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Bangkok: Samphran - giant Dragon temple
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extract of article by Richard Barrow When you are travelling around Thailand and you use guidebooks such as Lonely Planet, you should never make the mistake of using it as a bible. Just because the guidebook lists five temples for a city, it doesn't mean that other temples are not worth visiting. Som...
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Bangkok: Wake Boarding at Samut Prakan
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Club Taco - Bangkok Tel: +66 (0) 2316 7810Club Taco is a great place to meet the Bangkok wakeboarding crowd. It is located at 175/1, km 13 Bangna-Trad Road, Moo 12, Bangplee-Yai. The easiest way to get there is by driving down the Bangna-Trad Highway (direction Chonburi. After passing the exit to the n...
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Bangkok: Samut Prakan Crocodile farm and Zoo
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Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm which is the largest in the world is located to the East of Bangkok, aprox 30 from my home in Thonburi. To get this place is possible just either by bus or taxi. Nevertheless if you take the bus you must catch a taxi at the bus terminal. So for the most convenience it is rec...
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Bangkok Floating Markets
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Bang Phli Floating Market Bang Phli Floating MarketEstablished more than 150 years ago by Chinese traders, the traditional floating market at Bang Phli is still going strong. Unlike some other examples in Thailand, this floating market has managed to escape the pressures of tourism and remain c...
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Bangkok: King Power Duty Free Mall
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Covering 10,662 sq. m spread over two floors, the King Power Duty Free Complex really is a shopping Mecca for bargain hunters and quality product aficionados. I am now going to let the Complex’s own exuberant website extol the virtues of its premises: “Whenever stopping over in the Land of Smiles or...
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BANGKOK: Cheap Charlie's Bar (Tourist attraction since 1982)
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1982 2010 Cheap Charlie's was first established by partnership of Charlie and His brother Satit with initial investment of only ten thousand baht in 1982. The Counter was acquired for free and Charlie starts beer at 20 baht a bottle. In the beginning animals such as hawk, squirrels,birds and ev...
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Handy Tips for tourist to Thailand
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Many people enjoy a two or three week holiday in Thailand and leave without ever really getting to know or experience authentic Thai culture. Buddhism is a highly spiritual religion, incorporating the traditional Thai beliefs that surround ancestral and natural spirits. You cannot fail t...
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Bangkok: Chatuchak: Talaad Rot Fai (Railway Markets)
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Gallery: Bangkok's newest retro lovers' hangout, the weekend Train MarketTalad Rot Fai is the only place in Bangkok where you can shop for antiques and old-school fashions and drink beer inside rusty train coachesBy Pongpat Patumsuwon 3 February, 2011A Bangkok market has grabbed the attention...
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Bangkok Spa and massage centres
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In the last ten years, you may notice spa as the fastest growing business in many countries. In Thailand there are almost 800 spa venues recognized as high standard. In Bangkok alone, there are countless ranging from the most luxurious to the simplest one making the city spa heaven. Because it's ev...
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Bangkok: Museum of Siam
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Museum of Siam, the futuristic national discovery museum which opened its doors to the public in 2008 should prove a boon for all visitors usefully occupied over thier trips. Museum of Siam under the supervision of Discovery and Creative Learning advocates a source of learning under...
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Bangkok - The movie "The Hangover II" shot in Bangkok
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The wolf pack is back and finding themselves in trouble again. In the new, full trailer for “The Hangover Part II,” Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Justin Bartha all reprise their roles as friends who reunite in Thailand for Stu’s (Helms) wedding and are forced to deal with all too fam...
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Bangkok: Chatuchak: Parks this one is "Queen Sirikit Park"
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Queen Sirikit Park is a botanical garden in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, Thailand. It was built in 1992 and named after Queen Sirikit to celebrate her 60th birthday. It contains many fountains and pools where lotus flowers bloom.Queen Sirikit Park is probably one of the most attractive botanica...
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Bangkok: Palaces
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The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings in Bangkok it is probably the must see for any tourist in the city. It served as the official residence of the king of Thailand from the 18th century to the mid-20th century.After the death of King Ananda Mahidol in the Baromphiman Palace, King Bhumibol moved...
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New bars Bangkok 2011
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March 2011Bangkok: new 2011 -The Iron Fairies & Co- creative combination of workshop, bar & restaurant in BangkokSqueezed between the “normal” retail shops on the bustling Thonglor street front, with a facade of dark timber double doors, blacked out windows with 19th Century style go...
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Kanchanaburi - Amazing rainforest, River Kwai + Tigers
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oxygen turnover and hosting mind-boggling biodiversity. From soaring vines and canopies to majestic fauna sheltered in a huge canopy of green, they practically demand an audience. Even the urban jungle’s most dedicated denizens, so caught up in asphalt and ambition, could do well to remember t...
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Kanchanaburi - River Jungle Raft Hotel
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The River Kwai Jungle Rafts was founded in 1976 by a French man, Mr. J. Bes. Its unique floating houses on the River Kwai with beautiful natural surrounding and nearby native Mon Village, makes the River Kwai Jungle Rafts, not just a place to getaway to but a legend to be experienced, have its begin...
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Bangkok: SkyBar and Sirocco Restaurant
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Enjoy sweeping views from the top of Bangkok's second tallest building, the landmark State Tower with its highly visible golden dome. Tucked away in a corner of the award-winning open air Sirocco restaurant on the 64th floor, Sky Bar's counter is magically illuminated and changes colour every fe...
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Bangkok: TreetopAsia tour (Flight with the gibbons)
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Map Lcoation - click here - use the zoom tools to reduce or enlarge the map to see more Two rather mature adults plus four young adults set off from Bangkok to test our metal on the tour of the rainforest of Chonburi. Not from the ground, but from in the air!!! The trip to the treetops was perhaps a little...
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Bangkok - Chonburi: Khao Kheow Open Zoo can you believe this!
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An open zooWildlife Sanctuary,Accommodation (3 to 4.5 star),Shows,Tour packages (day and night)Teambuilding events,Restaurants and more. To expand image click here, to the right you'll see tage word Khao Kheow open zoo, clicking on it will produce other images which I extracted from t...
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Bangkok: Hangover II tours - can u handle it
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haa just kidden - or not! Thailand is the society of "beautiful people, it is also a “The land of freedom” so if you wanna party then “just do it” But be smart use an A.P.A.C. Asok Personal Assistant / Concierge, we’ll host you to the most...
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Bangkok: Chez Charlie - the Delicacy of Soup and Crepe
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Open 2011-07. No much to see in the website yet but here is the newsOwner Khun Aey is a lovely lady, she adoors healthy lifestyle, after many years of tantalising friends with her homemade delights it's now shared in the community. Chez Charlie (Chez is French word for "home" and Charlie is her son) pr...
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Bangkok: Dining out together?
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Much like Tiger Woods is nearly unbeatable on the golf course, Bangkok shares a similar reputation when it comes to food. The options are seemingly endless, with a selection of authentic Thai dishes from the north, northeast, south, and central regions combined with Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Mi...
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Pattaya - Fast track VIP service from the Airport
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Just received this flyer and thought to let everyone know Free VIP Welcome at BKKMeet & greet at aircraft door and fastrack + transfers For 10 days only (Now until 04 June 2011) Now is your chance to try our very popular VIP Welcome Service (Meet & Greet at aircra...
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Benjakiti Park Bangkok
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Newly built area of green and a place for relaxation Noteworthy: Bangkok's newest park on the grounds of the state tobacco factory has less shade and fewer people than the others. Word to the wise: Here you can jog, bike, canoe or rent a paddleboat as the green oasis is almost as large as the Lumphini Pa...
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Bangkok - Mansion 7: Haunted House
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Bangkok’s most bizarre new shopping and drinking Experience Halloween might be over but this Bangkok mall aims to freak out its guests every day of the year Looking more like a movie set than a shopping mall, Mansion 7 hopes to attract Bangkok's trend-conscious set by offering them something com...
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Bangkok: SIAM NIRAMIT
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SIAM NIRAMITWorld Class SpectacularUnseen Holiday in Bangkok Siam Niramit is set on a site of 10 acres and, in addition to the theater, comprises a quaint Thai Village set on a canal, bringing to life the traditional lifestyles, arts and crafts of the four regions of the Kingdom. A delicious Thai-...
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Bangkok - Kho Kret Island
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If you are thinking of "Ko Kret - Tropical Island", then you need to head further south than Bangkok. Yes, it has banana trees, and palms and the odd shanty shack, but tropical Island, Ko Kret is not! It was never really intended that it should be an Island. It just happened to be a piece of land that neede...
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Bangkok - Royal Barges museum
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The Royal Barge Museum,on the banks of the Bangkok Noi Canal off the Chao Phraya River, is a huge boathouse that displays eight royal barges that are the product of the finest Thai craftsmanship. Start your tour of the museum by viewing the four-part video clip which will give you an overview of the his...
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Bangkok - Sai Noi Floating markets - a must see
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The Sai Noi floating market is a very authentic Thai floating market tucked away on the Phra Pimonrat canal in Sai Noi district Nonthaburi about 30 km from Bangkok’s northern city limits. Sai Noi is the district at the northern edge of Nonthaburi on the west bank of the Chao Phraya where the area is less...
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