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New social hub for historic site

| May 19, 2012 | 1 Comment

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. The Town Square district boasts an open-air food plaza surrounded by lots of outdoor space for cultural activities and events. On a breezy bank of the Chao Phraya River three [...]

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Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha-am

| May 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

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 One of the original hotels in this resort town, the Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha-am (known for many years simply as the Regent Cha-am until the international chain stepped in to manage it in December [...]

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Sweet santol fest in Lop Buri

| May 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

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. Wat Rakhang Khositaram in Thon Buri. Watthanapong Phonimdaeng, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Lop Buri Office, says fruit [...]

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The forgotten forge

| May 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

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. Workers heat sheet metal prior to forging. “It is sad to know that this Ayutthaya heritage will likely end in my generation,” [...]

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Butterfly watching in Sa Kaeo

| May 11, 2012 | 4 Comments

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. The Grand Palace and the Temple of [...]

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