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Full steam ahead for Ayutthaya
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/07/2020
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will launch a special trip to Ayutthaya with a good old-fashioned steam locomotive to celebrate the 68th birthday of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua on July 28.
One with nature
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/07/2020
» Pickup trucks lined up in rows in a car park at the Huai Luek checkpoint. In a nearby gazebo, a group of drivers waited for customers who wanted to hire them for a safari tour inside Kui Buri National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Wildlife comes to your couch
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/05/2020
» Our world has become more connected than ever during the Covid-19 outbreak. Although the government has eased some measures of the lockdown policy and allowed some places to reopen, not all of them have. Some attractions remain closed, including national parks, zoos and aquariums.
Khao Yai sees new life
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/04/2020
» Established as the country's first national park, Khao Yai National Park is known as one of the top tourist destinations in Thailand. It is also the first field classroom for many people, especially children.
Sipping tea in the forest
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/02/2020
» Tea pickers, each having a bamboo basket on one side, walked in a row on their way out of a tea plantation. It was late afternoon. The sky was clear and the sunlight was about to turn yellow. My travel companions and I ambled along the same road but in the opposite direction of the tea pickers. We were on our way to the tea farm to have our tea-picking experience.
Surin rounds up the elephants
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 07/11/2019
» The annual "Surin Elephant Round-Up" returns to Surin from Nov 15 until 17. This will be the 59th edition of the festival, and will feature an elephant feast and a two-day elephant performance.
Celebrate Thai crafts this weekend
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/08/2019
» If you have yet to make plans for the upcoming long weekend, you should drop by Museum Siam on Sanam Chai Road for an exclusive arts and crafts fair.
Following in Sunthon Phu's footsteps
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 25/07/2019
» All along the Chao Phraya, from Bangkok Noi in the capital to Bang Kruai in Nonthaburi, are several old temples and communities that have stood for more than two centuries. These sites are mentioned in the works of Sunthon Phu, the great poet who lived during the reigns of King Rama I through to King Rama IV (1786-1855).
A majestic occasion in Surin
B Magazine, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/06/2019
» Loudspeakers blared luk thung music. The continuous beats of bass and drum vibrated the ground. People danced with the tune while elephants walked majestically in front of the parade, carrying monks-to-be on its back.
A royal discovery
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/06/2019
» A decade ago when a male elephant was brought from the southern province of Krabi to live in an elephant conservation centre in Maha Sarakham in the northeast, only Khruba Thammunee Thitadhammo, a monk who founded the centre, believed that it was a white elephant.