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A weekend in Vientiane
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 30/05/2024
» Just a 45-minute drive across the First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge and with a linguistic resemblance to the Isan dialect, Vientiane is one of the most welcoming destinations for Thais seeking a weekend experience. This humble town radiates the allure of a bygone colonial age and its laid-back lifestyle allows visitors to avoid any rushing.
Traipsing around Taipei
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 05/01/2023
» It had been raining on and off all day, so soaking in a hot spring at Beitou sounded like the perfect way to be warm inside and out. To Taipei's north, the neighbourhood of Beitou sits amid the Tatun volcano group and the Guandu plain, making it one of the most bountiful regions in Taiwan.
All aboard the night train: Paris-Nice sleeper returns
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» NICE: The legendary sleeper train that whisked travellers through France to the Mediterranean for close to a century has returned to the tracks as part of a French government push to revive night train travel.
Quick escapes
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 04/09/2020
» If you're thinking of staying at home over this long weekend because you think it's too late to plan anything, think again. Make the most out of these substitute holidays by exploring these exciting destinations that are a short train ride or a quick drive from Bangkok. Pack a bag and get moving.
Hokkaido excursion picked as year's best railway trip in Japan
Published on 25/01/2017
» TOKYO - A ride featuring seafood barbecue on a scenic local Hokkaido railway line that braved the opening in March of a parallel high-speed link has been commended by travel professionals as the best tour of review year 2016 in Japan.
Ride through history
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 04/08/2016
» Built over 150 years ago during the reign of King Rama IV, Charoen Krung was Bangkok's first Western-style road. Nicknamed New Road back then and many decades afterwards, Charoen Krung starts from the east side of Wat Pho next to the Grand Palace, initially running eastward before beginning to gradually shift south as it crosses the Rob Krung canal into the northern part of China Town.
Hokkaido Shinkansen Line opens for travel
Published on 26/03/2016
» SAPPORO — The first shinkansen bullet train line directly linking Japan's northernmost Hokkaido island with Tokyo opened on Saturday, promising shorter travel times and introducing slick new cars.
K-pop ops For The curious
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/12/2013
» When I asked friends in South Korea where they like to go on weekends or for short breaks, a common response was Gangwon, a province in the northeast of the country.
Beholding Pandora's muse
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 08/08/2013
» If you're hankering for a taste of Pandora, the fantastic backdrop for Avatar, you'll have to find a way into the fertile mind of director James Cameron. Touring the landscape which may have given Hollywood designers the idea for that fictional planet is a lot easier, though: simply hop onto a plane to Zhangjiajie in southeastern China.
On the right side of the tracks
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 02/05/2013
» Hundreds of passengers quietly hang around Bangkok's Hua Lamphong station. Some have waited for so long that they decide to sit on the floor because all the benches are occupied. Maids take a break and enjoy chatting in a quiet corner, out of their supervisor's sight.