One of the latest major tourist attractions to open in Thailand is the “Dragon Descendants Museum” in Suphanburi Province. Like the Erawan Museum in Samut Prakan that is shaped like a three-headed elephant, this museum is also a “Wonder of Thailand”. One of those rare places where perhaps the building itself is more interesting and beautiful than the artifacts...
Over the weekend I flew down to Phuket for the grand opening of Siam Niramit Phuket. This is a big show that is really popular in Bangkok. Here are some of the other places that we visited. Lunch was at one of my favourite...
Over the weekend I was in Hua Hin to watch the World Tennis Invitation Hua Hin 2012. We were there for two nights and three days. Here is what we went to see. Probably the most beautiful train station in Thailand is Hua Hin...
Wat Okat is located on the waterfront near the customs house. It is one of the most revered temples in the province. It contains two sacred Buddha images, Phra Tiew and Phraw Tiem. They are both made of wood but covered in gold. According...
A must for anyone visiting this province is Phrathat Phanom which can be found in That Phanom District, about 50 kilometres from the provincial town. It is an important temple for people who were born on a Sunday. Since 1942, it has also been...
Nakhon Phanom Province has a lot of Vietnamese influence from the refugees that fled during the war of independence. A popular Vietnamese breakfast here is “Kai Ga Ta” which is an egg fried in your own pan. A kind of commemoration to this special...
The former Governor’s Residence has now been converted into a museum. Like some of the other buildings in this area, it was built with a Western influence, mainly French, during the Indo-China War. The museum contains information about the history of Nakhon Phanom and...
St. Ann’a Church Nong Saeng, is on the waterfront not far from the former Governor’s Residence. The building dates back to 1926 and is a good example of the varied ethnicity of the residents of Nakhon Phanom. On Christmas Eve, local people come to...
One of the unexpected places that I visited in Nakhon Phanom was at Ban Na Chok where you can go and see Ho Chi Min’s house. Apparently the village used to be a safe haven for the ex-premier of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam...
There are many kinds of shrines dotted around Bangkok. Probably the most famous is the Erawan Shrine near Central World Plaza. Most of these shrines are visited frquently by thousands of tourists from around the world. The other day, I ventured off the beaten...
Wat Mahabut sits alongside the Phra Khanong Canal. It is very popular with worshippers who mainly come here for one purpose, to visit the Mae Nak Shrine. This is probably Thailand’s most well known and popular ghost. Bast on actual events that took place...
Wat Phasi is probably one of the least explored temples in Bangkok. Apart from it’s notable stupa that can be seen while driving down New Phetburi road, there are also a number of other hidden gems in this temple that makes it a worthwhile...
This morning I headed to an area to the northeast of Suvarnabhumi Airport. The purpose was to check out a couple of relatively new floating markets. The first market we visited was Nakhon Nueang Ket Riverside Market (A 13.773149, 100.991135). In Thai it is...
The ubosoth of Wat Muang (วัดม่วง) is surrounded by the biggest lotus petals in the world. Within the temple compound, there are figures of heaven and hell, Thai god paradise, Chinese god paradise and a huge statue of the female bodhisattva Kuan Im. The...
At the weekend, I drove West of Bangkok to Samut Songkhram. My purpose was to check on the three major floating markets there to see if they had been affected by the floods. I found them all to be open and running as normal....
This morning I took my bicycle into Bangkok by Skytrain in order to explore the park at Suan Rot Fai. Suan Rot Fai (13.812639,100.554235), or The Railway Park in English, is just one of three parks in the vicinity of Chatuchak Weekend Market. Suan...
Near Bangsaen Beach in Chonburi, there is a temple called Wang Saen Suk (วังแสนสุข) where they have an interesting garden which shows visitors very clearly what will happen to them if they sin. For example, if you tell a lie you will have your...
