I am in Thailand, otherwise known as the Land of Smiles. So why am I frowning? After arising earlier than usual this morning, I headed for the cafe, where a wonderful breakfast buffet awaited. There were fresh and dried fruits. There were freshly squeezed fruit juices – some to order. There was Chinese dim sum …
Thailand: All ‘s Well That Ends Well
Thailand, Hua Hin, travelogue: All is well that ends well as travel writer finds his glasses after thinking that they have been lost.
Hua Hin – Summer Home of Thai Royalty
While foreign tourists flock to Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Koh Samui, Thais – especially well-heeled Thais – favour Hua Hin, which is 230 kilometres southwest of Bangkok. The oldest of Thailand's beach resorts, Hua Hin was discovered in the 1920s by King Rama VII, who thought it would make an ideal summer getaway from sultry …
Hua Hin – Summer Retreat of Thai Royalty
Hua Hin in Thailand is a summer resort fit for royalty. Rest Detail Hotel is one of the many stylish beachfront hotels.
Thailand: A New Beginning – Or Another False Dawn?
Will sumptuous breakfast buffets undo cause weight gain during four week traveling in Thailand?
Thailand: Slight Mixup Upon Arrival in Bangkok or Is That Hua Hin?
Travelogue - even the carefullest of planning can prevent those inevitable mishaps as Accidental Travel Writer learns upon arrival in Thailand
Greetings from Thailand!
Sa wa dee krap! Greetings from Thailand. Just as the birds have flown south for the winter, I have flown west. I boarded a flight Saturday evening, heading for Thailand, where I will spend the next four weeks. I've got some exciting things lined up for the first two weeks and still haven't finalized my …
Tourism Officials Optimistic
Tourist arrivals in the Asia Pacific were up slightly for the month of October against the same month one year earlier. Still, for the first 10 months of the year, figures were down 4%. “October marks the third straight month of above the line gains for international visitor arrivals to the Asia Pacific region,” says …
San Francisco Does It Best!
Every year, the narrow streets of that city's fabled Chinatown come alive with the ear-slitting roar of firecrackers, filling the air with the scent of gunpowder and littering the sidewalks with tattered red paper.
hong kong convention and exhibition centre
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Photo Credit: Vinexpo Hong Kong