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Calm before the storm

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

I sat by the Yuam River, watching rain clouds linger over lush mountains, far away. A Karen farmer urged his water buffaloes to cross the clear stream to the eastern side of the river.

Asian golf convention to tee-off in Pattaya

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Pattaya will host the Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC) in April 2013.

Blue Train- JR West

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Special Express Train No. 13: Bangkok - Chiang Mai FVisit: www.railway.co.th/home/Default.asp?lenguage=Eng FCall: 1690

Visakha Bucha celebrations in Sakon Nakhon

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The northeastern province of Sakon Nakhon has hosted the annual big celebrations of Visakha Bucha Day since 2003. Visakha Bucha Day is an important day for Buddhists as it marks the day the Lord Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, and entered into nirvana on the full moon day of the sixth lunar month, about 2,600 years ago.

School's out ... for biking

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

How many schools or colleges in Thailand do you think teach biking in their physical education classes?

Taking steps to improve our sidewalks

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

If you think the current walkways in the Siam Square area and Bangkok environment aren't what you want them to be _ be it more trees or bigger walking space _ then here's a chance to do something about it and improve the situation. Visitors to Siam Square are invited to join a campaign this Sat, from 1-5pm, where they can write down their ideas of a dream sidewalk and dream environment _ plus find...

Focus on father-son relations at new Museum Siam show

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

If you're planning to visit "Please Mind the Gap", a though-provoking exhibition currently underway at Bangkok's Museum Siam on Sanam Chai Road, do bring your parents along so that you can derive the maximum pleasure from this interesting installation.

Sifting through the past

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Saraburi may not boast Thailand's most important historical sites. But if you have been to all those former capitals such as Ayutthaya, Sukhothai or Chiang Mai, this province about an hour and a half drive northeast of Bangkok is one of the places you have to visit to get a better idea of history's finer details.

Win hands-on experiences in Thailand

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched online campaign 'Discover the Other You', giving away seven-day packages to winners.

Sweet santol fest in Lop Buri

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Tambon Talung in Muang district, Lop Buri, is well-known as an agro-tourism destination, especially for the growing of santol. Villagers plant many trees which yield high-quality sweet santol fruit which is in high market demand.

Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha-am

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha-am 849/21 Phetkasem Road, Cha-am, Phetchaburi FCall: 032-451-240-9 FFax: 032-471-491_2 FVisit: www.holidayinnregentbeach.com FEmail: sales@holidayinnregentbeach.com

New social hub for historic site

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

When it comes to lifestyle and recreation, Bangkok never seems to stop spoiling its dwellers and visitors thanks to the back-to-back opening of new venues.

Learning history in a funway

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Visiting historical parks and museums may well have been boring in the past. Well, not any more. Visitors cannot only look at ruins of palaces and temples or ancient artefacts, but they can also have fun learning about the history from well-trained guides and multimedia presentations, share opinions, ask questions, and grasp what the old sites were like in ancient times.

Exhilarating descent for mountain bikers

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

A meeting on Sunday afternoon may not sound exciting to everybody. But for almost 80 downhill mountain bikers from across the country, the meeting last Sunday at Khao Yai Da in Rayong made their hearts thump days before it took place.

The forgotten forge

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Like the circle of life, which has a beginning and an end, the life of stone-finished bowls also known as khan long hin in the Ban Bu community is approaching its last breath.

After the revolution

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

How irresistibly intoxicating the taste of freedom can be! Even for a non-drinker like me, a glass of Cuba Libre (Free Cuba), a mix of rum, Coke and lime, seemed to have unlocked a new door of endless possibilities. Soon I found myself clapping hands along with those dark-skinned dancers engaging in the colourful orgy of salsa up on the stage right in front of us.

Suvarnabhumi Airport gets new screening zone

Sun, 13 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The Airports Authority of Thailand (AoT) has built a mezzanine floor at Suvarnabhumi Airport for its new passenger and baggage security screening zone.

Cotai caught up in resort complex boom

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

"This is the Asian century, hope you enjoy it!" said Michael Levin, Las Vegas Sands president and COO, at the grand opening of the Sands Cotai Central in Macau last month.

'Asia's Vegas' more than bright lights

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Mediterranean-style cobblestone squares. Chinese shophouses. Western brand outlets. Cantonese dim sum for brunch and galinha a Portuguesa (Portuguese-style chicken) for dinner. Sixteenth-century cathedrals and forts stand beside Chinese mansions and gardens, or temples thick with incense. Garish high-rise casinos and decrepit apartment blocks form a backdrop over narrow winding lanes along the old...

Anantara Song Anantara Cruises

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Anantara Song Anantara Cruises 257 Charoen Nakhon Road, Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600 - Tel: 02-477-0770 - Fax: 02-477-0811 - Email: bangkokcruises@anantara.com - Visit: www.cruises.anantara.com

Butterfly watching in Sa Kaeo

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

This year, Sa Kaeo province is aiming to be "a green tourist province" with the focus on eco-tourism and anti-global warming. Its governor Sanit Naksuksri invites all to the 8th Pang Sida Butterfly Watching Festival in order to cherish the unspoiled beauty of forests in Thailand's Eastern Region.

A Head of the Times

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

There's one place in Thailand where you have to set your watch one hour ahead, walk around bare foot, refrain from reading and hearing about any news, and your requests are fulfilled by the butler called Friday.

Lord Shiva awaits

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Once upon a time in a town called Mahabalipuram, a group of royally-commissioned sculptors were working on a big boulder at the foot of a hill. As they were meticulously chiselling out one tiny bit after another from the rock surface, Lord Shiva, with a cobra around his chest and a trident in one of his hands, gradually appeared.

Riding High

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

My husband and I are keen mountain bikers and recently when we started planning our honeymoon, we aimed to tick one item off our bucket list as well as get some epic riding in. We agreed on Machu Picchu in Peru and we booked the Inca Trail ride, operated by Sacred Rides, a Canadian company. It is an eight-day adventure that takes a one-day break from biking to visit the Machu Picchu ruins....

Be yond fun is faith

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Under beautifully decorated gold lacquered parasols called tee kham were more than 30 boys donned in ancient-style Myanmar apparel and a crown being carried on the shoulders of their male relatives. They were part of a procession of hundreds of people wearing traditional Shan clothes, playing music, dancing or carrying thaiyathan (necessary things for monks). The atmosphere was lively and cheerful...