Surin: Elephants, Silk and Farangs

Because it’s a comfortable and inexpensive small city with decent night life, good restaurants, beautiful girls and beer, Surin is the city of choice of hundreds of expats. The elephant city Surin is the capital of the Surin province in northeastern Thailand in the region commonly known as Isan. It is famous for annual Elephant […]

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Phitsanulok: Buddhist Temples and Rice Fields

Located in northern Thailand around 400 kilometers from Bangkok and surrounded by green rice fields, Phitsanulok is not a famous tourist destination but a Traditional Thai province, where one still can find a old style living while its residents proclaim themselves as the “Original Thais”. Somebody told me that the inhabitants of Phitsanulok feel animosity […]

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Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya

Wat Chaiwatthanaram is a Buddhist temple in the city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. It is one of Ayutthaya’s best known temples and a major tourist attraction. Located on the bank of the Chao Phraya river, to the west of the city island is Wat Chaiwatthanaram. Built in 1630 by King Prasat Thong to honor his mother, […]

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Wat Benchamabophit, The Marble Temple in Bangkok

Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram (วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม), also known as the marble temple, is a Buddhist temple situated in the Dusit district of Bangkok, Thailand. Designed by Prince Naris, it is one of Bangkok’s most beautiful temples and one of the most popular tourist attractions. Wat Benchamabophit was built in 1899 by King Rama V and houses the […]

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