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Tapwaterisgenerallynotpotable.Liquidsfromsealedbottlesnearlyalwaysare,andshould
beusedwhereverpossible.Takecareinrestaurants...manymayuseunsafetapwatertomake
ice for drinks otherwise made with bottled/safe ingredients. Some residents claim that ice
withroundholesismadebycommercialicemakerswhopurifytheirwater;othersstatethat
itiswisenottorelyonthatclaim.Tapwaterinmosthotelsshouldnotbeusedfordrinking
or brushing teeth unless explicitly labeled as safe.
Motorbikesaresomewhatrisky,butjeeps,trucks,andothercarsforrentarereadilyavailable
atveryreasonablerates,andareconsiderablysafer.Ifyoumustuseamotorbikealwayswear
a helmet and never drive drunk the roads are hazardous with many large potholes. After a
goodtimedrinkinginthepartyareasofChaweng,BophutandLamaitaxisarereadilyavail-
abletotakeyouhome.Becarefulgenerallytaxidriverstendtoripyouoff.It'snotrarefor
atuk-tukdrivertochargeyou50bahtforjustakilometerride(forexample,alongthemain
Chawengmarket)duringevenings.Ofcourseyouwouldneverhaveboardedthetuk-tukif
you'd known about the scam beforehand!
ArecentdevelopmenthasbeentheappearanceofQuadBikestorentforuseontheroads.
Thesedonotappeartoberegisteredforroadusesocareshouldbetakenastheymaynotbe
insured.
Be careful about beaches in night time as crimes often occur there.
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