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Lumpini Park   Bangkok

Lumpini Park, Bangkok

 9 Reviews  When we arrived at Bangkok (our last visit July 2006) my brother handed us over a paper where he had written down the Thai name of LUMPHINI - SATHOR. Our hotel was located in that area, and we had to... 

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Villages and Beaches   Phuket

Villages and Beaches, Phuket

 37 Reviews  As a local I should really be keeping this a secret but I don't think many people will visit my page, so I am considering this as a prize for those who do stop by and end up using this... 

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Beaches   Ko Samui

Beaches, Ko Samui

 8 Reviews  Koh Nangyuan is a small island about 1 and a half hour from Koh Samui. It has great snorkeling and diving. It's lovely and there is only a resort there. You can get there taking a catamaran sped ferry... 

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Jungle Trek   Chiang Mai

Jungle Trek, Chiang Mai

 23 Reviews  This towering waterfall, about 250m high at the top, is an awesome sight. You approach it near Doi Inthanon National Park, and as you're hiking through the jungle (about a 10 minute hike) you can hear... 

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Wats, Mosques & Temples   Hat Yai

Wats, Mosques & Temples, Hat Yai

 3 Reviews  Wats (Thai buddhist temples) are oblivious buildings around Hat Yai in part due to the majority of Thais who embrace Buddhism. We visited several Wats between hat yai and Songkla (a neighbouring... 

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Bangkok's Canals - the Khlongs   Bangkok

Bangkok's Canals - the Khlongs, Bangkok

 12 Reviews  We walked along this pretty canal from near Wat Kalayanamit then found a bridge across so we could walk to Wat Arun. This canal is not really a canal it was part of the original Chao Phraya River till... 

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Exotic animals   Phuket

Exotic animals, Phuket

 11 Reviews  probably not really off the beaten path, but well worth a look in. lots of exotic birds and other things to check out. one noticable difference to western zoos, is the abscence of any barrier cages.... 

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Wildlife & Nature   Ko Samui

Wildlife & Nature, Ko Samui

 5 Reviews  Right up the top, on almost the highest point of Ko Samui, is the Magic Garden. A haven of peace inhabited by flowers and butterflies and very few tourists. Also the main reason for the visit are the... 

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Elephants and Rafting   Chiang Mai

Elephants and Rafting, Chiang Mai

 14 Reviews  I came here as part of a long-necked tribe daytrip I did from Chiang Mai. We first rode on elephants for about 40 minutes or so alongside a river. We then transferred onto bamboo rafts and made our... 

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Snake Restaurant   Hat Yai

Snake Restaurant, Hat Yai

 1 Review  For reasons of taste (in both senses of the word) I did not put this tip in the restaurant section! I had seen this spectacle on TV a few times but had not witnessed the real thing. There is a place... 

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Backstreets   Bangkok

Backstreets, Bangkok

 11 Reviews  The area around Santa Cruz Church was mainly habited by westerners or farangs at the start of the 20th century. This is a peaceful area with narrow streets and some lovely wooden houses. it is close... 

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Hat Nai Yang Beach   Phuket

Hat Nai Yang Beach, Phuket

 5 Reviews  This is a beautiful beach and everyone is so friendly. No fancy restaurants (except maybe at the few bigger hotels?) but lots of small restaurants right on the beach - eat with your bare feet in the... 

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Waterfalls   Ko Samui

Waterfalls, Ko Samui

 2 Reviews  There are 2 Na muang waterfalls: The first one is the largest and you can swim underneath it which is very refreshing and cooling on a hot day. It has a fall of about 79 metres so it is quite a big... 

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Karen Hill Tribe   Chiang Mai

Karen Hill Tribe, Chiang Mai

 5 Reviews  STOP 5 on TRIBAL TOUR Still continuing on back roads our next stop was the Karen Long Neck village. The long necks live here, we saw their homes in the distance. Instead of visiting these, we were... 

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Wat Hat Yai Nai   Hat Yai

Wat Hat Yai Nai, Hat Yai

 1 Review  This is home to a large reclining Buddha, the 3rd largest in Thailand apparently, and a small mausoleum with a souvenir shop in the base. It is a little way out of town so you need to use a local... 

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Nonthaburi and Koh Kret   Bangkok

Nonthaburi and Koh Kret, Bangkok

 4 Reviews  Ko Kret located in Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province, northwest of Bangkok. Ko Kret is a small islet beside the Chao Phraya River. You can ride a boat from Bangkok or just across The Chao... 

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Phang Nga Bay   Phuket

Phang Nga Bay, Phuket

 13 Reviews  At some islands there are partially submerged grotoes that can be entered by small boats during low tide. Swiftlets have made their nests in some of these caves where locals come to 'farm' these... 

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Doi Inthanon National Park   Chiang Mai

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai

 3 Reviews  Not a full bus for this tour, only 6 people including me! On leaving Chiang Mai, you head out in the countryside with mountain views. The road climbs, and the 1st stop is....... 1.........Vachirathan... 

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Philatelic Museum   Hat Yai

Philatelic Museum, Hat Yai

 1 Review  If you've already seen everything there is to see in Hat Yai and are really stuck for something to do you could visit the philatelic museum and look at lots of stamps. Alternatively you could find... 

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Forensic Science Museum   Bangkok

Forensic Science Museum, Bangkok

 2 Reviews  In the BTS guide we found a little piece about a Museum of forensic history. In the short description there were sentences like “for something out of the ordinary” and “not for the squeamish” and of... 

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Sangkhaphaeng   Chiang Mai

Sangkhaphaeng, Chiang Mai

 3 Reviews  If you make it to Sangkhaphaeng you should try your hardest to visit the village of Ban On Luai Mae On!!! This is a small, friendly, and traditional village. Here you will find many interesting... 

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Internet Access   Hat Yai

Internet Access, Hat Yai

 1 Review  Around Hat Yai there are many Internet cafes. Some are hopeless, their PCs crash all the time and connection speeds are extremely slow. The best one I've found is at the Ocean Shopping Centre on the... 

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Chao Phraya River   Bangkok

Chao Phraya River, Bangkok

 8 Reviews  Jack’s Bar - as we nicknamed it - is a very rustic little place on the Chao Phraya River. Great for chilling out, people watching and taking in the atmosphere of the comings and goings of this busy... 

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Wat Umong   Chiang Mai

Wat Umong, Chiang Mai

 2 Reviews  Way U Mong is located about ten minutes out of the main party of Chiang Mai but alot people miss going to this temple. The temple is located in the jungle and you immediatley notice the change in... 

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Pak Khlong Talat (Flower Market)   Bangkok

Pak Khlong Talat (Flower Market), Bangkok

 2 Reviews  Go in the evening or at night - either by taxi directly there or by rivertaxi to Tha Rachini or Saphan Phut and walk. Walk along the streets to see the amazing variety of flowers - also try to find... 

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Phu Kradung National Park

by AlbuqRay

This is Thailand's national park on top of a mesa at 1200 meters (~4000 ft) elevation. It is 135 square kilometers of a cooler climate and the associated ecosystem. To reach its pine forests and grasslands, you must walk, or more specifically, climb the 1200 meters in a distance of 5.4 km. This is a non-trivial task and limits the number of visitors. Facilities are not bad at the top (bungalows, tents, restrooms, restaurants, etc.), if you survive the climb. I am in fair shape for my age (61); it took me 5.5 hrs. to go up and 4 hrs. to come down. See also my tips and travelogues on Phu Kradung under Northeast Thailand.

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Take an Elephant ride

by kyoub

We drove around and finally found the sign that said Nosey Parker's Elephant Park.They brought in two elephants and put seats on their backs, while we waited. We climbed up the stairs to reach their height and got on. Each had a driver and they took us down a stream, across a field and back. What fun.After we got off we got to feed them bananas.

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Birds everywhere

by kyoub

Bird Watching in Khoa Sam Roi Yot, National Park.It is in an ideal location for birdwatching. The park, the freshwater marsh 15 km.to the north, and the long beach. We added 32 birds to our list just in that area. Common, collared,white-throated, and black-capped kingfishers are beautiful and quite numerous. In the marsh we saw the purple and the grey heron. Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Bronze-winged Jacana,Black-winged Stilt,and Purple swamphen to name just afew. The Khao Daeng Canal boat trip is very relaxing also. Beautiful mountain vistas, birds among the mangroves, and monkeys in the trees.

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Mae Sariang

by AndreSTGT

The great thing about this small town in Thailand's wild North-West region is that there is absolutely nothing to do here. Mae Sariang is still blessed with the absence of traveler-cafés and there are only very few guesthouses.A 60min Songthaw ride from Mae Sariang on the Burmese border is Mae Sam Laep, a tiny village predominantly inhabited by Burmese refugees. The way the people live here is really fascinating and the scenery on the Salawin river is breathtaking. I was the only farang in the village, so i had to charter the boat for a relaxed river cruise all by myself. I managed to get it for 140B/hour.Last visit : March 2000

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Ko Tarutao

by AndreSTGT

This is the largest island of the marine national park of the same name. The islands belong to Thailand's southern Satun province and can be reached by boat from the village of Pakbara. When i visited in 1996 this region was still so off-the-beaten track that even over New Years Eve there were only a handful Westerners on the island. The only accommodation option were mattresses on the floor in state-run bungalows (600Baht), there was no running water and no fan. The island's beaches were sublimely beautiful, picture-perfect tropical beaches, completely deserted. Ao Sai, my favorite beach and maybe one of the most beautiful in the world, is a 45min walk south of the NP headquarters. The path leads through the jungle and there's a nice creek where you can cool off on the way.

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Truly off the beaten trail.

by worldkiwi

Ko Bulon Leh is a small island in the southwest of Thailand. I wasn't sure whether to publicise this place, in fear of it being ruined by mass tourism, but hopefully it will continue to receive visitors who want a quiet tropical retreat and those who want noise and bright lights will stay in Phuket.I stayed in Bulone Resort - a laid back freindly place, right on the beachfront, with a good restaurant. Little beach huts with no fan, but a mosquito net and shared bathrooms cost 250 Baht (about 4 pounds sterling or NZ$13).The beach is the big drawcard here. Just around the point heading south from the Bulone Resort is a white stretch of deserted beach in front of the school sports field (the school is tiny and caters for the little village on the island). The water there was crystal clear and inviting!The island is nice to explore on foot. There are about four other places to stay and all...

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Fishing Market

by worldcam

If you are "into" seafood...downtown Bangkok has a huge bustling fish market in the wee hours of the morning. (5 am wee) This is where the restaurants and grocery stores come for their fresh fish -- and it's very fresh. Right from the ocean the market sells everything you can imagine, and then some.

Khmer Ruins on the Cambodian Border

by AlbuqRay

There are not many tourists in Isan. You can stay at Pirom Guest House in Surin (150 baht with fan) and take one of Mr. Pirom's tours to see Khmer ruins. The tours are not cheap, 1200 baht per person, but are well worth it (the stories are free). At Prasat Ta Muen Tom on the Cambodian border, you may get a special escort to protect you from the bandits that may cross the border. See also my Thailand travelogue on Smaller Khmer Sites.

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Phu Phrabat Historical Park

by AlbuqRay

The sandstone formations, caves and water pools here are worth seeing. Some of the cave paintings are 6000 years old. You can get a half day tour out of Tim's Guest House in Si Chiang Mai. In Mar 02, it was 450 baht for the car and guide for four people. The site is actually closer (12 km) to the "other" Ban Phu, i.e., not the one near Ban Chiang. There is a nice visitors center with displays. It is also where you pay the park entrance fee (30 baht for foreigners). See also my Northeast Thailand travelogue on the Si Chiang Mai Area.

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Doi Inthanon National Park

by AlbuqRay

Doi Inthanon is Thailand's tallest mountain (2565.3341 meters or ~8416 ft). It is located about 35 miles south of Chiang Mai. It was quite cool at the top when I was there; I needed a jacket. A little way down the mountain are two large chedi's, one for the King and one for the Queen, with a nice garden below them. They are worth a visit but you must be able to climb stairs. At the lower levels in the park there are nice waterfalls. It costs 200 baht for a foreigner to enter the park.

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