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Michelin-star chefs march into town
Life, Pamela Tan, Published on 27/01/2012
» Bangkok welcomes the Year of the Dragon with an impressive line-up of Michelin-star gourmet promotions to please all food and wine connoisseurs.
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That's entertainment!
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/12/2014
» The year in Thai movies, music and theatre
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Life on the small stage
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 13/05/2015
» Three new English-speaking theatre companies in Bangkok make a name for themselves.
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A swinging Sunday
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 25/02/2016
» Heading a little bit out of town this weekend might not be a bad idea especially to those who have dancing shoes. "Big Bang: Swing Dancing at Phra Pathom Chedi", will take place on Sunday at Rod Fai Street in front of Nakhon Pathom's famous stupa. Even if you don't dance, come check it out.
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A place among the dead
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/07/2016
» Cemeteries are a sanctuary for the dead and the mourners. But the Bangkok Protestant Cemetery on Charoen Krung 72/5, known as Soi Susan Farang, has been known as a tourist attraction, due to the beautiful architecture of the memorial sites and splendidly carved gravestones. The cemetery, besides being one of the oldest burial grounds that remain unaffected by the urban development of the city, has a cultural value as a testament of foreign cultures present in Thailand from the mid-19th century until the present day.
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High concept
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 28/09/2016
» Entang Wiharso, Geraldine Javier, Zeng Fanzhi, Zhao Zhao -- I've Googled them, and yes, they are all huge in the contemporary art world.
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How did it start?
Life, Published on 09/02/2017
» It's hard to say who was the first tourist in Siam, because tourism as we know it didn't exist until a few centuries ago. Indian merchants sailed here in the 5th century, the Chinese came to trade and later to settle, and one of the earliest European travellers were the Portuguese, arriving in Ayutthaya in 1511. In 1680, Ibn Muhammad Ibrahim, a Persian, visited the land and recorded his impressions -- "All around us were trees that never feel the withering touch of autumn" -- while the first guidebook to the Kingdom was written by local resident J. Antonio in 1904. (Its most highly recommended activity is the shooting of birds and mammals.)
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Forever grateful
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 15/02/2017
» 'My Dearest Khun Prisna, I am now in one of the most beautiful places. Our hotel's name is 'Castello del Sole' (Castle of the Sun). Isn't it chic? The name is like one in a fairy tale. This town is so cute. It has a bright-coloured lake and nice houses on slopes. Routes and paths criss-cross the hills. Colourful flowers blossom everywhere ..."
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A galleries galleria
Life, Published on 31/01/2018
» Galleries' Night is returning to Bangkok for a fifth year, bringing together art lovers and inquisitive minds alike for a two-night exploration of over 50 galleries and art spaces.
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Epicurean expedition
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 22/06/2018
» Running parallel to the Chao Phraya River, Charoen Krung is commonly known as one of Bangkok's oldest thoroughfares -- the first to be built according to modern engineering.
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