Author: Richard

Phuket Thailand Various photos From 2006

June 8, 2015 By Richard

Phuket Thailand Various photos from our holiday in 2006 Discover thailand with Thailand Discovery Phuket Thailand Various photos. Phuket Island (pronounced puu gèt) (ภูเก็ต)  is Thailand’s largest at 48 km in length and 21 km at its widest. It’s in Southern Thailand on the west-facing Andaman Sea coastline, suspended from the southern tip of Phang Nga […]

Bangkok flooding 8th June 2015. Businesses and schools affected.

June 8, 2015 By Richard

Bangkok flooding 8th June 2015 A heavy overnight downpour that lasted more than five hours caused traffic chaos and disruption throughout Bangkok. At least three schools simply announced they were closing for the day. Floods at Monday… At least three schools simply announced they were closing for the day. Floods at Monday morning rush hour […]

Maesa Valley elephant park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

June 8, 2015 By Richard

Maesa Valley elephant park The Mae Sa valley located just 30 km north of Chiang Mai city is becoming a popular tourist destination with many attractions. The Mae Sa valley elephant camp is the largest in the North and is a must to visit. See also a beautiful orchid plantation, in a comfortable vehicle and […]

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya historical park

June 7, 2015 By Richard

PhraNakhon Si Ayutthaya historical park   Phra nakhon si ayutthaya historical park Founded around 1350, Ayutthaya became the second capital of Siam after Sukhothai. Throughout the centuries, the ideal location between China, India and the Malay Archipelago made Ayutthaya the trading capital of Asia and even the world. By 1700 Ayutthaya had become the largest city […]

Pattaya floating market

June 6, 2015 By Richard

Pattaya floating market   A floating market is a market where goods are sold from boats. Originating in times and places where water transport played an important role in daily life, most floating markets operating today mainly serve as tourist attractions, and are chiefly found in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is […]

Thailand Wat Amazing Bottle temple Sisaket North Eastern Thailand

June 6, 2015 By Richard

Thailand Wat Amazing Bottle temple Sisaket Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Wat Amazing Bottle temple Sisaket  Thailand Wat Amazing Bottle temple Sisaket . I visited this is amazing bottle temple in, Si Sa Ket, North Eastern Thailand with my wife many years ago. (my wife is from Si Sa Ket) It is made completely […]

Thai spirit trees

June 6, 2015 By Richard

Thai Spirit Trees are a very common sight around Thailand Thai Spirit Trees. One of the first things travellers to Thailand may notice about their surrounds are the colourful and ornate spirit houses resembling miniature temples that are strategically positioned outside every home, business, school and in public areas One of the first things travellers […]

Ancient Siam, Samut Prakan, Bangkok

June 3, 2015 By Richard

Ancient Siam, Samut Prakan, Bangkok   Ancient Siam, Samut Prakan, Bangkok (also known as Ancient City)(Thai: เมืองโบราณ, Mueang Boran) is a park constructed under the patronage of Lek Viriyaphant and spreading over 200 acres (0.81 km2) in the shape of Thailand. The founder’s original idea was to create a golf course with miniatures of Thailand’s […]

Wat Pho Bangkok

June 3, 2015 By Richard

Wat Pho Bangkok is named after a monastery in India where Buddha is believed to have lived.[5] Prior to the temple’s founding, the site was a centre of education for traditional Thai medicine, and statues were created showing yoga positions. An enormous Buddha image from Ayuthaya’s Wat Phra Si Sanphet was destroyed by the Burmese […]

Doi Suthep Chiang Mai Thailand Wat Phra That

May 30, 2015 By Richard

Doi Suthep Chiang Mai Thailand Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery   Doi Suthep Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai means “new city” and was so named because it became the new capital of the Lan Na kingdom when it was founded in 1296, succeeding Chiang Rai, the former capital founded in 1262. Chiang Mai gained prominence in the […]

The reclining Buddha Chiang Mai Thailand.

May 30, 2015 By Richard

The reclining Buddha is located at Wat Chedi Luang, also known as the Jedi Luang and “The temple of the Great Stupa”      History of Wat Chedi Luang. The reclining Buddha Chiang Mai King Saen Muang Ma (r.1385-1401) began construction on Wat Chedi Luang in 1391 to hold the ashes of his father, Ku Na. The […]

The Emerald pool Krabi Thailand

May 30, 2015 By Richard

  The Emerald pool Krabi   Thailand is easily one of the most widely visited Asian countries. Renowned for its excellent shopping opportunities, beautiful beaches and lively nightlife, Thailand has everything one would want in a vacation spot. While places such as Bangkok, Chiang Rai and Phuket receive a lot of tourist traffic, Thailand has […]