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DontTaserMeDude

How does the climate differ from Bangkok's? And describe the terrain. Is it mountainous, for example. Dry or rainy? Is this one of those areas that is prone to malaria and dengue fever. Thanks.

Farangrakthai

surrounded by mountains, basically same climate as Bkk, maybe a bit hotter in summer, never knew anyone that caught malaria or dengue fever

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I had often to do there when I lived in P'itloke. Right place to be if you like it quiet. Can be rather dry during the summer. Although P'itloke gets occasionally flooded it doesn't rain much there, it's just the river and the runoff from the hills. I didn't teach there but I could imagine that the students are 'nicer' than in Bkk.

Killing Me Softly 101

Would only consider if I had Thai family there. Could get boring quickly depending on your level of Thai. And what you enjoy doing. Some national parks. Lots of wats. As an expat, I would need something to draw me there. A bit too far from civilization when you need a quick fix. 500 km from Bangkok.

Note I have never been there so I only have an opinion about the place.

Several hundred KM from CM. I think you mentioned Rayong, much easier for a farang in my opinion.

Tourism Thailand : Destination Guide - > uttaradit

Most farang that go to the more remote provinces only stay a year if they make it that long. (Lonely?)

From Uttaradit city of nearby Provinces
- Loei 385 kms.
- Nan 190 kms.
- Phrae 75 kms.
- Phitsanulok 120 kms.
- Sukhothai 100 kms.
Remote.

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goo_stewart

A good few bars in town, I have stopped by a few times (the town and the bars). It is a nice town for a visit, dunno about living.

redhaze

WTF?

JamesDavid4th

killing me softly - much appreciated, yes i mentioned Rayong before and I think i will stick to it, thank you for the info.

reinvented

personal experience
had an ex from there, business womwn, not a who'
hottest girl but complete nutjob, not all encompassing but poverty breeds psychos
tread carefully

i know fuck all about the nprov ince

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Oh, yes, rh. The guy's not wrong; there are areas which are more prone than others to malaria and dengue. That's something I forgot to mention in my PM to you about Ko PP: I was among a number of people who caught dengue fever while I lived there. (Actually, turns out that it doesn't mature in haemorrhagic fever and kill you, as long as you get it treated )

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I have lived in Malarial areas. No expat takes antimalarials there. Too many side effects. You use insect repellent. Get a house with screened windows. Use air con and close up the place. Sleep under a mosquito net. Spray the area around your house every few weeks and inside every few weeks or when you see a mosquito. Wear long sleeved shirts and long pants. If you stay outside at night, you will that is what it is all about. Burn some mosquito coils. Also fans help as mosquitoes are drawn to the CO2 that mammals exhale. Make sure there are no mosquito breeding area (any stagnant water) especially old tires, cans, etc. that rain gets trapped in and stagnates. If you live near swampy areas spray. If the water can support small fish put some in. (Goldfish will eat the mosquito larvae.)

Dengue usually is not so bad the first time the second time is the potential killer. There is no prevention except avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. Dengue is also common in urban settings including Bangkok. Use of insect repellent is recommended. I like spray ones. You do not need to do a heat to toe thing. Just any areas of exposed flesh. Like back of hands. Ankles, back of neck, ears, lightly on arms and calves.

At the first sigh of fever get to a hospital!!!

Using these methods few people get malaria and dengue. I did know a few people who got one or the other. Recovery for either usually takes about a week usually in hospital.

Good luck.

About 2-2.5 hours to Bkk. Pattaya 45 minutes. Nice beaches about 20 k away. National Park island 20 K away. Lots of expats. (Mostly related to the industrial estates.)

Tesco, Lotus super stores. Cable tv and UBS tv easy to get. Many housing options. Many other places to work nearby. Overall much more expat friendly.

Also a hour or so to several National Parks in Chantaburi province. (Real Jungle) and Trat another 45 minutes beyond. Visa runs to Cambodia Border only about 3 hours. Ko Chang Island in Trat Province.
Good luck.

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Boonmee

Yeah, but I think that the main reason why fans work is because the mozzies can't fly against the blast - they're just not strong enough.

Incidentally, the rural areas are where a sarong really comes into its own; and I mean a proper Asian one, sewn in a tube - not some wanky tie-dyed sheet from Khao San. It'll cover your legs completely (and even your feet if you're clever about it), and the little bitey bastards can't touch you.

So you're saying the next time I get dengue, I'm *potentially* fucked?!!

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The name sounds so cool, "Uttaradit", I like that.

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That or it breaks up the amount of CO2 and they don't find you as easily.
Four subtypes. They have about the same presentation the first time. Fever. Severe joint pain-- (also called Breakbone fever). Does not matter which subtype. Then the second time with a different subtype, greater likely hood of dengue hemorrhagic fever. So avoid those mossies. So stay away from the little suckers. Also if you suspect dengue: DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN as it increases the chances of hemorrhage (bleeding).
Below excerpt for WHO on it and link.

Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever

Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection which in recent years has become a major international public health concern. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world, predominantly in urban and semi-urban areas.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), a potentially lethal complication, was first recognized in the 1950s during the dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand, but today DHF affects most Asian countries and has become a leading cause of hospitalization and death among children in several of them.

There are four distinct, but closely related, viruses that cause dengue. Recovery from infection by one provides lifelong immunity against that serotype but confers only partial and transient protection against subsequent infection by the other three.

There is good evidence that sequential infection increases the risk of more serious disease resulting in DHF.W