a (formerly) secret military base that housed the Volkhov anti-aircraft missile defense system.  I believe this was the former canteen.
    2. A science classroom at Pripyat Middle School Number 3.  
    3. The Azure swimming pool
    4. The Pripyat city jail/police station, remained open for another 11 years after the accident.
    5. Nursery School Number 3 in Pripyat.  Dolls are creepy, I especially hate them now after this trip, there were so many.
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