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
Spinner dolphin washed ashore in Phuket is recovering
The spinner dolphin that washed ashore at Karon Beach on July 1 is recovering slowly after a full month at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC), where she was taken for treatment of a severe respiratory infection and other ailments. PMBC Biologist Kongkiat...
Spinner Dolphins beached in Phuket
PHUKET: 2 gravely ill dolphins are being treated at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) after washing ashore in separate incidents – the first at Karon Beach yesterday and the second in Phang Nga’s Tai Muang District this morning. PMBC biologist Kongkiat...
Phuket to have biggest aquarium in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK (The Nation): Ripley Entertainment, operator of Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, plans to build and open a 2.1-billion-baht aquarium in Phuket within three years. The firm will enter into a joint venture with Thailand-based conglomerate Minor International...
Dive The World Phuket Daytrip
When you contact Dive The World you know you will be communicating with an experienced diver who knows not only about diving but also about the various destinations and operators we recommend. We make sure our guys get to see these places first hand. However the rest...
Thailand steps up the protection of its Marine Parks
Can you believe there are currently 26 Marine National Parks in Thailand? As concerned divers it is of great comfort that steps are being taken to try to ensure the well-being of Thailand's marine ecosystems for future generations.So where are all these Parks and what...
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Phuket sees Leatherback turtle egg hatching
In December 2006, 103 leatherback turtle eggs were laid on Karon Beach Phuket and to date 76 of them have hatched. It was the first time in 10 years a leatherback had been spotted laying its eggs on this beach for more than 10 years so the sight of so many hatchlings...
Leatherback Turtle lays eggs on Karon beach, Phuket!
A giant leatherback turtle laid a nest of 103 eggs on Christmas Day on Karon Beach, where a sea turtle has not been sighted laying eggs for more than 10 years.Karon Municipality officials had the task of recovering the eggs as local villagers had taken them all in...