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The grandeur of Sukhothai
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 15/06/2023
» While the majority of visitors arriving in Sukhothai head straight to Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai Historical Parks, which were added to the list of the Unesco World Heritage Sites in 1999, this lower northern town itself provides a variety of local delights for those wanting to experience slow life, local wisdom and the splendour of nature.
A place where time moves slow
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/04/2021
» A double-decker ferry docked at a pier on the bank of the Don Sak River in Surat Thani's Don Sak district, about a 90-minute drive from Surat Thani Airport. The destination was not world-renowned Koh Samui or Koh Phangan but a smaller more low-profile island named Koh Phaluai.
Flowers power
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 07/12/2017
» Until Sunday, the "Suan Luang Rama IX Flower Festival", one of the most famous flower festivals in Thailand, makes a return at Suan Luang Rama IX Park off Srinakarin Road in Prawet district from 8am-7pm.
Sad, melancholic rhythms
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 31/10/2016
» Since Oct 14, one day after the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the sounds of conch shells, bugles, pipes and drum beats, followed by the melancholic tones of classical music, have been heard from the Grand Palace six times a day. Each session lasts about 15 minutes and often makes many mourners nationwide burst into tears. This royal tradition is called prakhom yumyam.
Nuts about cherry blossoms
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 07/01/2016
» Wild Himalayan cherry trees, known in Thai as phya suea khrong, shed leaves during the cool season, leaving only brown branches that make them appear as if they are dying trees. But on the tips of a few of the branches, pink flowers still blossom. Imagine what it would be like if all those branches had cherry flowers in full bloom, with their pink feathery canopies set against the bright blue sky.