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Mapping Siam's history
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 26/09/2013
» Most tourists do not want to miss the Grand Palace, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and Wat Pho when in Bangkok. However, very few people know there is a map museum at the heart of Rattanakosin Island.
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Ton Krathoop in Chaiyaphum
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 19/09/2013
» This year's three-month Buddhist Lent will end on Oct 19. To mark the occasion, Chaiyaphum province and the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima office invite Buddhists to the Home Boon Ok Phansa celebrations set for Oct 13-17 in front of the Nong Bua Daeng district office.
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Travel to two towns
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/08/2013
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is promoting the 3rd ''Unseen Destinations 2 Samut'' in Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram. Destinations are Wat Khok Kham, Phanthai Norasingha Shrine, the Salt Farming Learning Centre, St Anna Church and Don Hoi Khraeng in Samut Sakhon and Amphawa Floating Market and King Rama II Memorial Park in Samut Songkhram.
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A glimpse into history
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 01/08/2013
» Only about 100km northwest of Bangkok, Suphan Buri province has a lot for visitors to see and do, ranging from forests, waterfalls and an aquarium to major temples. However, the National Museum Suphan Buri is often overlooked by visitors, even by culture vultures _ maybe because it is relatively new or because it is overshadowed by another outstanding local museum.
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Suphan Buri's magnificent Murals
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 04/07/2013
» Suphan Buri is a central province with a history dating back several millennia. Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of neolithic, bronze and iron age cultures as well as art of the Dvaravati, Khmer, Sukhothai, Suphannaphum and Ayutthaya kingdoms.
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Portal to the past
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 20/06/2013
» To city folk, who prize it as place to buy fabric, garments and other goods at bargain prices, its name is now synonymous with what tourists call Chinatown, but Sampheng was once the bustling heart of this capital of ours, an important port and trading hub with a cosmopolitan tolerance for all faiths which, in addition to temples and shrines for Buddhists of different schools, also accommodated places of worship for Muslims.
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A prince in art
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 24/05/2013
» About 100 children and adults wearing red jongkraben were learning Thai classical dances at Ban Plainern, the private residence of Prince Narisaranuvattiwongse _ the Great Craftsman of Siam. Here in the lush tropical gardens around the beautiful traditional Thai wooden house in Klong Toey, classical dances are taught in the morning and traditional Thai music in the afternoon every Saturday.
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Repository of Romance
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 14/02/2013
» Shortly after dawn one fine morning during the cool season, a couple from Monaco climbed into a hot-air balloon in Doi Saket district, about 10km from downtown Chiang Mai. Then it was up, up, up to float over the countryside in their rainbow-coloured conveyance, feasting their eyes on the refreshing green expanse of rice fields dotted with villages and Buddhist temples.
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Walking Trip in Sathon
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 24/01/2013
» On Feb 2, culture expert Chulapassorn Panomvan Na Ayudhya will lead an all-day walk to several cultural attractions along Sathon and Charoen Krung roads by following the footsteps of Khun Prem, a character in the novel Si Phaendin (Four Reigns).
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Loy Krathong Festival 2012
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 15/11/2012
» One of Thailand's most popular festivals, Loy Krathong, is back after last year's mood for celebrations was marred by major flooding in many provinces. This year, the full moon of the 12th lunar month falls on Nov 28.
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