It's been a traumatic week here in Bangkok for all of us.  Positive signs are starting to show with the authorities announcing the Rajprasong intersection may be open again this afternoon with electricity and water reconnected, this would also see a return of public buses.  This is significant as this was the heart of the protest zone a few days ago.  The skytrain and underground remain closed though.

From a Intrepid trip perspective, we are still taking the precautionary action of not bringing any groups into Bangkok and we are strongly advising travellers not to enter on their own and asked them to pay attention to travel warnings issued by their embassies and governments.  The airport remains open and is not subject to travel warnings, so travellers are able to transit through on their way home.  For more information on Intrepid tours please refer to http://www.intrepidtravel.com/quicklink/ourtrips/safety/#Thailand .

The weekend is ahead of us and Monday will see the return of masses of cars to the streets as kids return to school following extended school holidays. 

Hopefully now the healing process starts and Thailand as a nation can look forward, we will know more in the coming days.  Our leaders and suppliers are wondering what affect this has had on tourism, we're hoping that it bounces back quickly as it has done in the past...