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Bangkok bus service to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap resumes Friday
Published on 26/11/2024
» Thailand and Cambodia will resume bus services linking Bangkok with Phnom Penh and Seam Reap from Friday for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic stalled operations.
Summer sojourns outside of Thailand
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/07/2024
» With the onset of the monsoons coupled with the heat in the Thai capital (and yes, we are talking about the weather, for once), it is time to experience the onslaught of milder summer. Guru By Bangkok Post lists places where you can chill in the cool summer breeze.
Enter Siem Reap's most secluded, serene and storied gateway, Amansara
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 30/04/2023
» To get away from the hustle and bustle of Bangkok, it is always nice to pop across the border into Cambodia for a luxurious weekend away. And no better place than Siem Reap, a place I’ve been to numerous times and yet never tire of it.
Travel platforms Booking, Klook partner up
Life, Published on 13/10/2022
» Booking.com recently announced a long-term strategic partnership with Klook, Asia's leading travel and experiences platform, offering travellers easy access to a wider range of attractions and activities directly on Booking.com in over 175 cities, across more than 30 markets in the Asia Pacific region.
Abode of the gods
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/08/2022
» Cicadas sang a chorus as the forest opened out. I peered into the darkness and traced the distant contour of a monumental religious complex, a remarkable feat of human civilisation. Keyed up with my first visit, I crossed a floating bridge, a soon-to-be-dismantled construction, over a large moat in the midst of lush vegetation. Before dawn, I arrived at Angkor Wat.
Complicated history and a comeback
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/06/2022
» On the partition of a quiet seaside wood house is more than an old photo from circa 1881. It is hard evidence that King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and his entourage, including his half-brother Prince Damrong Rajanuphap, visited the island in the easternmost province of Trat before it was subject to French rule. Despite the withdrawal of troops, colonial legacies remained for years.
Make merit at the National Museum Bangkok
Life, Published on 14/04/2022
» The Department of Fine Arts under the Ministry of Culture invites people to make merit during the Thai New Year at the Buddha relics bathing ritual which takes place today from 9am to 4pm at Samran-Mukhamat Pavilion, the National Museum Bangkok.
Ring in the New Year with Chiva-Som Hua Hin
Life, Published on 09/12/2021
» To welcome the upcoming holiday season, Chiva-Som in Hua Hin is hosting an array of activities for both guests and local residents.
Bangkok, Phuket named in Top 15
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/02/2021
» Bangkok and Phuket are among the Top 15 popular destinations in the world, according to the 2021 TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards.
Connecting cultures
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 23/07/2020
» Have you ever pointed a camera at somebody and seen yourself through the viewfinder? One such moment happened to me over a decade ago while I was visiting a floating village on Siem Reap River, south of its namesake Cambodian city.