Thailand
Known affectionately as The Land of Smiles, Thailand is one of the world’s most popular travel destinations, due in large part to its varied range of attractions and value for money. There are many popular beach-based island locations such as Phuket, Koh Samui, and some with spectacular coastal scenery such as Krabi and Phi Phi Island. Many are popular with backpackers, and Koh Phangan is famous for its full moon parties, whereas Koh Tao is renowned as the scuba Mecca for young travelers to earn their diving license.
Elsewhere, Chiang Mai in the north of the country is famed for historic temples, mountain scenery, hill tribe tours, and Thai cooking classes: Thai food is obviously one of the biggest attractions of the country too. Sukhothai and Ayutthaya are also famed for their historic temple and palace complexes. Then there is Bangkok, a busy travel hub and one of the world’s most famous and popular cities, home to the Thai Royal family and many of the country’s top cultural attractions. It is also famous for its adult nightlife, as is the nearby beach destination of Pattaya.
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Recent Thailand Articles
Green Energy in the pipeline for Phuket
In another small foot-up for Thailand's environment, Phuket's Provincial Energy Office has announced plans to build wind turbines to compliment Phuket's energy needs. This was announced at an alternative energy seminar held in Phuket last week, reports the Phuket...
Phuket Says No to Plastic Bags
In an effort to reduce the waste being contributed to its landfills, Phuket is shunning the plastic bag in favour of canvas shopping bags. Phuket current generates a staggering 540 tonnes of waste every day. The island, however, is equipped with just 1 incinerator...
Marine Animals Released in Phuket
Thailand's HM Queen Sirikit's birthday was celebrated last week to great fan fair and many symbolic ceremonies. One such ceremony was the release of marine animals in the waters around Phuket, which included 39 sharks and over 10,000 other animals, reported the Phuket...
Thailand Internet Cafes Closed for 2 Weeks
If you rely on an Internet cafe for your daily dose of Facebook, Twitter and email, you might want to find yourself a Thailand liveaboard and go hang out somewhere nice, such as the Golf of Thailand, for the next 2 weeks. Internet cafés have been ordered to shut down...
Bad Week for Thailand’s Dugong Population
Last week was grim for the already dwindling dugong population along Thailand's Andaman Coast, the Phuket Gazette reported. No less than 3 of the mammals died, seemingly due to fishing activities in the region. The first dugong carcass the Phuket Marine Biological...
Koh Racha Yai Cement Spill
An artificial reef off Koh Racha Yai, Thailand, popular with divers, were coated in cement 2 weeks ago, reported phuketwan.com. A mass reef clean-up involving 20 volunteer divers, conservation staff and local sea gypsies, was said to take place the following Friday...
Thailand’s Giant Clam Calamity
From Phuket, Thailand the Phuket Marine Biological Centre recently gave an update on the status of giant clams in Thailand's coastal waters. It didn't paint a rosy picture. Worldwide Giant clams are on the endangered species list, and in Thailand are official...
Bangkok Upheaval – Don’t sweat it!
Unless you've been doing surface interval to surface interval dives for the last week from a boat or island with no outside communications, you've probably heard of the political situation in Bangkok by now. There are anti-government protests going on. Nothing...
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