Thailand
Known affectionately as The Land of Smiles, Thailand is one of the world’s most popular travel destinations, due in large part to its varied range of attractions and value for money. There are many popular beach-based island locations such as Phuket, Koh Samui, and some with spectacular coastal scenery such as Krabi and Phi Phi Island. Many are popular with backpackers, and Koh Phangan is famous for its full moon parties, whereas Koh Tao is renowned as the scuba Mecca for young travelers to earn their diving license.
Elsewhere, Chiang Mai in the north of the country is famed for historic temples, mountain scenery, hill tribe tours, and Thai cooking classes: Thai food is obviously one of the biggest attractions of the country too. Sukhothai and Ayutthaya are also famed for their historic temple and palace complexes. Then there is Bangkok, a busy travel hub and one of the world’s most famous and popular cities, home to the Thai Royal family and many of the country’s top cultural attractions. It is also famous for its adult nightlife, as is the nearby beach destination of Pattaya.
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Recent Thailand Articles
Thailand Liveaboard – July and August 08
The MV Scuba Adventure is a year-round liveaboard with a popular low season schedule, which means you don't have to wait until high season to see some of Thailand’s best dive sites. Depart from Chalong Bay, Phuket to the choice dive destinations that are Hin Daeng,...
More Dolphins Beach near Phuket
Yet another report of beached dolphins surfaced marking the third beaching of dolphins on beaches surrounding the dive sites of Phuket in the last two weeks. In the latest incident three rough-toothed dolphins, a species rarely seen around Phuket, were found in the...
False Killer Whales beach off Phuket
A pod of false killer whales caused a stir near Phuket last Friday when around 20 of the animals beached on Koh Racha Yai.In the incident that occurred 25 km south of Phuket, the pod apparently got disorientated while navigating a narrow channel near Ao Paktok....
Fighting chance: green turtle has flipper amputated
CAPE PANWA: A green sea turtle rescued from a fishing net in Satun last week had a badly inflected flipper amputated at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) this afternoon.PMBC veterinarians led by Sontaya Manawattana said that the “flipperectomy” was the only...
Phuket to Langkawi Liveaboard
MV Sai Mai, one of the popular Similan islands and Burma liveaboards will be running new trips from Phuket to Langkawi in the 2008/09 season. With a maximum of 8 divers (10 for full charter) there is no danger of being lost in the crowds on this Thailand liveaboard....
Phuket International Marine Expo
PIMEX 2008…Thailand’s Marine and Lifestyle showcase is coming to Phuket in December. Following on from last year's highly successful show and timed with the Phuket Kings Cup Regatta, this year's show will be held between 4th and 7th December in the Royal Phuket...
Turtle Fun Run in Phuket
The 1st of June 2008 sees an event being hosted to highlight the plight of leatherback turtles in Thailand with a Turtle Fun Run in Phuket. As everybody knows, turtles worldwide are under threat and the leatherback turtle is perhaps the closest to extinction and funds...
US military aircrafts to be sunk in Phuket
Plans are underway to create the largest artificial reef in Thailand by sinking a number of former military aircraft off the coast of Phuket. 4 Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and 6 Sikorsky S-58T helicopters will be sunk at about 20m depth around 1 km off Bang Tao...
Whale shark at Kingcruiser wreck!
Everyone knows that Thailand is a great place for seeing mighty whale sharks. However this is most common at dive sites like Richelieu Rock or around the world-famous Similan islands. What a bonus it was for divers this week who were on a daytrip from Phuket diving at...