Ranong, also a Thai pearl on the Andaman Sea (video)
Ranong, the northernmost Thai province on the Andaman Sea, has a lot to offer a tourist with an abundance of mangroves, beaches, hot springs, islands, mountains, caves, waterfalls and temples.
Ngao Waterfall National Park in Ranong
Thailand has more than 100 national parks, which I obviously do not know all, in fact, I only know a few. It even took a violation of the Emergency Decree to introduce me to Ngao Waterfall National Park in southern Ranong province.
Thailand Visa question No. 256/23: Borderrun Ranong
Questioner: At the beginning of January we will be going to Thailand for a longer period of time and will have to make a visa run. A friend of mine from Chiangmai told me that many border points with Myanmar are closed, with the exception of Ranong. We are staying in and around Cha Am for a longer period of time and that would be a nice trip. Does anyone know more about using Ranong as a border point for a visa run? I know I also need a visa for 3…
Thailand Visa question No. 020/23: Is the border post at Ranong open again for borderrun?
Next week we have to make a visa trip. In the past we always went to Andaman club in Ranong. All borders are closed due to the unrest in Myanmar. Recently I read that there would be talks about reopening the borders. However, I never read that that happened again.
Does anyone know if the border to Myanmar at Ranong is open for foreign tourists? I ask this because I am 9 days short of visa days and if possible do not want to pay a 500 baht fine per day when I fly back to the Netherlands from Thailand. I have already used the 1 month extension.
Thailand wants the Andaman coast on Unesco World Heritage List
The Thai cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal to nominate a coastal area on the Andaman Sea, which is already a recognized nature reserve, for inclusion in the provisional list of Unesco World Heritage Sites. The proposed site runs through Ranong, Phangnga and Phuket, and also includes six national parks and one mangrove swamp.
Chinese cemeteries in Thailand
Thais generally have themselves cremated after their death. The urn filled with ashes can then be kept at home or in a special spirit house or bricked into a temple wall somewhere, according to financial possibilities and religious needs.
A nice border run (final)
As mentioned in part 1, we want to turn this border run into something more than a 'run'. The main goal was already reached in the very early afternoon, so we will now do some sightseeing in Ranong and the surrounding area.
A nice border run (1)
Last week one of my friends was forced to do a border run. Although he used to stay here on an annual extension, it was now temporarily impossible for him to meet the financial requirements as an unmarried pensioner. So, with a Non O Multiple Entries, obtained at the Thai Embassy in The Hague, every 90 days, you are required to leave the country to obtain a new 90-day residence period.
Thai Riviera must give tourism a new impulse
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has come up with a master plan for the regions of Phetchaburi, Hua Hin, Chumphon and Ranong, which together form the 'Thai Riviera'. According to the plan, this area has a lot of tourist potential because it has a sustainable, cultural, historical, gastronomic and sporting offer.
I am going to do trip in December from Prachuap Khiri Khan to Ranong and back by motobike (Honda Dream). Does anyone have any tips regarding where to stay, choice of roads, stopping points, etc.?
Reader question: Monthly trip to Ranong, which route?
From January 2017 we will spend the winter in Pattaya again for 3 months. Around February, like every year, we want to make a trip that we want to take about 1 month for, and in which everything is allowed and nothing is required.
Dutchman arrested for old murder in Thailand
In 2007, the then 26-year-old Rose Sulaiman disappeared without a trace in Thailand. Her body was found a year later. Crime reporter Peter R. de Vries became involved in the case, as did a cold case team of the police in The Hague. Yesterday, her 46-year-old husband Bert van D. was recovered.
A nice price
Coming back from Penang by train I spend a night in Chumpong. I'm up again at midnight. I'm going downstairs. There appears to be a large restaurant there, which is already busy. I pay for my room and inquire how to get to Ranong. The woman at the reception thinks for a second and asks if she should arrange a minivan. Please, I say. She calls and says a van is coming at eight o'clock…