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52 inspiring Buddhist quotes and sayings on life

December 29, 2010 By James Clark 45 Comments

52 inspiring Buddhist quotes and sayings on life

Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai is one of the biggest Buddhist temples in the city and houses the Phra Buddha Sihing, an important Buddha statue. In the Wat compound there are famous Buddhist quotes and sayings attached to trees throughout the garden, which makes for an enlightened walk around the Wat. On my walks […]

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The Bangkok 9 Wats in One Day Challenge

April 26, 2010 By James Clark 2 Comments

9 Wat Challenge

Bangkok’s reputation as a traffic clogged megalopolis overshadows the fact that Bangkok has more temples than any capital in Southeast Asia. Bangkok is the seat of Thai Buddhism, and the grandest wats in Thailand are in the capital. A popular way to visit the wats is to visit 9 temples in one day. In Thai […]

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Ubon Ratchathani Travel Guide

April 23, 2010 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Ubon Ratchathani Travel Guide

Travel Guides > Thailand > Ubon Ratchathani Travel Guide Book Accommodation Ubon Ratchathani hotels – Search for discount hotels in Ubon Ratchathani. Travel Guides Ubon Ratchathani – The official website of Tourism Authority of Thailand We Love Ubon – A guide To travel and living in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Blogs In Ubon – A multi-authored […]

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Maeklong market railway, Thailand – The train that goes through a market

March 20, 2010 By James Clark 42 Comments

Maeklong Market

One of the more interesting train journeys in Southeast Asia I’ve had is riding through the Maeklong market railway in Thailand. Even if you’ve never heard of the town, you’ve probably seen a youtube video of a train going through a tightly-packed market, where market stalls are set up on the rails. The train barely […]

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Nakhon Si Thammarat Travel Guide

February 5, 2010 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Travel Guides > Thailand > Nakhon Si Thammarat Travel Guide Book Accommodation Nakhon Si Thammarat hotels – Search for discount hotels in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Travel Guides Nakhon Si Thammarat – Nakhon Si Thammarat is a city in Southern Thailand and the Capital City of the Province of this name. Blog Posts Why visiting Nakhon […]

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Hat Yai Travel Guide

January 29, 2010 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Hat Yai Travel Guide

Travel Guides > Thailand > Hat Yai Travel Guide Hat Yai is the largest metropolitan area in southern Thailand and a major transport hub. It’s not exactly a tourist hotspot, though its proximity to Malaysia makes it popular for shopping and vice tourism from across the border. I visited with a flight from Chiang Mai, […]

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Fondling Brass Boobies in Thailand

January 27, 2010 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Songkhla Mermaid

The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen often ranks as one of the most most disappointing attractions in Europe. I don’t know about that. After all, you are forewarned that it’s going to be little. If you were one of those people who felt let down by the Little Mermaid then maybe you should come to Thailand. […]

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Flight Review: Jetstar – Melbourne to Bangkok

April 8, 2009 By James Clark 4 Comments

Flight Review: Jetstar - Melbourne to Bangkok

Flight: Jetstar JQ 29 Date: 27 Jan 2008 From: Melbourne (MEL), Australia To: Bangkok (BKK), Thailand Jetstar is the low cost airline brand of Qantas. They operate flights from Australia to popular destinations in Asia as well as New Zealand and Hawaii. As Jetstar is a low cost airline it doesn’t have the usual frills […]

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Long Neck Women – Chiang Mai

March 6, 2009 By James Clark 3 Comments

Long Neck Woman

The long neck women are from Burma/Myanmar, and many live as refugees in Thailand. The long neck women are known as Padaung, a sub-group of the Karen tribe. The Karen tribe villages are near the Thai-Myanmar border, but there are also “villages” near Chiang Mai. I say “villages” as they are really just market stalls […]

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Flight Review: Bangkok Airways – Samui to Singapore

February 17, 2009 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Flight Review: Bangkok Airways - Samui to Singapore

Flight: Bangkok Airways PG 961 Date: 24 Feb 2008 From: Samui (USM), Thailand To: Singapore (SIN) Bangkok Airways is a Thai airline based at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok. The airline operates flights in Thailand as well as to destinations in Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam. Bangkok Airways is not a low cost […]

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