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Phuket Travel Guide Information
Phuket formerly known as Tha-Laang or Talang, or Junk Ceylon in Western sources, a distortion of the Malay Tanjung Salang, i.e. “Cape Salang”) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phang Nga and Krabi, but as Phuket is an island there are no land boundaries. Phuket is [...]
Continue reading...Patong Beach Travel Tips
13. October 2008
Patong Beach is a beach on Phuket’s west coast, and to the town adjoining it. It is the main tourist resort in Phuket. It also contains an important centre of Phuket’s nightlife and is the centre of cheap shopping on the island. The beach became popular with western tourists, especially Europeans, in the late 1980s. [...]
Continue reading...Ko Samui Travel Information
13. October 2008
Ko Samui, often called just Samui is an island in the Gulf of Thailand, some 700km south of Bangkok and about 80km from the eastern coastline of southern Thailand. Ko Samui island of Surat Thani Province is an island off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus in Thailand, close to the mainland Surat Thani [...]
Continue reading...Chiang Rai Travel Guide
13. October 2008
Mueang Chiang Rai is a city in Amphoe Mueang, Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand. Chiang Rai is the capital of Chiang Rai province, in Northern Thailand. The town has a population of around 62,000 and is the main commercial centre serving the Golden Triangle border region of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. It is an [...]
Continue reading...Travel to Chiang Mai
13. October 2008
Chiang Mai (Jiang Mai), also sometimes written as “Chiengmai”, is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand, and is the capital of Chiang Mai Province. It is located some 700 km (435 mi) north of Bangkok, among some of the highest mountains in the country. The city stands on the Ping river, a [...]
Continue reading...Bangkok Travel and Tourist Guide
13. October 2008
Bangkok is the capital, largest urban area and primate city of Thailand. It was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the capital city in 1768 after the burning of Ayuthaya. However, the [...]
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13. October 2008
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