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Precious lessons from neighbours
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 30/03/2017
» Almost 40 Thai villagers and "creative tourism" advocates recently participated in several community tourism activities in Luang Prabang, Laos, looking to apply good ideas to their villages in six designated special zones.
A royal legacy
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 09/02/2017
» Forty years ago, a five-year-old me was in a jeep that zigzagged past mountains, slopes and lush valleys to Angkhang Mountain, about 1,400m above sea level, in Chiang Mai's Fang district. At that time, many parts of the mountain were full of opium farms. Thousands of red, pink and white poppies were in full bloom and attracted tourists who enjoyed taking photographs and bought dried opium poppies as souvenirs.
High on fun, low on carbon
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 03/03/2016
» About 60 Thai tourists enjoyed sea, sand and sun and participated in environmentally-friendly activities on the five islands of Trat during the recent three-day Low Carbon Holiday 2015. The success of the first official low-carbon tour in Thailand is proof the project is taking shape in Trat, about 300km from Bangkok.
Ecotourism in Trat
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 25/06/2015
» When it comes to a community where people of different religions live happily together and co-operate for the success of sustainable tourism, Ban Nam Chieo in Laem Ngop district of Trat springs to mind for many Thai eco-tourism advocates.
Reel-Life repository
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/02/2014
» Housed in a replica of the long-demolished Sri Krung, the country’s first facility for recording full-length movies with soundtracks, the Thai Film Museum on Phutthamonthon Sai 5 Road celebrates the history of motion pictures in the Kingdom, from 1897 to the present day, in a most inviting, interactive fashion.
Travel to two towns
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/08/2013
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is promoting the 3rd ''Unseen Destinations 2 Samut'' in Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram. Destinations are Wat Khok Kham, Phanthai Norasingha Shrine, the Salt Farming Learning Centre, St Anna Church and Don Hoi Khraeng in Samut Sakhon and Amphawa Floating Market and King Rama II Memorial Park in Samut Songkhram.
Links forged in faith
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 04/04/2013
» Buddhists in Sri Lanka are preparing to mark the 260th anniversary of a milestone in their history: the arrival on their shores of a high-level delegation, dispatched by the king of Ayutthaya, which was to play a key role in reviving the monkhood in their country.
The River Of Perseverance
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 13/12/2012
» The Crown Property Bureau presents the exhibition, ''The River Of Perseverance'', with the use of modern technology, at the Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue until Jan 1.