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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.
SEA tourism takes hit
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/03/2020
» Southeast Asian tourism is likely to be the worst-hit due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
OLD MONEY
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/12/2019
» The Coin Museum in Bangkok has opened new exhibitions and launched a mobile app.
Winged migration
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/11/2019
» On a raised wooden platform on Khao Dinso, a 350m-high hill along a coastline of the Gulf of Thailand in Chumphon province, a group of international birdwatchers are waiting to see raptor migration since dawn's break. Every year about a million birds migrate during autumn from cold lands in Russia or China, passing Khao Dinso in Thailand to the tropical islands of Indonesia to find food.
Tales from the southern seas
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/05/2019
» The beach of Laem Pho in Surat Thani's Chaiya district is long and peaceful. The day we visited, there were only a handful of tourists. Also visiting were teams of archaeologists. But they weren't there to take in the sea breeze. They were investigating an ancient maritime cross-cultural trade route, which dates as far back as the 7th century.
The depths of history
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/09/2018
» Under the calm surface a team of divers went down to the seabed, ignoring colourful coral reefs and marine life. Their intention is not leisure, but the collection of data and samples of ancient artefacts as well as parts of a ship that capsized centuries ago in the Gulf of Thailand.
Come for the food, stay for the art
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/08/2018
» The sea of skyscrapers is a familiar scene when you travel to Hong Kong. Numerous choices of delicious Cantonese food, a shopping paradise and well-known theme parks may trigger you to return to the vibrant island in the South China Sea.
Chiang Mai among world's best
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/07/2017
» Chiang Mai has been voted among the World's Top 15 Cities by readers of Travel + Leisure Magazine.
The tides of tourism
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/12/2016
» During the past 12 months, there have been good and bad things that have impacted the tourism industry. Here is the shortlist of the best and worst situations.
Northern Paradise
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/12/2016
» Patches of fog float atop the mountain range away from rice fields and the village of Ban Santichon in Pai, Mae Hong Son. Illuminated houses can be seen from afar before a thick cloud blankets the village.