Volunteers on the ambulance in Bangkok (video)
More than 10 million people live in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, yet there are few ambulances.
Hua Hin – Thailand's oldest seaside resort (video)
Hua Hin, Thailand's oldest seaside resort, is especially popular with experienced Thailand visitors. On weekends, many people come from Bangkok, who have a second home in Hua Hin.
Chiang Mai Flower Festival
Every first weekend in February you can enjoy the beautiful flower festival in Chiang Mai. In the coming year (2011) this grand spectacle will take place for the 35th time. On Saturday 5 February you can fully enjoy the most cheerful flower parade through the streets of the city. Chiang Mai bears the honorary title 'Rose from the North' for a reason. There are plenty of flower growers who all proudly present their latest creations. …
Miracle Floral @ Chiang Mai 2010/2011
Is the name of the flower exhibition at the “700 Year Anniversary Stadium” on the way to Mae Rim. The necessary signposts have been placed and in the city there are enough signs with a word in English. The local administration organizes this event for the 2nd time. The local florists have again put a lot of work into it with the necessary imported tulips and other flowers known in Europe. It is also the…
Royal Park Rajapruek 2010 Chiang Mai Tambon Mae-Hia
As is customary every year, there is a flower and plant exhibition in the park during and before and after the King's birthday. No, the title is not a clerical error but has simply been changed in view of the new long-term opening at the end of 2011, more specifically on November 9 for 99 days until February 15, 2012. And then it will be back “The Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2011” with the emphasis on the 84th anniversary of the …
No flooding in Bangkok, don't be fooled
Up to this time Saturday, October 30, 09.00:09.00 here in Bangkok, there have been no significant floods and certainly not any threat. The only flood is that of emails, all of which I try to answer as best I can There is not a single significant riverbank violation in Bangkok over the past few days when the highest water point associated with the spring tide was reached around XNUMX:XNUMX am, by now five days ago. High water levels…
Chiang Mai Zoo and the panda baby Lin Bing
It may not be a top attraction, but the Chiang Mai Zoo is worth a visit. The Zoo itself is not much special. You will find a standard collection of animals. The main attraction is the panda enclosure. In May 2009, a panda was born there: Lin Bing. The father of this panda baby is called Chuang Chuang and the mother Lin Hui. Lin Bing is now the most popular tourist attraction in Chiang Mai. Thais come from…
Pattaya, more than just a vibrant nightlife
Pattaya is a unique city, especially for its nightlife. You won't find anything comparable anywhere in the world anytime soon.
Yet Pattaya has more to offer than just nightly entertainment with all the trimmings. You would do the city short to judge Pattaya only on the large number of beer and GoGo bars present.
Dutch glory in Bangkok: the MahaNakhon
At the end of 2010, construction will start on the tallest building in Bangkok, the MahaNakhon (in Thai: 'metropolis').
Bangkok, best city in the world
Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine voted Bangkok as the best city in the world. In an honorable second place is Chiang Mai. With that, these two Thai cities beat other greats such as: Florence, San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), Rome, Sydney, Buenos Aires, Oaxaca (Mexico), Barcelona and New York City. It is fair to say that the survey of the American glossy travel magazine was conducted before the demonstrations of the Redshirts in Bangkok. Nevertheless, it is a…
Bangkok: struggling to get back on track
6 June 2010 – Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Prime Minister of Thailand, has begun reforming his cabinet following a vote of no confidence last week. Thailand is grappling with the fallout from the deadly military crackdown on demonstrators in the center of Bangkok's commercial district. The Thai residents of the capital are doing their best to make Bangkok an attractive city again, the bustling metropolis as it was before the crisis. Already …
Royal Flora Ratchaphruek in Chiang Mai
By Chris Vercammen Today I go back in time, at the end of 2006. The then government decided to give the King a unique gift wherever the people could enjoy. That became the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek in Chiang Mai. This flower and plant exhibition was opened for the first time on November 80, 5 to 2006 …
Krung Thep – City of Angels
By Khun Peter Normal life can start again in Bangkok. The streets are almost clean. BTS Skytrain and MRT are operating almost normally again. Today, Thais, expats and a handful of tourists wake up in a city without mainly soldiers, barbed wire, car tires and roadblocks. Yesterday, Thai and farang helped clean up the blackened city in some places. It was a sign of relief. Bangkok was held hostage by a political conflict. Now the…
Lam Morrison Thailand's Guitar King
Should you be going to Pattaya soon and are you a fan of rock music and blues? Then you should definitely pay a visit to the 'Blues Factory'. You will find a Thai living legend there, the guitar virtuoso Lam Morrison (sounds like Van Morrison?). Lamb is a kind of Thai Jimi Hendrix. He can play the guitar incredibly well. You will definitely enjoy his performances. From the entrance of Walking Street, just walk straight ahead at the level of the Marine …
By Hans Bos Good news for those who want to go to Pattaya as soon as possible after arriving in Thailand. U-tapao Airport in Chonburi gets a major facelift and is then called U-tapao Pattaya International Airport. The airport, a famous American base during the Vietnam War, is being expanded with a new terminal, while the capacity is increasing from the current 400 to 1200 passengers per hour. The number of 'parking places' for aircraft is also growing strongly, from 4 to ...
Pattaya has (almost) everything
There is no place in Thailand where you can go crazy and the nightlife is as vibrant as in Pattaya. In addition, Pattaya is alive every minute of the day.
Sex paradise for older men
Anyone who visits Pattaya in Thailand cannot have missed it. The many "older" Western men, who walk hand in hand with a young Thai woman. An age difference of 20, 30 or 40 years is more the rule than the exception. Like lovesick lovebirds on their way to the beach, a restaurant or the hotel. For a number of gentlemen among us it may be a pleasant thought that you can still be a 'sexy' man over the age of 65, with a …