Siriraj Medical Museum in Bangkok (video)
A museum boring? Well definitely not this. So if you have had enough of all the temples, shopping malls, restaurants and other entertainment venues in Bangkok, try a visit to Siriraj Medical Museum. Only for people with a strong stomach.
Kudichin, a touch of Portugal in Bangkok
It is a typical Thai neighborhood of Bangkok, nice to stroll through narrow sois, where you can now and then taste a touch of Portugal on the outside of houses, thanks to the use of the Portuguese blue azulejos (tiles). Of course the Santa Cruz church is the center of the neighborhood. It is not the original church, which was made of wood, but newly built in 1916.
Fruity excursions in Rayong
Those who visit Thailand are quickly surprised by the large quantities of fresh fruit that you can buy everywhere. That is precisely why it is nice to see where all this delicious sweet fruit comes from.
Khao Pok Lon in Phitsanulok is a new tourist attraction
The Nakhon Chum Valley in Nakhon Thai District of Phitsanulok Province is a new tourist attraction thanks to a breathtaking view of the valley, which is covered in a thick blanket of fog.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that UNESCO has designated Doi Chiang Dao in Chiang Mai as a biosphere reserve.
A coffee shop of 114 years in Pathum Thani
A coffee shop in northwest Bangkok has been serving cups of "Joe" since the days when Thailand was still a country called Siam, bustling merchants transported their wares across the canals and running water was scarce.
Phanthai Norasing Historical Park in Samut Sakhon
A news report from last week showed a video of a pickup truck skidding narrowly to miss a passing woman. Not exactly world news, but it happened in a sub-district of Samut Sakhon called Phantai Norasing. The message did mention that there was a local legend associated with the sub-district and its naming, and that's when things got interesting.
60 national parks in Thailand are open to visitors again
Anyone who is bored to death in Thailand during the corona crisis can of course go out. For example, to 1 of the 60 national parks that have been open to the public since August 18.
Now that the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex has been recognized as a World Heritage Site by Unesco for years, Thailand is making a new attempt. This time the Sri Thep Historical Park in Phetchabun province. The application will be submitted next month, which has been amended at the request of the Unesco World Heritage Centre.
The 'Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew' also known as 'The Beer Bottles Temple' or the 'The Temple of a Million Bottles' in Khun Han.
Some temples in Chiang Mai
Dick has been coming to Chiang Mai for over twenty years, but he still sees names of some temples in his travel guide that he has never seen.
The Two Heroines of Thalang (Phuket)
You may have driven past it. At a roundabout on Thepkasattri Road in the Thalang district of Phuket Island, there is a monument depicting two Thai women. You may have wondered what these two ladies owe the monument to. This is the story.
Jesada Technik Museum
This is how this museum is mentioned in the brochures. Better would be the name car museum and that in the broadest sense of the word. More than 500 cars are lined up here; some are in competition.
New Thai parliament building officially opens on May 1
Construction took 8 years and cost 22,9 billion Baht, but now Bangkok can boast that it is home to the world's largest parliamentary complex. The complex, called “Sappaya Sapasathan”, has a floor space of 424.000 square meters and will be officially opened on May 1
A 10-day kite festival is held in Pattaya during Songkran. It is an alternative to the water festival that has been banned this year due to the recent Covid-19 outbreak.
The highlight of the event is the largest "bowl" kite ever created. That is a 35 meter long kite in the shape of a whale and it has an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.
VOC in Thailand
It has been several years since the Dutch embassy, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's reign, published a book about a journey made by a Dutch VOC captain in 1737, at the invitation of the then king.
Phyathai Palace in Bangkok reopened to the public
After a month of closure due to the recent Covid-19 outbreak, Phyathai Palace will reopen in February.