Thailand Stories

It has taken more than four years, but Suvarnabhumi Airport now has a fully functional Airport Rail Link. People arriving in Thailand can now take an express train from the airport to downtown Bangkok in just only 15 minutes. Also this week saw the official opening of the check-in service …

I have been to Ayutthaya a number of times. Sometimes by myself and sometimes taking friends. Every time, I go to the same old places; temples, ruins and a museum. It is an historical city and very different to other…

One of the most beautiful festivals in Thailand takes place on the full moon night of the 12th lunar month. It is known in Thai as Loy Krathong, but is sometimes referred to as the Festival of Lights. The next one will take place …

Flight of the Gibbon is a relatively new tourist attraction which is about halfway between Bangkok and Pattaya. We travelled there yesterday with the TAT and the trip from Pattaya took less than one hour. It is actually inside Khao Kieow Open Zoo which I have done as easy…

One of the most impressive temples in Chiang Mai is Wat Chedi Luang. It is the largest chedi in Chiang Mai and is located in the center of the city. The original chedi, which dates back to 1481 A.D., was 98 meters …

Thailand has had panda fever ever since the birth of Lin Ping at Chiang Mai Zoo in May 2009. They even have a 24 hour reality show so people can watch from home. This is a picture that I took of Chuang Chuang, the father. The queues to see the pandas used to be…

These are some pictures that I took with my iPhone of the floating lanterns during the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai. Truly a wonderful sight and an experience I won’t forget any day soon. – Posted from my iPhone

On the list of “must-see” attractions in Chiang Mai is definitely this temple on top of Doi Suthep. It is a famous landmark about 15 kilometers from the town and 3,520 feet above sea level. The temple dates back to 1383 A.D. As you can see, we were really lucky …

Thailand is starting to be world famous for it’s spas which are being promoted as “wellness tourism”. The number of hotels and resorts with spa packages are increasing all the time. On the second day of our TAT media trip in Chiang Mai we were brought to The Oasis …

These are some of the pictures that I took of the lantern displays in Chiang Mai last night. I took them with my iPhone so apologizes for the quality. Not easy to take night photos. Hopefully I managed to get …

One of our first stops in Chiang Mai was at the Vieng Joom On Teahouse which is alongside the Mae Ping River. An article in the inflight magazine Sawasdee recently said that this place is 1 in 10 reasons to overstay in Chiang Mai. The name of the teahouse translates as the Pink City which, …

At the moment I am in Chiang Mai on a 3 day media trip with the TAT. They have brought us here to experience the Yi Peng Loy Krathong Festival. We are staying at the Shewe Suite Resort on Charoen Muang Road in…

Wayne is a ‘younger’ retired Englishman living near Doi Saket about 12k from Chiang Mai with his Thai family. His hobbies are guitar playing, keeping in touch with friends and family in the UK, and learning the Thai language. He regards his iPhone as an amazing tool to…

This is a review of what happened in Thailand during the last week based on topics that I tweeted. You can follow me live for latest news about Thailand @RichardBarrow . Friday 20th August 2010: US Presses Thailand on Extradition Case for Merchant of Death (VOA) http://is.gd/epjSa…

This is a review of what happened in Thailand during the last week based on topics that I tweeted. You can follow me live for latest news about Thailand @RichardBarrow . Friday 13th August 2010: Pregnant woman, who the Queen praised for chasing car thieves, gives…

Krittaya Brown, a daughter of a Thai Tourist Police officer, teaches Tourist Police officers how to dance in Chiang Mai, north of Bangkok. Photo: AP Full story > > > More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

This is a review of what happened in Thailand during the last week based on topics that I tweeted. You can follow me live for latest news about Thailand @RichardBarrow . Friday 6th August 2010: The Bangkok Post today, including the front cover picture, is in 3D. http://twitpic.com/2by5kt # King …

Twenty classic Citroen cars have just come to the end of their 100,000 km rally which took them from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Chiang Mai in Thailand. Their final stop, before returning home, was at Ancient Siam in Samut Prakan Province. (Richard Barrow/ Paknam.com ) More Thailand pictures can be

It is sometimes hit and miss when I go to local events to take pictures. Often I don’t know what to expect. I don’t go to everything as I am very busy. I usually skip the hand-shaking photo ops (well in Thailand it …

This is a review of what happened in Thailand during the last week based on topics that I tweeted. You can follow me live for latest news about Thailand @RichardBarrow . I have also started a new version of my Bangkok Dangerous Map as…