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Bangkok
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Destination Guide
Bangkok or Krung Thep which means the City of Angels was constructed in 1782, 221 years ago. With a population of approximately 10 million, Bangkok is a balance of traditions and impulses of a cosmopolitan life.Visitors may well remember Bangkok for temples so fine and the magnificence of the King's Grand Palace. For certain others, Bangkok advocates an exciting nightlife with an extensive choice of entertainment set against time old markets. Most visitors perceive Bangkok as a shopping paradise and a fast-emerging Asian capital.With over ten million inhabitants, the metropolitanthe metropolitan Thailand is all of the above and more - full of creativity and fun with a keen eye on the future. In spite of rapid advancements, the Thai nationals never lost sight of their roots: numerous temples maintain a serene atmosphere with only chants of monks in the background; on the Chao Praya River or on the remaining canals, sleek boats continue to ferry people and goods just like centuries before. Every year, Bangkok celebrates festivals that include the Thai New Year to the Festival of Lights (Loy Krathong). Without an exception is of course, the celebration of the birthday of His Majesty the King. To learn the soul of Bangkok, board one of the public boats on the Chao Praya River. From the Shangri-La Hotel or the famed Oriental Hotel, discover several old villas that formed the old city and pass the Wat Arun, temple of the dawn, on the Thonburi side of the river with its majestic chedi. Then watch for the multiple red and green roofs and golden spires of the Grand Palace in the horizon. One must not miss the magnificence of the golden statues and mural paintings that depict the Ramayana.
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Chiangmai
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Destination Guide
Chiang Mai, is Thailand’s second largest city. The city was established in 1296 with the name of Nopburi Si Nakhon Ping Chiang Mai, meaning “New Walled City”. Later in the 14th and 15th centuries, it became the centre of spiritual and culture for the kingdom of million Thai rice fields. The eighth world synod of Theravada Buddhism was held in Chiang Mai in 1477.Thai King Thaksin regain control of Chiang Mai from the Burmese and appoint a jâo meuang (lord) named Chao Kavila from nearby Lampang as viceroy of Northern Thailand in 1775 and established Chiang Mai as Thailand’s northern capital. Kavila also built the monumental walls around the city with Th Tha Phae (thâa phae means 'raft pier') as a river port. This has created a migration of people to this important trade centre.Many Shan and Burmese style temples built in the 19th century came from these wealthy teak merchants. The linking of the northern railway in 1921 brought an influx of people and tourists to this once difficult to reach region. Chiang Mai’s original commercial trade was later replaced by the tourism industry.Its mild temperature during the festival seasons are the main reason tourist began to flock this capital of hidden treasures. Its symbolic handcrafted artifacts, weavings, silverworks and umbrellas have become a trademark of Chiang Mai and making shopping the most popular acitivities among tourist.
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Krabi
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Destination Guide Krabi, located to the south of Thailand, is a charming and beautiful province, rich with culture, heritage and history. Krabi’s main attractions are undeniably its stretches of white sandy beaches and nearby tropical islands.
Krabi’s main town is situated very close to the mouth of the main river which flows through Krabi. The river opens up to the legendary Andaman Sea.
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Phuket
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Destination Guide
Phuket, pronounced "Poo-get," is Thailand's largest, most populous and visited island, a whirl of colour and cosmopolitanism that's a province itself. The coastal terrain of the 810sq km island encompasses broad, sandy bays, rocky peninsulas,limestone cliffs, forested hills and tropical vegetation. Phuket has a culture of its own, combining Chinese and Portuguese influences with that of the Southern Thais and the chao naam, a seafaring, semi-nomadic group that depend on fishing and boat building. This is Thailand's wealthiest province, and since the late 1980s tourism has eclipsed tin mining as the island's largest source of income.There is a lot to do in Phuket; there are also more tourists in Phuket than on any other Thai island, though most flock to three beaches on the south-western side - Patong, Karon and Kata. Beaches like Nai Han near the southern tip, and Kamala on the western coast, are relatively quiet, in spite of major tourist development at both, while Nai Thon, Nai Yang and Mai Khao to the north remain mostly untouched.
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Koh Samui
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Destination Guide
Koh Samui, Kho Samui, Ko Samui, Samui, Koi Samui, Ko Samoi, Koh Samai, Smui are common ways of spelling the holiday paradise of Samui in Thailand. If you are not from Thailand, approximate spelling is accepted and all are welcome to join this Thai holiday island.Tropical paradise soaking in the South China Sea, in the Siam Gulf, it is the third island of the Kingdom of Thailand, after Phuket and Koh Chang. Within less than two decades, Samui became a hard to bypass tourist destination in Asia! Edged by white sandy beaches, here you will discover diversified breathtaking landscapes flooded with sun throughout the year, numerous Buddhist landmarks, inland outing, smiling friendly people, etc. But the island and its archipelago (including Koh Phangan, Koh Tao, Angthong Marine National Park as well as hundreds of small islets) have yet more other delightful surprises for you......
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