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Having been home for nearly a month, I'm obviously planning another holiday!
These two pages about the attractions of Ha Tien make interesting reading:
http://www.travelfish.org/location/vietnam/mekong_delta/kien_giang/ha_tien
http://www.odctravel.com.vn/destination/general-132-General_informations_about_Ha_Tien_Beach.html
#1 Posted: 23/10/2009 - 12:23
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Sigh.
I unlinked the ODC link as I wouldn't want to send any traffic their way (I separately banned them for spamming the site a while ago).
Flattering perhaps, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is also ripping off the same content.
How was Nakhon?
#2 Posted: 23/10/2009 - 12:55
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Fair enough.
I'm just preparing a blow-by-blow trip report at the moment. Didn't work out quite as planned due to a massive sandfly strike on Lady Fondo on Had Thung Wua Laen near Chumphon which severely compromised her interest in driving around and beaches.
We ended up spending a fair amount of time in Chumphon, Bang Saphan and Prachuap. As we like provincial Thai towns and eating, this didn't pose any real problems for us at all!
#3 Posted: 23/10/2009 - 13:18
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The ODC link is still active.
#4 Posted: 25/10/2009 - 05:41
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By active I just meant I'd "delinked it" so people can't click on it and go to the website -- they need to cut and paste it.
Just to note, I may have been a bit flippant in the above, but we do view this kind of thing very seriously and we do chase down those that we can (even done a stint in the IP court in Thailand which was fun -- that particular agent won't be ripping us off again!)
If you do come across cases like this, please do let us know -- either by posting on the forum, or by email -- as it gives me a way to fill in my rainy days!
Thanks
#5 Posted: 25/10/2009 - 06:48
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I just took a random paragraph from the TF Thailand intro page, plugged it into Google and it hit this:
http://www.siamonetravel.com/destinations.html
TF's entire Thailand intro copied pretty much word for word; with an occasional word dropped out here or there, but essentially lifted untouched, check it out.
The perils of running a successful and popular site I guess...
#6 Posted: 25/10/2009 - 08:44
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looks like there's quite a bit of TF content on that site, as many of the links in the intro text have been copied as well
#7 Posted: 25/10/2009 - 09:06
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These dudes are desperates - I've found some of my stuff word for word on booking sites.
#8 Posted: 25/10/2009 - 18:43
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