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Kanchanaburi and the River Kwai
There's much more to Kanchanaburi than the infamous Bridge Over
the River Kwai. Highlights include staying in a raft house on the
River Kwai and taking the train along the spectacular Death Railway,
built by World War II POWs at the cost of countless lives.
Diving and snorkelling trips to Ko Similan
Ko Similan's underwater scenery is rated amongst the ten finest
reefs in the world, and the best place to arrange good value live
aboard diving and snorkelling trips to this remote chain of national
park islands is Khao Lak.
Trekking from Umpang
Surrounded by mountains and at the end of a rollercoaster road known
as the Sky Highway, the tiny village of Umpang is the departure
point for interesting and untouristed treks into the Burmese borderlands.
Ko Lanta Yai
Take your pick from a dozen long and lovely beaches on the forested
island of Ko Lanta Yai.
Khao Sok National Park
Stay in a tree house in Khao Sok National Park and wake to the sound
of whooping gibbons and the sight of mist clad cliffs rising from
the jungle.
Pirom's Village Tours
Former social worker Pirom runs a guesthouse in Surin from where
he organizes low-key tours to typical villages in his native Isaan,
the most traditional and least visited region of Thailand.
Wat Phu Thok
The uniquely atmospheric meditation temple of Wat Phu Thok is set
on a steep, wooded outcrop - clamber around for the spectacular
views, if nothing else.
The Grand Palace, Bangkok
The Grand Palace is simply the country's least missable sight, incorporating
its holiest and most beautiful temple, Wat Phra Kaeo, and its most
important image, the Emerald Buddha.
Loy Krathong
For Loy Krathong, a nationwide festival held in honour of the water
spirits, Thais everywhere float miniature baskets filled with flowers
and lighted candles on canals, rivers, ponds and seashores.
Ayutthaya
An hour to the north of and providing a sharp contrast to Bangkok,
the former capital Ayutthaya now resembles a graveyard of temples,
with grand, brooding redbrick ruins rising out of the fields. |
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