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A clean execution: is this the world’s most dangerous shower?

From our ‘How do I tell your mother how you really died?’ dept.  Here at WoWasis, we’d wager that most shower electrocutions occur in Asia, and this photo, taken in a hotel in Bontoc, Philippines, explains it all. Just imagine soaping up, raising your arms for a rinse, then snagging that nasty electric cord just […]

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Bangkok Hotel closures provoke more worry for beleaguered Thai tourism industry

The downtick of Thailand’s tourism business that started with the yellow-shirted People’s Alliance for Democracy’s (PAD) closing of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008 has continued unabated with the red-shirted United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship’s (UDD) protest at Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong intersection in 2010. The Bangkok Post reported on April 21 that the InterContinental Bangkok and […]

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Hotels and Lodging

This section of the WoWasis Travel Blog features all your travel experiences and thoughts as you visit the hotels, bed and breakfasts, lodges, inns, homestays, resorts, boat lodging, mountain huts and camp grounds of the world. From the 5-star to the no-star, share your stories and recommendations here!

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