Archive for the ‘Nakhon Ratchasima’
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August 16, 2011
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Over the years I have seen some really great Thai festivals. This is a list of my Top 10 favourites in no particular order. Loy Krathong Festival (1) As the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (usually in mid-November) lights up the night…
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: My Top 10 Favourite Thai Festivals at Thai Blogs
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Ayutthaya, bangkok, Buddhist Lent, Chiang Mai, Chinese New Year, festivals, Food, Loei, monkey, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phuket, samut prakan, Songkhla, songkran, Thai Festivals, Thailand, Ubon Ratchathani
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July 22, 2011
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One of the biggest and most beautiful festivals in Thailand is the Candle Procession which marks the start of the Buddhist Lent. In Thai this is called Khao Phansa which is the day after the full moon in July. Traditionally during this…
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Candle Procession Festival in Ubon Ratchathani at Thai Blogs
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Competition, festivals, Nakhon Ratchasima, Road Trips, Thai Festivals, Thailand, Travel Blogs, Ubon Ratchathani
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May 27, 2011
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Bloggers in Thailand, be careful what you write and link to from your website. For some years now I have been very careful about what I write and discuss on the subject of Thailand. The name of the country is supposed to …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: American Arrested in Thailand for Linking to a Website from his Blog at Thai Blogs
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bangkok, General, Nakhon Ratchasima, News, Thailand
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May 02, 2011
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When I set out to explore Isan I looked for a guide book, but found none. The few mainstream ones had a remarkably short section on the place, missing out half the provinces and barely covering the others. It was as if they were acknowledging that it wasn’t a place for tourists. After a month here…
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Written by: Paul Wilding
Read more: Guide Book to Darkest ……. erm!….. Isan?… Issan? ….. Isarn, Isaan, Esan, Esarn, Eesarn? ….. whatever! at Thai Blogs
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bangkok, Buriram, Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai, Isaan, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nong Khai, North East, Roi Et, Thailand, Travel Blogs, Udon Thani
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May 02, 2011
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If you have ever driven along the Friendship Highway on your way to Nakhon Ratchasima then you have probably noticed this giant cow. It belongs to Farm Chokchai which is in the heart of cowboy country in Northeastern Thailand. I now that sounds strange as we are …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Day Trip to Farm Chokchai at Thai Blogs
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bangkok, bangkok day trips, Children, Food, Game, Nakhon Ratchasima, TAT, Thailand, Trang
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April 07, 2011
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In January this year, the Thai government launched their campaign to promote 100% use of crash helmets. It is a year long campaign that started mainly with government offices. It became compulsory for anyone entering or riding in their premises to be wearing a helmet. If they didn’t have a helmet, they were stopped …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: 7 Days of Danger in Thailand at Thai Blogs
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Children, Nakhon Ratchasima, samut prakan, songkran, Thailand
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April 07, 2011
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Nakhon Ratchasima-based military ngineers clean up a road in Surat Thani’s Phumhin district after flood waters receded. (Bangkok Post/Pattanapong Hirunard) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .
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Edited by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Cleaning up After the Thai Floods at Thai Photo Blogs
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bangkok, Nakhon Ratchasima, News Photos, Thailand
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February 11, 2011
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Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chonburi Province These are some ideas for day trips around Bangkok that are good for young children or teenagers. I think the most popular one for Nong Grace was the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chonburi. She keeps asking to go back here every…
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: 5 Great Bangkok Day Trips for Kids at Thai Blogs
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bangkok, bangkok day trips, Children, chonburi, Food, monkey, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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January 31, 2011
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On Wednesday 3rd February 2011 we will see the start of the Chinese New Year. This time it is the Year of the Rabbit. Already I have started to hear the crash of cymbals and the occasional firecracker. I was in Chinatown yesterday where I took these pictures. There …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Where to Celebrate Chinese New Year at Thai Blogs
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Ayutthaya, bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chinese New Year, chonburi, festivals, Food, Nakhon Ratchasima, Pattaya, samut prakan, Songkhla, TAT, Thailand
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January 15, 2011
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Darkest Isan (where decent thais fear to tread), Part Eight This sleepy little provincial town was once part of the Lan Xang Kingdom of Lao and later a picturesque retreat for French colonists. A mix of the old and new, or perhaps I should say old and new money as the …
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Written by: Paul Wilding
Read more: Nakhon Phanom (City of Mountains) at Thai Blogs
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Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, North East, TAT, Thai Travel News, Thailand, Travel Blogs, Traveling Thai
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December 20, 2010
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Bright flowers dazzle in the sunlight on a 69-rai former cornfield transformed into a floral exhibition. ‘Wang Nam Khieo Flora Fantasia” , organized by the Horticultural Science Society of Thailand and local state and private agencies, is running in Nakhon Ratchasima’s …
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Edited by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Wang Nam Khieo Flora Fantasia at Thai Photo Blogs
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bangkok, festivals, Nakhon Ratchasima, TAT, Thai Festivals, Thailand
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December 02, 2010
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I’m at Khundan Prakanchon Dam in Nakhon Nayok Province for the International Hot Air Balloon and Adventure Sports Festival. It is happening over the long holiday weekend for the King’s birthday; 2nd – 6th December 2010. This is now the fourth time that the Balloon Festival has taken place but…
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Pictures of Balloon Festival at My Thailand Blog by Richard Barrow
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Nakhon Ratchasima, Sports, TAT, Thailand, Uncategorized
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October 19, 2010
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Medical staff transfer a patient to another hospital by boat during a flood in Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeast of Bangkok, October 19, 2010. Days of continuous downpours across central and northeastern Thailand have led to the worst flood in recent years, according to local media. (Reuters) More
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Edited by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Hospital Evacuated due to Floods at Thai Photo Blogs
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bangkok, Nakhon Ratchasima, News Photos, Thailand
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January 17, 2010
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Denmark’s Anders Moller Christensen (R) fights for the ball with Poland’s Dawid Nowak during their Thailand King’s Cup football tournament at His Majesty The 80th Birthday Anniversary stadium in Nakhon Ratchasima province northeast of Bangkok, January 17, 2010. (Reuters) Poland’s goalkeeper Mariusz Pawelek saves a …
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Edited by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Thailand King’s Cup football tournament at Thai Photo Blogs
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bangkok, Nakhon Ratchasima, News Photos, Thailand
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December 21, 2009
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Thai spy Sivarak Chutipong enters the monkhook for 9 days at a temple in Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday. (Naewna) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .
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Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam
Read more: Thai Spy Joins the Monkhood at Thai Photo Blogs
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Nakhon Ratchasima, News Photos, Thailand
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November 04, 2009
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About 30 wives of foreign diplomats in Thailand went on a trip to Petrified Wood Museum, silk factory, pottery community, and Prasat Hin Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. (manager.co.th) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com
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Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam
Read more: Trip for Diplomats’ Wives at Thai Photo Blogs
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Nakhon Ratchasima, News Photos, Thailand
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March 20, 2009
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I love Thailand for its variety but I never knew before that it already has an established wine industry. When we talk about wine growing we don’t usually think about Thailand mainly due to the hot and humid climate. But, Thailand has in fact three distinct regions of wine making. In the north there is Chateau de Loei, in the Phu Rua Valley of …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: PB Khao Yai Winery at Richard Barrow’s Life in Thailand
Tags: bangkokbangkok day tripsSuphanburiThailand
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bangkok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Road Trips, Thailand
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February 03, 2009
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One of the best agro-tourism projects in Thailand is undoubtedly Farm Chokchai in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. In fact it has won many awards. Farm Chokchai is situated on the Friendship Highway in cowboy country and is only 159 km from Bangkok. You can either come here as a day trip from Bangkok or as a stopover on your…
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Farm Chokchai Farm Tours at Richard Barrow’s Life in Thailand
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bangkok, bangkok day trips, Nakhon Ratchasima, Road Trips, Thailand, Trang