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Road Signs in Thailand 

Main reason that people go travelling is to experience a change of lifestyle under new environment. This experiences of getting away from home will have an even greater impact when the destination is alien in some ways. Add on to that - if you are needed to use more of your personal skills to cope and adapt This is what I got. I was totally fascinated with new road signs coupled with strange sounding names. I had to innovate on the spot, in deciding within split seconds as to where to turn my car steering
These are the feelings that prompted me to record my pictures and now reproduce some on to this page.  all these signs bring back to me the feelings then, Very rich in memories

1. Standard road signs in Thailand

 Road Signs in Thailand

First trip with friends. Though quite familiar with Krabi by then, our mission was to make it to Pee Pee Island.

 As expected with stops along the way, we arrived in Krabi by late afternoon The ferry leaves at 2.30 pm So, took the opportunity to look around Krabi town.

Picture Road Signs in Thailand

For Road signs - there are 3 colours used and all still relevant until to date. the original "Black&White" The Thai way.

Next comes to "green" signage for Expreswway and lastly the "Blue" new Gen road signs
 

Picture Road Signs in Thailand

Here example of the "Blue" - replacing the old Thai style "Black& White"

Picture Road Signs in Thailand

Sorry - photographic error in hue.

Picture Road Signs in Thailand

Now The "green" along Expressway

Signs on Expressways in Thailand

Needles to say, these are major signs at inter-junction. Oh! single digit - main truck road leading to Bangkok. two digits main provincial road.

Signs on Expressways in Thailand

More examples

Signs on Expressways in Thailand

2. Signs for waterfalls

 Looking for Waterfalls???

Now my speciality - Waterfalls and signs leading to them. These in Blue are Gen 3 signage

Waterfalls - Different type of signage too - small

A rare obscure sign. Not commonly seen. Only in very rural areas

Waterfalls - Different type of signage too

These are Gen1 -Waterfalls signage

Waterfalls - Nicer looking - Gen 2 type of signage

Gen 3 signage - this time not camera problem. the colour is really greenish blue

Waterfalls - Conventional type at road junctions

3. Scenes on the Road

Unusual Scenes - on Intercity Roads

Unusual Scenes - These were "antique" of days gone by. Today with better legislation and proper vehicles I was lucky to have records of those better days

Unusual Scenes - on Intercity Roads

 Unusual Scenes - on Intercity Roads

Unusual Scenes - on Intercity Roads

 Unusual Scenes - on Intercity Roads

Unusual Scenes - on Intercity Roads

4. At the Borders

This picture I borrowed from the Trang page - Going left Trang - Right to Phattalung

 Signs 

 Borders Crossings

In Danok after crossing over from Bukit Kayu Hitam

 Borders Crossings

A Road Signs after custom point in Betong. They do not mention "Malaysia" - but border.

 Multi-Lingua Road signs

Yes!  Road Signs in Danok and Chiang Rai both had Chinese characters on them.

Thailand's Petrol Station 

All petrol company put up their own daily rate for prices of fuel.

My favorite Chicken Rice Shop in Patong Village [closed] 

I missed this place very much. My first eatery after crossing the border for my beer and meals.

As society progressed, the differences we used to get to see in other countries, now if we were to do a periodical check, the style of doing things are all used slowly been adapted and many old signs done away. . Without realizing with the passing of time, almost all countries had gradually moved towards an uniform and excepted style of working. More so often without even minding that they are loosing their uniqueness.

Road Signs in Thailand have internationalized. So now driving in Thailand, the ethics would be the same. The "civilized" way - the Thais would now utilize their vehicles as with those all over the world. Gone would the mysteries of driving and searching for places in Thailand. Other than the new names being unfamiliar, the methodology and the thrill of anxiety of proceeding forward almost non-existent. It would be the same as we would do in some not-so-often visited spots in Malaysia.

My collections of pictures brought me so much joy that I captured scenes that had vanished and only those living in that past era would experience