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    Places to enjoy Chinese New Year celebrations

    Life, Published on 08/02/2024

    » Bangkok's Yaowarat Road has been transformed into a vibrant entertainment venue for Chinese New Year celebrations this month, with lighting installations and innovative cultural performances to lift the spirits of the surrounding neighbourhoods.

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    The best day trips

    Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/12/2023

    » As the Dragon takes over from the Rabbit, certain folks would much rather stay home over the holidays and watch TV than deal with crowds outside. However, families may be searching for places to take in the festive mood.

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    Thailand Winter Festival set to kick off

    Life, Published on 16/11/2023

    » The "Delightful Colours Of The River, Loi Krathong Celebrations 2023" will light up the waterways to mark the beginning of the Thailand Winter Festival, which also features the Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok, Vijit Chao Phraya, and Amazing Thailand Countdown and Amazing Thailand Passport Privileges.

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    Thailand's forgotten palace

    Life, Published on 06/11/2023

    » From the vantage point of the 21st century, the tumultuous and transitional Thon Buri period (1767-82) in Thailand's history seems to be eclipsed by both the lost splendour of ancient Ayutthaya and the palpable grandeur of the ensuing Rattanakosin period.

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    Harnessing heritage

    Life, Published on 09/10/2023

    » Consecrated by rich history and exalted by the faith of its local community, Wat Prayurawongsawas (known colloquially as Wat Prayoon) inspires awe with the grandeur of its towering Phra Borommathat Maha Chedi (principal stupa), whose pleasing bell-shaped proportions find glorifying aesthetic resonance in the 18 subsidiary stupas that punctuate the encircling gallery.

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    An indulgent escape minus kids

    Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 05/10/2023

    » We all complain about the rising prices of flights, domestic and international. Koh Samui being one of the places where the airfare has slowed tourism post-Covid. Yet, it is worth every penny once you get there. Especially if you stay at Explorar Resorts, which is on Mae Nam Beach.

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    Traditional textiles and temple tours

    Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/09/2023

    » A one-hour drive from downtown Sukhothai to Si Satchanalai district, the Suntree Thai Weaving Center is a place where a group of local skilful weavers gather to work on old wood looms that are all set up in the middle of the green courtyard.

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    Explore Si Satchanalai with Siam Society

    Life, Published on 28/09/2023

    » Siam Society is holding a weekend trip to various cultural heritage sites and cultural wisdom in the upper central plains of Thailand, from Nov 24 to 26.

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    A sustainable retreat

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/09/2023

    » In the southwest of Phnom Penh lies the region's largest surviving rainforest. After landing, I met other travel companions to spend three nights together at a riverside camp. We were split into two vans and headed for Sihanoukville. Downtown shophouses and heavy traffic gave way to lush scenery. No sooner had the hustle faded into the distance than rice paddies, palm trees and mountains came into sight. Here, Cambodia's nature remains undisturbed. In more or less two hours, we arrived at the camp depot.

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    Guardians of heritage

    Life, Published on 21/08/2023

    » Overlooking the Chao Phraya River as it follows its majestic course under the iconic Rama VIII Bridge, the portico balcony of Tamnak Yai -- the principal building of Devavesm Palace in Bangkok -- provides a view that is serene and spectacular.

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