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There are many beautiful islands that can be explored in Tarutao National Marine Park in Satun Province. One of the most popular islands to stay on is this one called Koh Lipe. This is Pattaya Beach and they even had a Walking Street. The island has a variety of accommodation from a few hundred…

Nurses makes phone calls and arrange the paperwork to coordinate the transfer of patients from Chulalongkorn Hospital to a diferent one in Bangkok on April 30, 2010. Chulalongkorn Hospital in the Thai capital evacuated most of its patients after anti-government Red …

Wearing army uniform, former Thailand’s Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh talks with reporters as he arrives for a self reporting at the gate of the government’s Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) Friday, April 30, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Chavalit, also a retired …

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Trang Province, bordering the Andaman Sea, has many spectacular limestone cliffs and white sandy beaches. Now that it has its own airport, you will start to see people coming to the islands offshore here rather than to overcrowded destinations like Phuket and Krabi. Original post blogged on www.mythaiphotos.com .

The Statue of King Rama VI is partially obscured by the main barricade of the Red-shirts’ fortified camp in the financial central district of Silom in downtown Bangkok on April 29, 2010. (Richard Barrow/ @RichardBarrow ) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

Earlier today I went for a walkabout around Red Camp which stretches four directions from the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok. This is the heart of the shopping district which has been hard hit by the protests. This first picture I…

This morning I went on a five hour walk to inspect the Red Shirt fortifications at the four roads leading away from Ratchaprasong Intersection. Before I start, I want to remind people that the barbed wire pictured here is sharp! Do not touch it to see…

Apple  today announced that its Worldwide Developers Conference will begin June 7, the likely date when the company will introduce its next iPhone. WWDC, which will be held in San Francisco at the Moscone Center, will run from June 7 to 11, according to the conference’s Web site, which went live earlier today. …

During my recent holiday to the South of Thailand, I visited some white sandy beaches in Satun Province. All of the islands here are like the one in this picture. I had a wonderful time. I felt a thousand miles away from the protests in Bangkok. The only Reds I saw here were tourists who had been in…

Thai soldiers run across a busy road during a clash with ‘Red Shirt’ anti-government protesters in a northern section of Bangkok on April 28, 2010. Thai security forces fired warning shots during a confrontation with anti-government protesters in the north of Bangkok, which is reeling from weeks of sometimes violent unrest. The standoff, …

Last weekend I flew down to the south of Thailand for a three-day break on the beaches and islands in Trang and Satun. While there I had a really enjoyable time snorkelling in the crystal clear water of the…

The Mon people, in the communities surrounding Wat Bang Ya Phraek in Phra Pradaeng District of Samut Prakan, took part in a parade and merit making activities this afternoon. In Thai, this parade is called “ngan hae yot phra chedi sai”. Which is basically a parade to carry the pinnacle or slender …

This afternoon I drove over to Wat Bang Ya Phraek in Phra Pradaeng District of Samut Prakan to take pictures at their annual parade of the pinnacles for the sand pagodas. About 11 communities took place in this parade with close on…

An anti-government ‘red shirt’ protester carries tyres out of the Chidlom sky train station, as a skytrain security official (L) and ‘red shirt’ security guard (R) watch, in the main shopping district in Bangkok April 27, 2010. A group of ‘red shirts’ had earlier stacked…

A frame grab shows Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej speaking during a swearing-in ceremony for new judges in Bangkok April 26, 2010. (Reuters) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to a journalist as he leaves a bank in centre of Montenegrin capital of Podgorica April 26, 2010. Thaksin said on Monday that he is considering several major investments in the Adriatic country of Montenegro, including development of a scenic island. (Reuters) More Thailand

Over the weekend I had a three day holiday on the islands of Trang and Satun. I had a really great time and saw some really stunning scenery. This was a typical sunset on the islands there. This one was taken

Thai army soldiers secure the streets around Prime Minister’s Abhisit Vejjajiva house in Bangkok April 25, 2010. Bangkok braced on Sunday for more unrest a day after the Thai government rejected a peace overture from demonstrators offering to end increasingly violent protests in return for early polls. (Reuters) [Adsense:] Thai soldiers on motorcycles patrol a …

I have just returned from a three day trip to Trang and Satun in the South of Thailand. I was invited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to join them to do “Product Testing for Quality Tourists”. It sounded like fun so I jumped at the chance to go. We flew …