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Hitting the G-spot
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 30/07/2015
» The famous beach resort of Hua Hin is one of my most frequented destinations for mountain biking. With four regularly maintained downhill tracks, Khao Hin Lek Fai which stands just west of the downtown area boasts more DH trails than any other hill of its size in Thailand. On my latest trip there, the local downhillers refused to bring me to our favourite trails. The reason being that there was, again, a brand new one, and they insisted I had to try it. Of course, I readily agreed. Why not?
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Thailand 'more competitive'
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/07/2015
» According to the latest report from the World Economic Forum, Thailand's travel & tourism competitiveness ranking has moved up to being 35th in the world, up from its position of 43rd two years before.
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Weaving together Laos' cultural mix
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 12/02/2015
» When culture vultures head to the Unesco World Heritage town of Luang Prabang, they don't miss the opportunity to visit the temple Phra That Phou Si and the National Museum. However, not many visitors are aware of the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre (TAEC), which offers a fascinating insight into Laos' diverse ethnic cultural mix.
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Drunk on a shot of history
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/11/2014
» A visit to the House of Mekhong in Pathum Thani, a museum on the famous Thai distilled spirit, does not necessarily promote the consumption of alcohol. It is also a way to learn about local history and culture. There, visitors can learn about the history, stories and heritage of the first mass-produced Thai whiskey.
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Harmony in the hills
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 02/10/2014
» Tucked into a hollow in a range of mountains northeast of Chiang Mai town, the people of Ban Mae Kampong have been living a simple but contented life in the embrace of nature for more than a hundred years.
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Chumphon’s understated charms
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/07/2014
» The coffee cherries were ripe, a bright, appetising red. Even from a distance, the scarlet berries stood out clearly on the long, straight branches of Coffea canephora, the botanical name for the species commonly known as Robusta. This type of coffee is widely grown in the South and, according to statistics compiled by the Office of Agricultural Economics, more than half the land devoted to cultivating this cash crop in our southern provinces is located in Chumphon, where plantations also boast the highest yield per rai in the entire region.
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The melting pot of Macau
Life, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 01/05/2014
» After a flight over the South China Sea my friends and I made it to Macau, the Chinese city known mostly for casinos. But Macau is also famous destination for tourists who appreciate its historical and cultural wealth.
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April: Month of political chaos?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/03/2014
» Latest: PM testifies in person at NACC. Analysts say political temperatures could be at hot season levels during April as court decisions threaten to break the caretaker government, prompting a response from its red-shirt supporters.
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Museum showcases Nakhon sawan's past
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/11/2013
» The recently opened Paknam Pho Historical Museum in Nakhon Sawan showcases the province's past and present.
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Mending the heart of a neighbourhood
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 30/09/2013
» Standing tall and graceful on the western bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok is the 60.5m-high white Phra Borommathat Maha Chedi of Wat Prayurawongsawas Worawihan. The almost 200-year-old iconic temple (or Wat Prayoon, as the locals call it) made headlines when the restoration of its ivory-white stupa and the adjoining hall, Pharin Pariyattithammasala, won the Award of Excellence in the 2013 Unesco Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, marking the first time that a Thai project has been recognised with such an esteemed honour.
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