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Off the beaten path
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 26/08/2015
» There are certain places that make people — even locals — feel particularly like a tourist. When visiting themed parks, fancy 3D galleries, themed marketplaces and cultural villages, for example, such a feeling grows so strong inside of me probably because they are destinations created specially for tourists.
The true economies of travel
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 20/01/2015
» The dramatic drop in oil prices. The democracy of flying. The VIP buses and their large networks. The odd idea about imposing minimum prices on low-cost airlines.
The brewing of change
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 22/09/2014
» A change has long been brewing in a remote village on Chiang Mai's Doi Inthanon and it's all down to one Karen man's mission to help his community by growing coffee.
Rolling in the deep
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 08/09/2014
» A kayaker negotiates fierce rapids in the Wa River in Nan province. During the rainy season, which lasts from July to September, the river fills with rough, murky water and becomes a playground for rafters and kayakers.
The good egg
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 23/07/2014
» In the remote village of Baan Huai Nam Yen, in Chiang Rai, many hill tribe farmers are doing their best to take care of their chickens. They have built coops far from the community and roads to ensure that their fowl live in peace. They feed the chicken with clean rice grains, beans and even insects. After meals, the chickens are allowed to roam freely around fruit plantations, grazing for food and stretching their legs before their next mealtime.
Drive away in confidence
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 19/06/2014
» Stiff competition from no-frills airline companies has allowed people to travel around Thailand at a lower cost than ever before. This has led to an increase in popularity of fly-drive holidays and a mushrooming of car rental companies around the country.
In bloom
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 22/01/2014
» Tourists in thick winter clothes admire the blossoms of the wild Himalayan cherry trees, known in Thai as paya sua krong, at Phu Lom Lo, a mountain which is part of the Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park.
Healing Hands
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 22/10/2013
» Thailand has long been known among foreigners as a medical tourism hub where they can undergo plastic surgery, physical check-ups, spa treatments or get dental care while enjoying their holiday.
With a whisper
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 19/03/2013
» Kim Nami has an innate talent to make her canine friends feel at ease. The retiree shares her passion towards helping traumatised dogs in Chiang Mai, a province which she has made her home, by being there for them during rough periods in their life by using her gift as a dog whisperer. Her heartfelt dedication towards her furry companions is truly inspiring to anyone that has had the privilege to meet her.
Man of conscience
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 12/12/2012
» Museums and art galleries seem the in-thing in Chiang Mai city and a new one, the brainchild of a local resident with long mileage abroad, opening next week is sure to further enliven the art scene for tourists travelling there this festive season.