tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30336215176185112742012-01-24T00:53:04.862-08:00Welcome to Smiling Land, the Land of Smiles -- Travel with us to the enticing world of Siam (aka. Thailand) and beyond! Who knows, perhaps you get some cool ideas for your next holiday. Keep Smiling ;-)boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10581525276499637509noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033621517618511274.post-33842462003883231662007-05-11T08:46:00.000-07:002007-05-11T08:49:28.834-07:00

It's been migrated to http://thailandtravelogue.net/.Please visit Thailand Travelogue from now on.Thanks & sincerely,Boone

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So hot and humid in the mid April, what else would you be doing in Thailand to keep yourself fresh and cool. No problem, as virtually wherever you are the Water Festival is the answer. With the temperature potentially rising up to 40 degree centigrade and with presumably ample amount of fresh water despite the dry season, water plays a big, central role throughout the country -- Bangkok, Chiang

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April 6th is a public holiday, "Chakri day". Workers have the day off in remembrance of the current Siamese dynasty of Chakri. The dynasty dates back to 1782 and have ruled the monarch with 9 kings!

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Less than two hundred kilometres away from the northern capital of Chiang Mai lies the sister Lanna province of Chiang Rai -- the northern most of Thailand with borders to both the Union of Myanmar and Lao People's Democratic Republic. Though it is not considered a main-streamed touristic destination like its larger sister, Chiang Rai is very well worth a visit. With the age of older than 800

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A safari is an expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat, which usually refers to the dark continent. Chiang Mai Night Safari is however not a place to hunt beasts right in their natural home; but it is a place to observe, study and learn to love wild lives in imitated jungle environments which somehow blends very well to the hosting hilly landscape of Chiang Mai. This night

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Though Thai is the only official language, English is widely taught as the first foreign language as early as primary schools. It's allegedly claimed - despite what have been said - that the proficiency is low.

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In a perfectly similar sense for Phuket, the northern province of Chiang Mai also has a nickname - "The Rose of the North". Some tourists give it an even broader credit as the Rose of the Southeast Asia, in particular, after the biggest exhibition it ever hosted. Not only biggest in Thailand, the Royal Flora is reportedly the largest plant exposition in Southeast Asia. To add to this magnitude it

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Siam was used as the country's official name only until June 24, 1939. It has then been changed to Thailand, with the word "Thai" meaning freedom as reflected by the revolution and slave abolishment in the era.

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No problem at all. You can still enjoy the colorfulness of marine lives. What you essentially need is simply a snorkeling set, viz. a mask and a breathing tube which is better familiar as a snorkel. These two pieces of equipment usually come as a single package with an elastic strip holding both together. To increase mobility at the skin of and under water, a pair of fins are particularly quite

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The Pearl of the Andaman Sea is given as a metaphorical name of the provincial island of Phuket. Tourists to Thailand usually know this province best -- if not Chiang Mai -- after the capital metropolitan of Bangkok. The name is justified by its impeccable location just offshore the west coastline of the Thai South. The island itself hosts several white-sandy beaches enticing to lie on, but

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Many Westerners choose southeast Asia as their destinations for a long holiday -- an annual vacation. Most of them have been to the region for more than a single time, so there must be something nice, something they are after, that lures them back years after years and attracts even more & more newbies. You know what I'm talking about already, don't you. One of the main purposes for making this

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