Changes in the wind

The Greek-Euro situation most likely will have a ripple effect on Thailand.
Similarly the Chinese financial situation most likely will create further problems for Thai tourism and exports.  

While devaluation of the Thai Baht may be helpful to tourism and exports, it's detrimental to the Thai stock market.  It could send investors fleeing.


Graph maker

Thai baht expected to stay 34/$ for now - Thail Visa Forum

Tourism numbers will most likely take a tumble

Thailand Baht Sinks to Six-
Year Low on Outflows Amid China Rout
Bloomberg Business

Natures 'Monster'

Green line:  Where Typhoon Linfa came from and is going to.  Should peter out by Sunday to a tropical depression Yellow line:   Typhoon Chan-hom: Saturday Category4, Sunday Category 2 Local Forecast  Chance of scattered rain, Heavy Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

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Stand by for the Ripple Effect

China's Plunging Markets: Retail Investors Stunned by Rout - NBC News

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Dreaded drought ends it's the Rainy Season

Light rain,  can't hardly see it,  but you can hear it drumming on tin roofs and hanging onto plants Grey skies There will be plenty Thai Peppers shortly The pool sits idle, water temperatures cooling, no ice needed

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Interactive Map

 

I used the hotels feature

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It's a helpful site but needs a year or two of recent updates

Fun Stuff

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Getting Smaller

GoPro reveals new Hero4 Session mini action cam - BBC News

Unless you are doing some undercover work, tiny cameras are really not that enticing.

The camera I have now is already a bit cumbersome.  I have to push the memory card in with my fingernails, and frequently miss.

Then there is the GoPro price $363 (£233) (฿11,616).  

There are other brand names with similar quality and features costing ฿1,550 to ฿3,500

The camera has great resolution.  The average user will find the camera handy as a dashboard camera while driving.  In some sports it comes in handy as a helmet cam.

Forget mounting the camera on an airborne device,  that's been outlawed in Thailand.

For the average user, the smartphone is just as good, with additional features these tiny cameras don't have.

Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea to stockpile rice

Drought to cut Thai rice output to 11-year low Agrimoney.com