Thailand's Most Romantic Evening
Date: 11/25/2004Tonight is the full moon of the twelfth lunar month, and the last night of Thailand's Loy Krathong, or Festival of Light. Candlelit ceremonies will take place across Thailand to make this the most beautiful evening of the year.
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Seven reasons why living in Thailand's Golden Triangle may be right for you
Date: 09/30/2004
Thailand, Burma, Laos, and China meet in Chiang Rai-known as the Golden Triangle. Bamboo- and teak-covered mountains separate wide river plains to form a lush landscape of thick jungle with hidden cascading waterfalls, rice paddies, and groves of lychee trees criss-crossed by roads lined with giant red flame trees and bright yellow laburnum. The Mekong-one of the world's last great untamed rivers-forms the eastern border and the Mae Kok river, which is widely regarded as Thailand's most beautiful and unspoiled, flows through the province from Burma to Laos.
Read OnBig Fun in Hua Hin
Date: 09/22/2004During the King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament, six players and their elephants go trunk to trunk while a burly umpire elephant oversees.
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Fists (and Feet) of Fury
Date: 04/13/2004For a lively introduction to Thai martial arts, you can catch a few bouts of Muay Thai--traditional Thai kick-boxing--Tuesdays and Fridays in Chaweng's boxing stadium on the island of Koh Samui.
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A slice of old, quaint Thailand
Date: 03/31/2004
Few foreign visitors know where Uthai Thani is, and guidebooks give it short shrift. Yet this sparsely inhabited region, 124 miles northwest of Bangkok, is a slice of old Thailand. Life in the small villages is sleepy, the markets are colorful, and the fields on the plains of rice, corn, and sugarcane are picturesque. The province's highlights are Huai Kha Kheng Wildlife Sanctuary, one of Asia largest homes to tigers and elephants and a World Heritage Site; and Khao Pla Ra, a cave with Thailand's oldest prehistoric drawings, at least 3,000 years old. The provincial capital has a quaint old center, an atmospheric market, ancient temples, and a river scattered with floating houses-wooden structures built on rafts and anchored in the water, whose inhabitants travel around in traditional wooden canoes. Being off the tourist trail makes travel in the region more rewarding;it's a perfect alternative to Chiang Mai. Now, a new hotel has opened-something of a novelty in Uthai Thani.
Read OnLast Day in Paradise
Date: 03/30/2004The Nai Harn resort I told you about last week offering 17% returns.
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