An intro to Bangkok for first timers

Thailand's capital has the proverbial something for everyone - a mix of exotic traditional culture, cuisine and shopping with no shortage of fun from tame to notoriously naughty. Days are sunny and beautiful, nights are exciting, and there's never

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My life's a trip: bucket-list Thailand

It's hard to imagine that through most of its history, the country known as Thailand was called Siam until 1939 - just 80 years ago. Today it remains brimming with bucket-list-worthy experiences.  Traveling for work as a TV host for my show Travel

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Thailand's Songkran Water Festival starts today

The annual Songkran Festival (comes from Sanskrit and means astrological passage) marks the Thai New Year and is the most crazy holiday of national celebration. Thais will spend these days with family, going to temples, parties and water fights (th

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MSG Monosodium Glutimate E 621 good or bad?

Chef LeeZ ... Thai Cooking School BKK votes MSG as BAD.

MSG E621 hides under many different names. It is advertised hourly on Thai TV. A few sources of MSG are. 

If you visited Thailand in recent years what you thought was original Thai cuisine flavo

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GOLF TOURISM MUDDLED BY THAI POLITICAL UNREST

That's the headline for an eTurboNews update on Thailand. Then again, the first sentence says, "Thailand’s tourism sector continues to function despite political turbulence." The bottom line: Would you advise friends/family to visit Thailand now?

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Top 10 Best Things To Do In Thailand

Thailand's cultural and natural landscape is very rich that tourists may choose Thailand cultural tours or Thailand nature tours.
If you are the first time to travel Thailand, here's the top 10 best things to do for you.

1)Worshiping Buddha

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11 bucket-list destinations in Thailand

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Inexpensive and friendly, Thailand boasts fascinating cities and towns, abundant nature, islands with exotic beaches, and adventure on land and sea. Check out these eleven Thai musts for a full menu of all of the above, with someth

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Finding fit sanctuary on Thailand's Koh Samui island

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Why Railay Beach is one of this blogger's 5 most gorgeous places to visit

Our planet is a beautiful place, and one lifetime is barely enough to experience it. Count yourself lucky if you can visit at least three of these five places chosen by Edward Granlund, travel enthusiast, which are some of the most breathtaking and

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4 Musts When in Bangkok

Bangkok is one of the most attractive tourist attractions in Thailand. If you are planning trip to Thailand's capital, you should make a good plan so that you don’t miss the exciting things of this location. Though you can cover the whole area in a d

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'Siamese Harem Life' by Anna Leonowens

      

Have you ever noticed that the best travel writers never really considered themselves as such?  Look at anybody’s list of favorites and you’ll see names like Kerouac, Bowles, Matthiessen, etc. quite often, along with names like Theroux and Iy

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The luxe villa life in Phuket

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now on our blog: Thailand finally getting its "paradigm" act together...?

The good news is that it feels good to be in Thailand, a place I once lived for some ten years or so, depending on how you count it. The incorrigible wackiness and petty racial nuisance of being a “farang” in a foreign land where such things matter i

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Bangkok's floating markets

It's not hard to figure out why visitors to a place love visiting its local markets - they're colorful, cheerful, and provide some real local insight through their sometimes exotic wares and people-watching. And, as with a few other notable things, j

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another fascinating side to Bangkok: its Chinatown

Chinatown in Bangkok is a departure from the typical impression many have of a city with extravagant nightlife. If you want to have delicious food or enjoy your time at Chinese temples, visit its Chinatown. While strolling around, you would come acro

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a shoutout for Thailand on our blog in '5 NYE Destinations on 5 Continents'

If I were to buy a last minute ticket to usher in the New Year with a bang, I'd be headed to one of these five places, where they really know how to party...

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Summer weather in Phuket?

A fellow Tripatini member is looking for insight into July/August conditions in Phuket. If you can help, please reply by clicking on this link to our Ask A Travel Pro forum.

Thank you very much!

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Revolutionary Fun?

Does this article give you the impression that Bangkok is a delight these days? http://bit.ly/aQrTkE

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Political Unrest in Bangkok

Are European governments overreacting to the situation in Thailand? http://bit.ly/d9Af5G

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Bangkok

Thailand's capital is big, noisy, polluted, and chaotic, but also exciting and full of wonderful sights, sounds and tastes (and even a few quiet corners!). Here we explore the ins and outs. More info in English: http://Bangkok.AngloInfo.com, www.Ban

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