Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Blog
Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel BlogBill's only goal today is to watch the Australian F1 race.I was able to have raisins, peanut butter and bananas with my cornflakes. YUM! Bill went wild and crazy and had the American breakfast again. I guess he never tires of scrambled eggs and bacon...We walked to the internet cafe to call Mom, it is her Birthday (9 pm while it is 9am the next day here). We surprise her with the call and hear all the latest news. It sounds like everyone has taken good care of her this week!After that we watched a movie in our room and I did some reading.We walked to the pharmacy (Boots) and bought some cold medication (not for me, I am healthy and strong!). I guess a steady diet of rice and beer is not the cure for the common cold. I looked at a couple of dress shops, but they...
We are hashing again Sunday March 29th, 2009
Hares: Hollow Leg and Injection Infection Where is the hash: See Hash directions Hash directions: From Canal / Samoeng Road intersection drive south along Canal Road for 3.4 km. Turn right and follow the HHHH or HHH signs from there for 4.6 km. See you there. For those of you, who have a GPS, the coordinates for the “A” Bucket are not known. Notes: The run will be @ 17:00 and the bus will leave the Number 1 Bar, Bistro & Cafe @ 16:00.Want or need more info? Use the form in the sidebar to contact us or make yourself familiar with the location by looking at the map below, if there is one. You can click on the pin and the location will be shown. Zoom in or out to get your bearin...
From ChiangMai to China
Budget airlines do not do baggage transfer service for you even when it's the same airplane you'll be catching"I spent my first two days of this trip arriving at ChiangMai Airport, drove straight to Chiang Rai (3 hours), checked out some tea estate, went for a hair-do, then shopping.All these were done one after another and it was alright towards the end of the night.BUT, having wasted one whole good day just to get from one place to another is just, I can't explain..exhausting?Today's Agenda was:Check in-wait-fly-arrive-collect luggage-check in again-wait-fly-arrive-collect luggage-wait for taxi-someone cut queue mom told her off-40 mins to hotel-hotel gave away room at 6pm even when we told them our flight was at 11pm-went hunting for hotel at midnight-checked in-go to room to freshen up-go...
Green areas to be created throughout Chiang Mai province
pAmornpun Nimanun, the governor of a href=”http://1stopthailand.com/chiangmai”Chiang Mai/a, has announced a new policy that calls on each provincial village to plant 3,000 trees, in an effort to create green areas totalling 60,000 rai. /p pDuring a meeting this week with officials from the province’s environment and animal department, the governor noted that water supply was a concern currently. He asked all agencies cooperate to ensure the availability and quality water from all sources. /p pIn addition to provincial departments, the governor also asked Royal Projects officials for information and guidance on water sources and management. He has asked authorities throughout the province to help prevent the illegal destruction of natural resources, including streams and trees. /p pIt was in...
Making a Pattaya hotel reservation
Since Pattaya attracts a great deal of tourists and travelers of all kinds every year, there are numerous hotels in the area. Many people consider Pattaya to be a small gem in the Siam Bay, or in the Thai crown as it is said, due to the serenity and beauty of the landscape. However, this natural beauty is not the only attraction that Pattaya has to offer; in fact most of its visitors are mainly coming to participate and experience in person the famous Pattaya nightlife. Pattaya is an Asian city, but as many westerners live and work there, the standards of services provided are similar to the Western Europeans and Americans.If you are considering visiting the place but you think that a Pattaya hotel reservation is going to be a daunting task then you should definitely check online, as there...
Pattaya Resorts - The Striking Thailand Destination
Situated in the eastern coast of Thailand Gulf, Pattaya resorts are heralded as among the topnotch tourist destinations there is in Asia these days. The city ranks in the same level as that of Bangkok, the country’s capital. With the diversity of beach resorts nestled in Thailand, this is yet so far the nearest to the capital city so the guests make it a point to drop by and feel the wonders that it keeps within its midst. Pattaya resorts boast of a complete package. You can splurge in various activities such as sightseeing, water sporting, swimming, dining, and shopping. The hotels and dining amenities and facilities are so great that many of the guests are inspired to engage in them. Indeed, this destination has become one of the favorites of the travelers. Not only that. Pattaya does not...
Exercise in Thailand shows multilateral partnership


KORAT, Thailand (AFNS) — Approximately 20 military members from Thailand, Singapore and the United States are working together to coordinate the aerial missions throughout the region for Exercise Cope Tiger 2009 March 9 through 20 here. Cope Tiger is a two-week exercise including both flying and humanitarian missions conducted by U.S., Thai and Singaporean military forces in Korat and Udon Thani, Thailand. In the live fly cell, a group of Singaporean personnel works at computers while Thai and U.S. servicemembers transcribe information onto a large board tracking aircraft in the air. The information flows to the live fly cell from aircraft in the air, Airmen on the ground, and from control towers at both Korat and Udon Thani Royal Thai air force bases. It is in multiple languages before...
Elephant Art, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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A jumbo feast to trumpet Elephant Day in Thailand
!-- Remove following to not show photographer information -->!-- Remove following to not show image description -->!-- Remove following to not show enlarge option --> div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } Chiang Mai Elephants tuck in to a variety of fruit at a buffet laid out for them on National Elephant Day in Thailand yesterday. Huge bunches of...
After getting retrenched, she goes travelling with granny
MS CHEN Meiwen was a manager with an IT company in Singapore. Last December, she was told that her company was restructuring and she was one of those to be let go.Click to see larger imagePICTURE:LIANHE ZAOBAORecounting that moment to Lianhe Zaobao, Ms Chen, 31, said she was quite calm at the time.'I think it was because my boss had mentally prepared me for the possibility. The communication process was very good, so the news did not come as a shock.'After she lost her job, Ms Chen did not wallow in self-pity. After gathering up her stuff from the office, she packed her bags and decided to go on a long vacation.'I've always wanted to travel, but never found the time. After being let go, I felt this was the best time to do it.'So I spent two weeks in Thailand. Besides signing up for a cooking...
Panda Linhui may soon have baby or two
from : nationmultimedia.comHopes are running high that the giant pandas, Chuang Chuang and Linhui, at the Chiang Mai zoo may soon have a baby or two."There's a possibility that Linhui might have ovulated twice. She may give births to twins," Zoological Park Organisation director-general Sophon Damnui said Monday.According to him, two artificial inseminations have just been conducted for the panda couple."Every step in the process went on smoothly because we have extensively monitored the pandas' behaviours for a long period of time," Sophon said.The Nat...
List of airports in Thailand
Airport names show in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. Location ICAO IATA Airport Name Bangkok VTBD DMK Don Mueang International Airport (Old Bangkok Int'l) [1] [2] Bangkok (Bang Phli, Samut Prakan) VTBS BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport (New Bangkok Int'l) [3] [4] [5] Buriram VTUO BFV Buriram Airport [6] Chanthaburi VTBC Chanthaburi Airstrip (Royal...
chiang mai motor scooters
chiang mai motor scootersMotorcycles & Motor Scooters-Supplies & Parts Address.: Tumbol Amphoe Mueang Kamphaeng Phet Kamphaeng Phet Tel.: 055917 Categores.: Motorcycles & Motor Scooters-Supplies &...
chiang mai airport
chiang mai airportChiang Mai is a major gateway to Northern Thailand that is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination and its international airport welcomes over 2 million visitors per year, receiving 130 flights a week from Bangkok as well as Singapore, China, Taiwan, Myanmar and Laos. The airport has a full range of facilities to offer to its visitors.Located less than 10 minutes by taxi from the city center, Chiang Mai International Airport consists of a domestic and international terminals in a single building.There are travel agent offices at the airport and customer service desks for Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Bangkok Airways, AirAsia, Nok Air, One-Two-Go and a number of other airlines. There are several exchange bureaus and ATMs in the terminal as well.Chiang Mai...
chiang mai girls Bar girls and go go bars in Chiang Mai
chiang mai girls Bar girls and go go bars in Chiang MaiBar girls: where to find bar girl in chiang MaiMost of the Chiang Mai bar scene is confined to the Western end of Loi Kroh road, There is also a small cluster of bars at rear of the Night Market in the Peak Entertainment area near the Foxy Lady Go Go. It’s small compared to other tourist centres but offers a decent choice.Like every tourist place in Thailand Chiang Mai has its bar girls scene, catering to foreigners and visiting Thais. It’s a prominent attraction in the city, with some areas given over to bars full of girls for hire. Compared to Bangkok, Pattaya or Patong it’s far more casual, less raunchy or intense and generally cheaper.chiangmai-bar-girlsThe most obvious place to head is Loi Kroh road at the moat junction, where you’ll...
chiang mai massage by Lila Thai Massage
Large Massage Building in Chiangmai, situated next to the Park Hotel on the Changklan road, Soapy or Thai TradLila Thai Massage Shop has been established by the Director of Chiang Mai Women’s Prison from 2001-2008, Naowarat Thanasrisutharat, to support the released inmates to earn a legal living. Mrs. Naowarat strongly believes that the participation of the community can contribute to the successful reintegration of the prisoners. Over 40 years of dealing with people who made a wrong move in their lives, she realized that the endless circle of correction works is the public’s un-acceptance of the former inmates and the inmates’ difficulty in adapting themselves into the community. We can not deny the fact that some types of employment still refuse to admit them, even though they are well...
ASEAN leaders want forex swap pact ready in April
from: http://uk.reuters.com/homeHUA HIN, Thailand (Reuters) - Leaders of Southeast Asian nations want to see a $120 billion currency swap pact put in place in April, a month earlier than their finance ministers had agreed, a top ASEAN official said on Sunday. "I have detected some sense of impatience among the leaders at the summit. Why is it taking so long?" Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the Association of South East Asian Nations, told Reuters in an interview. Asian finance officials agreed last weekend in Thailand to enlarge a foreign currency pool to $120 billion from $80 billion proposed last year, to help defend their currencies from the fallout of the global economic crisis. The 10 ASEAN nations would participate in the fund, which was to be operational by May...
Chiangmai Tourism Shifting to Mice
From: Bangkokpost.com: CHIANG MAI : Local tourism businesses are committed to repositioning Chiang Mai as a destination for the meeting, incentive, convention and exhibition (Mice) business in place of leisure travel in an effort to address a tourism slowdown in the province. The northern province has been seen as a leisure tourism destination for 30 years but few new tourism products have been developed to attract return visitors, according to Kanok Suwansutr, president of the Northern Chapter of the Thai Hotels Association. ”The private sector hopes that the repositioning of Chiang Mai will help attract Mice visitors to revisit throughout the entire year, not just for [the October-February high] season at present,” said Mr Kanok. Full report here. ...
Particles from outdoor fires pose health hazard in North
By The Nation on SundayPublished on March 1, 2009The fine dust in northern provinces is eroding air quality, posing a threat to respiratory health and prompting the authorities to beef up measures to prevent forest and outdoor fires.The Natural Resource and Environment minister is scheduled to discuss outdoor-fire prevention and air pollution with eight northern provincial governors at Chiang Mai City Hall tomorrow.The Pollution Control Department's air-quality stations reported that dust particles of 10 microns in Chiang Mai, Lampang and other northern provinces yesterday at 9am were above 120 micrograms per square metre (mpsm) and the Air Quality Index (AQI) score was higher than the safety standard of 100.Central Chiang Mai's air-quality station at Yupparaj School measured 10-micron dust...
Asean Urges World to Keep Opening Trade
By JAMES HOOKWAYHUA HIN, Thailand -- Leaders of Southeast Asia's struggling economies met on Sunday to urge major trading partners, such as the U.S. and the European Union, to continue opening up trade, even as many countries in the region grapple with protectionist legacies amid the global economic slowdown. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations signed a free-trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand on Friday during its annual summit to add some meat to its pitch, which it intends to take to the Group of 20 nations' meeting in London in April. The pact with Australia and New Zealand, to take effect in December, is projected to expand trade among the 12 countries by $48 billion by 2020. But Asean leaders say they are eager for more. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva,...
ASEAN gears up to build security community
Border disputes, human trafficking and illegal logging will pose great challenges to ASEAN member states as they gear up to live under one security community umbrella by 2015. As member states clinched their commitment under the ASEAN Charter and adopted the blueprint for security community during the 14th ASEAN Summit in Thailand last weekend, relations among members in the 41-year-old bloc have remained testy, with the thorny issue of border security threatening to jeopardize the idea of a security pillar. Analysts have warned the vague concept of a security community amid the lack of commonality in standards of maintaining border security and settling disputes among member states might render the charter a toothless document. Philip S. Robertson Jr., adviser to the Bangkok-based...
No panacea for global economic crisis : President
Hua Hin (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that there is no panacea that could be used to resolve instantly the impact of the current global financial crisis which has hit almost all parts of the world, including countries in South East Asia."With regard to regional cooperation to minimize the impact of the economic crisis, there is indeed no panacea or solution that could instantly resolve the problem. We all are aware of this. All advanced countries are affected. Their markets become gloomy. Our exports are therefore disrupted and a number of problems are now facing all nations, including ASEAN," the president told reporters after attending the 14th ASEAN summit in Hua Hin, Thailand, on Sunday.The president said that all countries, including Indonesia, had done...
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