Hat Yai, Southern Thailand
Anna's entry:Hat Yai was a stop-over while on our way to Malaysia. We debated whether to avoid this part of Thailand due to the violent events in last years, but ultimately decided to take that direction. This area known as Muslim Deep South witnessed several separatist movements and terror acts for the past six years, therefore tourists steer clearly away from the area for some time. Hat Yai has reestablished its security, and no major events have occurred for the past two years, however, the bad reputation still persists. After having completed the research, we decided to charter our ways through the area, which would make it the most direct way for us to reach the border with Malaysia. When we reached Hat Yai, we quickly realized that the bad rumors are an over-exaggeration of the current situation; it is actually a modern, safe, easy going town, and at least in our case we did not experienced any difficulties or unsafe situations of any kind. We would actually return to Hat Yai after our journey in Malaysia, and there will be a special entry dedicated to this town later on in this blog...
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