Hua Hin Golf
10 February 2012
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a very Papayita odd year Bar soi selakam
strange weather, freak waves, weird events and peculiar planning
hua hin, THAILAND Early February may seem like an unusual time to look back on the last twelve months, but given how odd that period has been both in Hua Hin, Thailand and around the globe it seems as good a time as any. Hua Hin has had more than it’s fair share of the oddness going around, mixed in with some of the usual suspects that make life in Thailand a strange combination of absolute paradise and total hell on occasion. Natural phenomena have been the biggest headline makers nationally, with a furore of flooding and other extreme weather afflicting most parts. Hua Hin and the coast south was battered by some whacky waves, as well as some wild winds in recent months, and a common phrase heard recently was ‘Rain in January??’. Much can be explained by the El Nino and La Nina events though, with more weird weather predicted this year. The threat of terrorism, and the reality of the floods, have combined to make Thailand a less attractive proposition, especially as once again foreign governments got trigger happy with their travel advisories. This has certainly effected Hua Hin this high season, although the influx of people from Bangkok and elsewhere during the flooding has partially offset that, and long term may be ultimately beneficial to business here, as both Thai and foreign buyers look to Hua Hin as a safe place to make a home. The final ‘oddness’ to comment on is the peculiar timing of many major works and events in recent months; examples are the drainage work on Phetkasem Road north of town; the canal road widening; the Khao Takiab project; and strangest of all, the Market Village car park reconstruction. All of these were started either in the lead up to, or during high season. Do they know something? Can we expect snow at Songkran?!
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