Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep is 1,676 meters above sea level on top of Doi Suthep mountain, some 15 kilometers from Chiang Mai City. It dates back to the 13th century. Its importance as a place of worship and prominent mountaintop location make it Chiang Mai’s most visited tourist attraction. So popular is Wat Phrathat Doi […]
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Thailand Photos: Shell Village
Shell Village, as I am reliably informed it is known as by the locals, is situated in Ban Don Bay, Surat Thani. This coastal area of Surat Thani in southern Thailand was extensively covered by mangrove forests which have now made way for commercial farming of shellfish. What is outstanding about Ban Don Bay is […]
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I must have visited Klong Plu water fall on at least 3 occasions now, saying that though we always tend to frequent the same places when we visit Koh Chang. Klong Plu is a nice morning or afternoon out, and as such it is the most visited waterfall on Koh Chang. Because the waterfall is […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful Maptaphut
I have a “love-hate” relationship with Maptaphut. After six weeks of working offshore, the mechanical skyline of Maptaphut is one of the most welcoming sights imaginable. It’s next stop Pattaya, and all the comforts of home, but you know soon enough you’ll see Maptaphut again. Strangely enough, on the return journey from Pattaya to Maptaphut […]
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Photos of Thailand’s Damnoen Saduak Floating Market: if you Google search “photos of Thailand” you will be flooded with many iconic images of Thailand, many of them will doubtless be photos of Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. This collection of photos is all my own work except the first one, I added it from another flickr […]
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