Thailand Stories

One of the main tourist attractions in Samut Prakan is The Erawan Museum, a giant three-headed elephant. This weekend they are doing a night tour which means the elephant will be lit up for a limited time. Original post blogged on www.mythaiphotos.com .

On the beaches of Hua Hin, there are quite a few horses which are available for riding. The best place to find them is in front of the Sofitel Hotel. The prices vary from about 200 baht for a short ride to up to 600 baht for an hours ride. A great for …

One of the oldest beach resorts in Thailand is in Hua Hin, about 281 kilometers south of Bangkok. The train trip takes less than four hours. Most people go by car and after long weekends there are always bad traffic jams as Bangkokians head back to the capital. The name Hua Hin literally means “head stone”…

One of the best things about relaxing on the beach in Thailand is that the food, snacks and drinks come to you. You will often see people walking up and down the beach, like this lady, selling snacks. By the looks of it, she has hard boiled eggs and peanuts. Others might have fruit, grilled prawns and …

Bangkok has hundreds of buses of all shapes and sizes. They cover all areas of Bangkok, though for foreign tourists they might not be so convenient or comfortable. Many of these buses, like this red bus, often only have the destination written in Thai and there is no air-conditioning. Just fans when they work…

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…

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 .

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…

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…

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

This is the famous Erawan Shrine in Bangkok at the Ratchaprasong Intersection. Thousands of tourists and local people come to this shrine every day to pray and wish for good luck. It is always teeming with life. I have never seen it so …

The Siam Cultural Park in Ratchaburi Province is not often visited by foreign tourists which is a shame as they are missing out on a lot. Like the nearby Human Imagery Museum, they have fibre glass models of important figures in Thai and Asian history. The …

Dusit Zoo, or Khao Din as local people call it, is a popular place for Thai families to go at the weekend. It is in Central Bangkok between Chitlada Palace where the king lives and the Ananda Samakhom Throne Hall (above). It was originally a…

I have been to Anicent Siam (Muang Boran) many times. But, today I saw it in a different light for the first time. Literally! In April 2010, they will be running night tours where you will see many of the exhibits lit up in all their splendid glory. I joined a press preview this…

A popular destination for school children during the long summer holidays is Safari World north of Bangkok. I have been there a few times and have always enjoyed each visit. In this picture, two schoolgirls are having fun feeding the

A popular recreation for Thai people at the seaside is playing on a Banana Boat like this one. The whole family jump on the back wearing life vests. They are then towed up and down the beach front by a speedboat as …

Bangkok used to be known as the Venice of the East due to its large network of canals. However, most of these have now been built over to make way for roads. One of the main canals still remaining in Bangkok is Khlong Saen Saeb which dates back to the 1830’s. It was built …

The Three Pagoda Pass in the north of Kanchanaburi Province is historically important for several reasons. It was this route that Buddhism is believed to have taken when it first came to Thailand. The pass was also used by the Burmese when they invaded Thailand. I had heard about these three pagodas for a long time and…

Bangkok has many museums, many of them state run, but many of the better ones are privately owned like this one called House of Museums on the Western outskirts of Bangkok. The museum details the life in Thailand over 50 years ago through the private collection of Anake Nawigamune. There are toy…

Just outside of Nakhon Pathom, to the West of Bangkok, there is a popular wax museum called Thai Human Imagery Museum. Though, to be precise, they are fibre glass models as I guess wax ones would melt in this heat. There are various rooms with different themes. This one shows the Kings of the Chakri Dynasty. Many of the…