A new home, welcome

By Dick Koger
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March 30 2014

You always have people who want to add something to the cultural life in Thailand. For example, the beautiful wooden temple in Naklua was created.

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Wat Dhamma Nimitri in Chonburi

By Dick Koger
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February 16 2014

Dick Koger goes in search of a Buddha sitting on a giant chair in a temple called Wat Dhamma Nimitri. That temple is said to be in Chonburi.

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The residents of Bang Lamphu should be grateful to Aunty Nid (80). Thanks to her efforts, the demolition hammer did not go into the beautiful Kurusapa printing house. The building will reopen as a regional museum in April.

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From December 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014, another large flower show will be held in the Royal Park Rajapruek in Chiang Mai.

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Also this year, Jim Thompson Farm, located in the Pak Thong Chai district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, will be open to visitors again from December 14, 2012 to January 13, 2014.

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Do you want to discover the coast of Phuket? End up at hidden lagoons, small secluded stands, majestic 'Hongs', deserted rivers and pristine mangrove forests? Then an eco boat trip with River Rovers is a fun excursion.

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Not a word about the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. Of course not: the Preah Vihear Eco-Global museum is an archaeological museum. But the conflict did contribute to the collection.

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(No) Teddy Bear Museum in Pattaya

By Gringo
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29 September 2013

For many weeks it has been publicized in various ways here in Pattaya. Countless billboards along the roads, advertising cars with loudspeakers, interviews on local television, its own Facebook page, previews of a teddy bear show at several primary schools.

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If you want to visit the famous Wat Arun, the temple of the Dawn, in Bangkok soon, you should be quick. After this weekend, the stupa of the Wat will be off limits to all tourists.

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The Department of National Parks, Wildife and Plant Conservation is a man's world. With one exception. The head of the Thung Yai Naresuan Game Reserve in Kanchanaburi is 43-year-old Weraya O-chakull. But it didn't go smoothly.

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Thailand has 148 national parks, both on land and at sea. But that status is no guarantee for nature conservation. Countless are the threats to which they are exposed. Bangkok Post takes a closer look at four parks.

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The top 10 places to visit in Thailand are based on reviews on the world's largest travel site: Tripadvisor.

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Collecting happens automatically

By Editorial
Posted in Sights, Museums, thai tips
July 27, 2013

The museum is known as paraffin pressure lamp museum. That nickname is also obvious, because there are 13.001 of those lamps hanging from the ceiling. Like many (regional) museums in the Netherlands, the Yusuksuwan museum in Prachin Buri started with a private collection.

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Art in Paradise – Pattaya

By Dick Koger
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June 15, 2013

When Pattaya is paradise, the above name is obvious for a museum. I had read about this museum and then my curiosity continued to gnaw, despite the fact that the entrance fee for European tourists is 500 Baht and for Asian 150.

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On Sunday, June 9, the NVP Pattaya organizes an excursion to the common past of Thailand and the Netherlands.

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In love with Bangkok (video)

By Editorial
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April 12, 2013

The Belgian Anna-Belle visits the largest Buddhist temple in Bangkok and that yields some beautiful photos for her blog.

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Candle party in Ladchado

By Gringo
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July 28, 2012

Buddhist Lent begins next week across Thailand, marking Vassa's return from heaven on Thursday, August 2, with a candle procession.

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Children's Museum in Bangkok gets a second life

By Editorial
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July 14, 2012

After 2 years of closure, the reopening of the Children's Museum at Queen Sirikit Park in Chatuchak is scheduled for February next year. At the same time, the other children's museum in the south of Bangkok will also reopen.

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Always wanted to be a pilot?

By Gringo
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July 7, 2012

Like many others, I once thought in my youth: “I will become a pilot when I grow up” Well, it never happened, but still, now that you travel a lot by plane, you sometimes dream of having a job like the captain of a jumbo jet.

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Art to laugh in Pattaya

By Gringo
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June 27, 2012

Art is actually not for laughing. Art is serious business, which we often admire in silence in museums around the world.

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Those who visited the Royal Flora in Chiangmai could see the beautiful yellow tulip of Dutch origin, named after King Bhumibol. Yellow is the color of the Thai royal family and orange is a very well-known color intertwined with the Netherlands.

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Amazing Thai Weekend in Antwerp

By Editorial
Posted in festivals, thai tips
April 27, 2012

The Royal Thai Embassy in Brussels organizes the festival “Amazing Thai Weekend in Antwerp” in collaboration with the city of Antwerp. It will take place on 5 and 6 May 2012 at the Groenplaats in Antwerp.

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