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An image of Nan
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 09/03/2023
» In the northern town of Nan last week, in 35°C midday heat, a colourful procession of villagers wearing distinctive ethnic attire made its way to Wat Phra That Chae Haeng down a lengthy staircase, aside which a pair of naga sculptures stood like guardians. A number of classic wood litters carried replicas of a gold, bell-shaped pagoda as well as various Buddhist offerings such as Lanna-style flags and khan dok trees, all to mark the return of the annual seven-day Hok Peng Festival.
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Centara speeds up Myanmar expansion
Published on 03/09/2020
» Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel operator, signs management agreements with three new hotels in Myanmar.
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Hong Kong's (New) Heritage
Guru, Published on 27/07/2018
» If you have been to the Hong Kong Disneyland one too many times and are looking for something else to do while you're there, check out Tai Kwun, Hong Kong's latest heritage destination. The former Central Police Station compound went through a massive restoration and is offering the best heritage and art experiences for both artists and art lovers alike. With 16 heritage buildings and several outdoor spaces to explore, we thought we'd bring you a little list of fun stuff to do to help you figure out your way around the site:
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Before Closure
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 28/09/2017
» Until the end of this month, people will have a last opportunity to visit the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall before its indefinite closure for restoration work starting from Sunday.
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London's calling, but for how much longer?
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/08/2015
» Visiting London might be on the bucket list of many tourists from Asia. Some might want to see the metropolis when it's covered in snow or when the leaves change colours in autumn. But for many others including me, the preferred time to visit London is during the summer when the days are longer than the nights.
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Into the sublime
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/11/2014
» Swami Yoganand twists his rubbery legs and crosses them behind his neck in a geometric composition. Boneless? Shape-shifter? Of course not, it’s just that his lithe, 106-year-old body — the centenarian yogi is a vegetarian and his food is always uncooked — has reached the level of physical suppleness that most of us stiff-jointed urbanites can’t even imagine. The swami, an honorific for a religious teacher, has taught yoga for 86 years, and he’s still doing it almost every morning at a school in Rishikesh, a northern Indian town by the Ganges.
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Fly-by biking
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 19/06/2014
» I’ve always enjoyed David Byrne’s point of view, as he wrote in his book Bicycle Diaries, that biking is “faster than a walk, slower than a train, often slightly higher than a person”.
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Capital aperitif
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 27/06/2013
» From vibrant but overcrowded Yangon to the faded splendour of Bago or the new orderliness and open spaces of Nay Pyi Taw, visiting Myanmar's current capital and two of its predecessors may help the first-time visitor figure out how far this country has come and how quickly it is changing.
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Yen and the art of travelling on the cheap
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 02/09/2012
» There is a sign on the door of the Capsule Inn Tajima near Ueno Station in Tokyo discouraging tattooed patrons from making use of the baths or overnight capsules. This is aimed at Yakuza, organised crime figures, who once had leverage over urban businesses but whose influence has waned somewhat in recent years, even in the entertainment districts where they used to thrive.
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Rain no damper for bikers in Rayong
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 20/09/2012
» The city of Rayong on the eastern seaboard is often associated with industries and their environmental side effects. However, not everybody knows that Rayong boasts almost as many mountain bike trails as industrial estates. And the one I'm going to tell you about will definitely make you envy the bikers who live there!
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