Showing 41 - 50 of 55
When a single tree falls in the forest ... everyone hears
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/09/2014
» "Someday I'm going to climb Phu Kradung mountain," I've been telling myself for years, but still have never made the trek. Pretty soon I'll be at an age when it may not be possible for me to make it there on foot, which is currently the only way for visitors to do it.
Hidden gems of Nong Hin
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/08/2014
» Local guide Kittisak Sodama kept smiling at us during our visit to Tham Phothisat (Bodhisattva Cave) in the Nong Hin district of Loei, 520km northeast of Bangkok. By way of explanation, he said: “I am very proud that our Ban Thung Pho village has a tourist attraction.”
Landmine found at ex-communist base
Published on 27/07/2014
» PHITSANULOK — An anti-personnel mine believed to have been left by communist guerrillas fighting government troops in the Cold War era has been found in Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park.
Vote a wonder city
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/07/2014
» Bangkok has been voted through the next round of the New7Wonders Cities campaign.
Pink is the new green
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 23/01/2014
» Ice cold winds sweep over the mountains. White clouds fly past peaks like in a time-lapse video. On the hilltop grassland, tents flutter like they are being rattled by invisible hands. But the cold does not stop tourists from witnessing the colour of the wild Himalayan cherry tress, which paint the mountain pink.
In bloom
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 22/01/2014
» Tourists in thick winter clothes admire the blossoms of the wild Himalayan cherry trees, known in Thai as paya sua krong, at Phu Lom Lo, a mountain which is part of the Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park.
Red is the coolest colour
Life, Chinnawat Singha, Published on 19/12/2013
» The fiery red maple foliage on top of Phu Hin Rong Kla gives an exotic backdrop for winter tourism at the national park in Phitsanulok. Phu Hin Rong Kla, once a communist stronghold in the 1970s, has more than 100 maple trees, known in Thai as kuam daeng or fai duan ha. With the temperature dropping to almost 10C on the mountain and the holiday season approaching, tourists are flocking to the area to bask in the cool air.
Shielding the sanctuary
Spectrum, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 01/09/2013
» For Weraya O-chakull, breaking through the gender barrier involved picking up a gun and learning how to use it.
Top 10 national parks
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/08/2013
» During the rainy season, some might not want to travel for fear of getting wet. But the green season is also a good time to visit national parks. Below are the top 10 most popular national parks announced recently by the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department.
Dividing the straddle
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 23/05/2013
» A couple of weeks ago I wrote about an all-mountain trail from the highlands of Phu Hin Rong Kla down the mountain to Ban Huai Nam Khao south of the national park. But that wasn't the only trail I rode during the trip with the filming crew of the Sua Nong Toh TV programme. The following day, we did another route. This time it was in the northern part of the park that straddles Phitsanulok and Loei provinces.