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Foreign and Thai tourists visit the Kuha Karuhas pavillon located inside the Phraya Nakhon cave, in the Khao Sam Roi Yot national park, some 300 kms south of Bangkok on December 5, 2010. The pavillon was built in 1890 on the occasion of a visit to the cave by King Chulalongkorn, the grand-father of current King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Getty Images) …

The Ancient Siam, or Muang Boran in Thai, is like an open book of history and an open door to the real Thailand. Here you will find numerous reproductions of palace halls, temples, stupas, stone sanctuaries and traditional houses. You can also visit several reconstructed historical buildings, authenticated communities with their inhabitants doing …

On an island on the Chao Phraya River in Samut Prakan, there is a 100 year old fortress called Phi Sua Samut Fort. It was built in order to protect the approach to Bangkok which is further upriver. The only skirmish that the …

The largest network of English language websites about Thailand is our very own Paknam Web Network . We have been making websites since 1997 and twelve years later we are still going strong. What amazes many people is that we are still very much family friendly. We don’t talk about the bar …

Close to Bangkok is Club Taco at Beung Taco in Bang Phli District of Samut Prakan. There you can enjoy cable wakeboarding. It costs 200 baht for two hours or 500 baht for four hours. They also have beginner boards which you can …

Thailand’s latest floating market is the Four Regions Floating Market in Banglamung District of Chonburi, a short distance south of Pattaya. The market is split up into four distinct areas which represent the four regions of Thailand. There are over one hundred shops selling quality souvenirs and handicraft as well as delicious Thai food. …