Phitsanulok: Buddhist Temples and Rice Fields

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Posted December 11, 2011  /   By George  /  0 Comments

Located in northern Thailand around 400 kilometers from Bangkok and surrounded by green rice fields, Phitsanulok is not a famous tourist destination but a Traditional Thai province, where one still can find a old style living while its residents proclaim themselves as the “Original Thais”. Somebody told me that the inhabitants of Phitsanulok feel animosity …

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Visiting Buri Ram and Phanom Rung

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Posted December 10, 2011  /   By George  /  0 Comments

Even being one of poorest places in Thailand, Buri Ram literally means “the city of happiness”. That is because northeastern inhabitants in Thailand are not rich but they are so happy. Far from being a tourist spot, Buriram is traditionally an agricultural town and province which offers a sight of rice fields and some interesting …

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Surin: Elephants, Silk and Farangs

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Because it’s a comfortable and unexpensive small city with decent night life good restaurants, beautiful girls and beer, Surin is the city of choice of hundreds of expats. Surin is the capital of the Surin province in northeastern Thailand in the region commonly known as Isan. It is famous for annual Elephant Round-up. Certainly is …

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First Trip to Thailand, Korat – October 2004

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Korat, Thailand – This was also my first time to visit Thailand so I was so excited to visit this exotic country, even I was a bit afraid of culture shock. Indeed Thailand has nothing to do with western cultures: food, lifestyle, habits, buildings, cars are very different than in the west. Thailand has nothing …

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Thailand 4WD Tour Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai

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Posted January 8, 2010  /   By George  /  0 Comments

Thailand Off road adventure guided tour Thailand 4WD off-road Tour 7 Days 6 nights Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai – Golden triangle Area Day 1: Arrival to Chiang Mai Pick up from airport or train station then transfer to hotel and tour briefing welcome dinner at Chiang Mai Old cultural center have northern Thai style …

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Thailand 4WD Tour Chiang Mai – Mae Hong Son – Pai Area

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Thailand Off road adventure guided tour Thailand 4WD off-road Tour 7 Days 6 nights Chiang Mai – Mae Hong Son – Pai Area Day 1: Arrival to Chiang Mai Pick up from airport or train station then transfer to hotel and tour briefing welcome dinner at Chiang Mai Old cultural center have northern Thai style …

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Thailand Enduro tour Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai – Golden Triangle

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Thailand Enduro adventure tour itinerary Thailand Enduro off-road Tour 7 Days 6 nights Chiang Mai – Chiang Rai – Golden Triangle Day 1: Arrival to Chiang Mai Pick up from airport or train station then transfer to hotel and tour briefing welcome dinner at Chiang Mai Old cultural center have northern Thai style food with …

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Thailand Enduro tour Chiang Mai – Mae Hong Son – Pai Area

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Thailand Enduro tour itinerary Thailand Enduro off-road Tour 7 Days 6 nights Chiang Mai – Mae Hong Son – Pai Area Day 1: Arrival to Chiang Mai Pick up from airport or train station then transfer to hotel and tour briefing welcome dinner at Chiang Mai Old cultural center have northern Thai style food with …

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