Otherwise officially known as the Nai Lert Park Bangkok International Flower Show, is held annually at the five-star Swissotel Hotel. In its 28th year in 2014, its proceeds go to charitable educational, mental illness cure and children development causes, with …
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Time Travel In Laos by Julie Emrich Fredrick
“Just how far outside of the box are you thinking?” My husband’s concern was mounting when I announced that Laos should be the destination to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We had agreed that we wanted to visit a country that …
Bangkok Mini-Vacation Again by Sandra and John Scott
Friends have said to us, “You are going to Thailand – again?” We reply, “We have been there a dozen times and there is always something wonderful to do.” This trip was no exception. Any reason is a good reason …
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Bankok, The City I Remember?? by Duncan Davies
I left the USA from Fort Myers,Florida at an unearthly time of day-9.30 in tthe morning-ok maybe its not an unearthly time for all of you out there, but what I had to face was a daunting., 23 hours of …
Tau’t Bato and Palawan Tribe
The life of tribal people outside of Puerto Princesa City is more difficult than inside the city, where Mayor Hagedorn”s tribal initiatives can help them. In 2005, Reyster Langit, the son of a famous Philippine broadcaster set out with his …
Listening to Thai in Bangkok by Antonio Graceffo
“The way we found out that our mother had diabetes was that ants would appear every time she peed.” The teachers had been standing at the front of the room talking about bodily functions and toilet humor for nearly an …
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The Muslim Fishermen of Phang Nga by Antonio Graceffo
The four Muslim provinces of southern Thailand Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, and Satun have made international headlines in recent years do to an extremist insurgency which has left hundreds dead. The bad press emanating from the south has left the rest …
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Visiting Thailand’s Monkeys & Bats Part Two
I spent the entire day trying to get out of Chiang Mai. All flights booked. All trains full, buses too. Finally I chose to go 3rd class, leaving at 6:30am to go for twelve hours to Lopburi (south toward Bangkok) …
Visiting Thailand’s Elephants Part 1
The popular tourism destination is Thailand! Good weather, nice people and this country is very familiar with the western tourist, so traveling around here is easy. The hardest part is getting here. So after a mind, leg, and butt-numbing, 20-hour …
Kick Boxing for Pride and Peanuts by Antonio Graceffo
Muay Thai Fighters in the Sticks of Thailand: When I was a young boxer in the United States, the most I ever made for a fight was US$150 (HK$1,170). And I only got that much because the promoter let the …
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