Known in Thailand as the Mae Nam Khong or 'the mother of all rivers', the Mekong River is one of the world's longest. Having its icy source in China's Qinghai Province near Tibet...
The Chao Phraya River is the most important waterway in Thailand. It played a key role in the country's development and much of Thailand's history can be traced along the banks of this mighty river....
Thailand In Style can make the means of getting there as exciting as the distination. Unlike many of its neighbours, Thailand has a great transport infrastructure which makes the means of going somewhere as exciting as being at your final destination.
The emerging trend of travellers seeking medical treatment abroad has mushroomed in the last few years. Thailand has benefited from this trend with over one million people visiting for treatment in 2005.
Popularly regarded as the cradle of the Thai nation, the city of Sukthothai established itself as the capital of Thailand from 1238 to 1376 by finally ousting Khmer rule over the northern plains...
Ayutthaya, the second capital of Siam, represents a golden period in Thailands history; one of opulence, one of stability and one of expansion. It also represents the emergence in Thailand of a flourishing culture, one that was nurtured by the people and enhanced by the increasing presence of foreign traders from Europe, India and the Far East.
"They are unlike anything in the world, so that you are taken aback, and you cannot fit them into the scheme of things you know.They are gorgeous, they glitter with gold and whitewash, yet are garish...
To many, Thailand is The Beach, Plamfringed seas, azure clear waters, tropical sunrises and sunsets.....a dream....full moon parties, not so hidden James Bond hideaways...
Spitituality, Buddhism, gentleness and a ritual of natural healing have helped meke Thailand the Spa capital of the world. The beauty of location on a beach, or tropical interior further enhances the exprience...
Thai cuisine is probably the country's biggest visible export. However, you haven't really tasted authentic Thai food until you eat off a stall at a night market...
Truly Shopaholic Central! Thailand will provide retail therapy to the most avid of shoppers for weeks, get lost in the world's largest weekend market, take an early morning long tail boat to the floating markets...
Thailand has been entertaining its vistitors for hundreds of years with its own cocktail of elixirs. Traditional cultural shows vie with thai boxing, exotic mutant cabarets, full moon raves, and romantic dinning under the stars!....And so to bead!...
"Suk-san wan Songkran!" Happy Songkran! Thailand's New Year held from the 13th to 15th April is one of the country's most striking visual festivals and one that you are sure to get caught up in.
Magical, enchanting, mesmerising; this is the most captivating of all of Thailand's festivals. Celebrated on the full moon in November, the origins of Loi Krathong - otherwise known as the Festival of Lights - are disputed although since it occurs at the end of the rainy season when the country's rivers are overflowing, it is popularly believed to be in honour of the goddess of water, Mae Nam.
