A tourist dies tragically and unnecessarily in Thailand of unnatural causes almost every day and for Australians in particular, "The Land of Smiles" (which becomes an oxymoron for the victim's families) is the deadliest destination of them all. But why should you care? Because it may be someone you know that suffers a tragedy there next, or God forbid someone close to you or yourself. I know a mother in Australia who had to go with her husband and two children to Thailand in order to pick up her 24 year old daughter in a body bag. Needless to say the family will never return to the country. With the world her oyster, the quickly rising young business executive died on a motorcycle in Phuket, hit by a Thai man going the wrong way on the road. But that's fairly normal in Thailand - for motorcycles, cars and trucks to drive in the opposite direction from everyone else. That potentially life-saving knowledge wasn't known to her and her fiancee - who survived the violent collision, still traumatized to this day to be certain. It's but one Thailand tourist tragedy in a veritable plethora of them world-wide. British subjects also die with alarming frequency in the country, in almost every way imaginable. After marrying a Thai and living in Thailand for ten years I decided to write about WHY so many tourists die tragically in Thailand of unnatural, avoidable causes. It's necessary to get the word out on the nature of the myriad of key tourist fatality factors, so people can learn the truth about what's really happening (in the otherwise wonderful country). THE BOTTOM LINE ? Proactive-minded tourists can avoid all the inherently lurking dangers in the beautiful country by educating themselves, others and concomitantly adjusting many at-risk behaviors as needed. After all, no one should get killed on their hard-earned holiday in Thailand, but far too many still do. With up to 25 million foreigners (farang) visiting the country annually, most visitors come home happy and unscathed. But apathy and ignorance is a perfect storm for potential disaster in the Kingdom - because for those readers (or their children, relatives, friends) that may be deciding to travel to Thailand for the first time or even the twentieth -

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• Publication Date: November 22, 2014
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