Phuket’s busiest resort area, Patong has the greatest concentration of bars, restaurant and shops on the island.
Patong has suffered from a lot of negative publicity in recent years for being over-developed and its hedonistic party scene. However, the majority of visitors to Phuket still choose to spend their time in Patong and for good reason.
Ban Kiriwong - The story of a village devastated by water
"On the night of November 21ST, 1988, rain poured so heavily that it created a stream which ran down through a forest in Khao Luang Valley at high speed and arrived in our village in a matter of minutes, flooding it. Kiriwong village was thus
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Yala is the southernmost province of Thailand, with an area of 4,521 square kilometres. It is the only landlocked province in the south. Today Yala is the border province with many interesting facets: history, culture, and beautiful scenery. The province has a unique mixture of cultural heritage of several groups--Thai, Chinese, and Islam. The
Crown of Muang Nakhon
Nakon boasts a great history and a wide diversity of flora and fauna, and has 220 kilometers of beaches, the longest coastline in any Thai province. Muang Nakhon, a predominantly Buddhist province, used to be the center of southern Thailand’s communism, and this is reflected in the number of communist camps to
Nakhon Si Thammarat (often in short Nakhon, Thai: นครศรีธรรมราช) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Songkhla, Phatthalung, Trang, Krabi and Surat Thani.
The name of the province derives from its Pali-Sanskrit name Nagara Sri Dhammaraja (City of the
Koh Phi Phi - Idyllic islands in the land of smiles
In summer time, many people would like to find somewhere for a relaxing holiday. One of the best choices is Phi Phi Islands. Koh Phi Phi is famed for its pristine beaches and has been ranked in the top ten islands in the world for
Khao Sok-Kuilin of Thailand
One interesting tourist spot of Surat Thani province known as the Kuilin of Thailand is Khao Sok National Park located in Kiriratnikom, Phanom, and Baan Ta Khoon Districts. Khao Sok National Park is also known for its rain forest. It is the largest and most important tropical rain forest in the southern
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The name literally means "city of the good people" and is the former seat of the Sivichaya Empire. It is the largest and most important province of the South, located 644 kms. from Bangkok. It occupies an area of 12,891.5 square kilometers bordering on Chumphon and the Gulf of Thailand to the north, Nakhon Si
Krabi's main attractions are the numerous and yet unspoiled beaches nearby that offer a wealth of snorkeling and scuba diving opportunities. The most important is Hat Noppharat Thara-Ko
Krabi is both the name of the idyllic province of outstanding beauty on the Andaman Coast of Southern Thailand and its provincial capital. The province covers an area of 4,707 square kilometers and is some 814kms south of Bangkok. Until recently the closest airports were Phuket 176kms west of Surat Thani 211kms north. From either