In December there is a boat to Koh Kret every weekend. Booking in advance gives you a discount. Koh Kret is a small island in the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi Province. The island is about 3 km long and 3 km wide with an area of about 4,2 square kilometers.
Mae Sam Laep, a pure pearl
More than twenty years ago I visited Mae Sam Laep, a small town about 50 kilometers from Mae Sariang. This small border town is located on the Salween River, which forms the border between Thailand and Burma over a distance of 120 kilometers. In twenty years, things have changed.
The lovely beach of Hua Hin
Hua Hin has a beautiful beach. It is elongated, about five kilometers long and quite wide. The beach slopes gently into the sea, so even if you are not such a good swimmer you can still enjoy the sea.
A hand kiss in Kamphaeng Phet
Frans goes in search of the rich Thai history but does not end up in the old capitals Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, but he travels to Kamphaeng Phet. This city is located about 80 kilometers southwest of Sukhothai and, according to information, has an equally rich history.
The Sunflowers of Mae Hong Son
As Chiang Mai is called 'The Rose of the North', you could call Mae Hong Son 'The Sunflower of the Far North'.
CentralWorld Bangkok a paradise for children (video)
Traveling to Thailand with your children? Doing! Thailand has so much to offer. If you are in Bangkok, be sure to take your teenage children to CentralWorld, Thailand's largest shopping mall.
It is perhaps the strangest and certainly the hairiest festival in Thailand: the annual Monkey Festival of Lopburi. This year it will take place on Sunday 28 November. There are four rounds, at 22:00 (Saturday), 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00. Free entrance.
Two extremes in Chachoengsao
A Thai friend tells me that he visited a beautiful and famous temple in Chachoengsao a few days ago. He knows that I immediately say 'I want to see that too'.
Khao Chee Chan
Near Pattaya you can visit the special landmark known as Khao Chee Chan. This Buddha image carved into a rock is the largest in the world with a height of no less than 130 meters and a width of 70 meters.
On November 19, 2021, the annual Loi Krathong Festival will be celebrated in Thailand. In many different places in Thailand, including Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, there are evening activities and the 'Festival of Lights' is celebrated exuberantly.
Day trip to Khon Kaen Zoo
In anticipation of the reopening of the Megabreak pool hall in Pattaya, several employees have returned to their village in Isaan. One of the ladies, whom I have known for a long time, went back to Maha Sarakham to help her parents in the small farming business. She also spends a lot of time with children from her family and from the village, who are not yet able to go to school. She regularly sends me photos and this time it was about a day trip to the zoo in Khon Kaen.
Phuket: A topper in South Thailand!
Phuket, island in the Andaman Sea in southwestern Thailand. Nickname: “Pearl of the South”. Besides beautiful beaches, an azure blue sea and a pleasant temperature, you can enjoy interesting history and ditto culture.
The port of Khao Takiab near Hua Hin (video)
The port of Khao Takiab near Hua Hin is a lively place where the fish is brought ashore and you can even taste it fresh daily in the many restaurants at the port.
Museum of Buddhist Art in Pattaya
How wonderful it is when wealthy people realize that they can do something for the community with their money. Perhaps most famous here in Pattaya is The Sanctuary of Truth, that beautiful wooden structure in Naklua. Less well known is an archaeological museum called The Museum of Buddhist Art. Less known, but no less impressive.
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.
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.