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Up close and personal
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/07/2021
» To participate in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020, Life has gathered virtual tours to let you experience Japanese culture, visit iconic tourist attractions and the cities where the Olympics and Paralympics are hosted. Some virtual tours also offer a chance for you to meet admired athletes worldwide while you stay at home.
Doi Inthanon National Park reopens
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/08/2020
» Doi Inthanon National Park in Chiang Mai has now reopened to the public, but only 1,200 at a time.
Off the rails
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 01/10/2018
» During a recent vacation, my friend and I decided to take the night train to Lamphun. I hadn't had a long train ride for perhaps two decades. She got on the train at Hua Lamphong while I waited at the Don Muang station, located just opposite the International Terminal of Don Mueang Airport.
The Tapon tug of war
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/05/2014
» The small community in the Tapon village of Chanthaburi has just celebrated its annual Hae Phrabat festival — an interesting and unique event that is likely to draw attention from nationwide and even international visitors in the coming years.
Iconic wooden bridge restoration delayed
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/02/2014
» Restoration of the collapsed Uttamanusorn Bridge, better known as Saphan Mon in Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi province, has been delayed. Seventy metres of the 850m-long wooden bridge collapsed on July 28 last year, due to strong river currents. However, restoration could not begin immediately due to the high level of the river.
Passion for preservation
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 21/02/2013
» Prapapan Chatmalai turned up for our meeting in Chanthaburi town resplendent in an elegant, red, Chinese-style dress. The 64-year-old told me she regularly walks from her house to the Chanthaboon Learning Centre where vintage photos of the riverside area in which she grew up are on permanent display. Since retiring from her job as a schoolteacher, Prapapan enjoys sharing information with visitors about the history of her neighbourhood and several distinctive buildings which have survived fire, floods and the passage of time.