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
Take the Video tour of World Famous Raja Laut
Are you looking to be treated like royalty on a world famous, yet traditional Borneo tallship schooner, while you dive and surf remote, tropical destinations only accessible by boat in the Andaman Sea? Then look no further than the glamorous Raja Laut liveaboard. Raja...
Free Nights On Raja Laut Charter
Updated: 04 Jan 10 Save up to US$ 1,502 per diver! Do you want to be treated like a king while diving the Andaman Sea? Then charter Raja Laut with 10 of your diving buddies and get treated like royalty with 2 or 3 nights free! Raja Laut caters specially to full...
John Gray’s Sea Canoe – The Best Trips in Phuket
John Gray is quite a character and has been an environmental activist since he was just a young boy. Now his Sea Canoe business is a perfect example of how eco-tourism can contribute to the bottom line too. In 2008 John Gray's Sea Canoe won the SKAL Club...
Liveaboard sunk off Racha Yai for artificial reef
An old dive boat, Harruby, has been laid to rest off the island of Koh Racha Yai in the hopes of building an artificial reef. The Department of Marine Coastal Resources (DMCR) donated the liveaboard which was sunk last Saturday in a project to be run by The Racha...
Thai UK Ambassador Urges Brits To Use LOCATE
Thailand is a consistently popular destination with British divers. The British Ambassador to Thailand is urging British tourists to register with the UK LOCATE service. “Whether you are visiting Thailand on holiday, flying in for a business trip or simply reside in...
Fertilizing Phuket’s Seagrass For Dugongs
Bangkok Hospital Phuket and the Mekawanich Foundation are launching a seagrass fertilization project on 19 Dec 09 in Pa Khlok near Phuket. This project will see the long-term release and monitoring of 20,000 ‘effective micro-organisms’ (EM) balls into the ocean, in...
Phang Nga’s New Coral Reef to Return Nemo?
Fishermen have discovered a new jewel for the Andaman diving crown - a coral reef about 9 km west of Kho Khao Island in the Phang Nga region north of Phuket. “We found mostly encrusting corals, tabulate corals, several species of fish and four or five octopi,” said a...
Massage Your Troubles away on Thai Colona
Updated: 3 November 2009 You can now have your troubles massaged away in between dives. The custom built Thailand liveaboards, MV Colona VI and MV Giamani will be providing a qualified masseuse on all their trips for the 2009-2010 season to make your diving holiday...
Book in 48 hrs & Get Thai Dive Gear Rental Free
Updated: 04 Jan 10 Act now and get your diving equipment rental for FREE! When you confirm and pay (in full) for your next Thailand liveaboard holiday within 48 hours of receiving your booking form, you receive your dive gear rental for free...