Thai Photo Blogs by Richard Barrow
Budget airline Thai AirAsia yesterday launched new flights between the cities of Chiang Mai and Ubon Ratchathani. This will now make it easier for tourists to fly to all regions of Thailand. The new flights operate three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The flight departs Chiang Mai at 7:20 a.m. and arrives in Ubon Ratchathani at 8:35 a.m. The return flight is at 9 a.m. and arrives in Chiang Mai at 10:10 a.m. Thai AirAsia is...
The ‘5th Thailand International Balloon Festival 2011’ will be taking place this month on Nov 25-27 at Prince Royal College Chiang Mai. The theme of the Thailand international Balloon Festival 2011 will be the Glow Night. At the event you can enjoy for the first time Street Mardi Gras. There will also be music, food, soft drink, games, Lighting show, Night Glow, Mass launching of hot air balloon, free tethered balloon ride for visitors, etc. It will surely be...
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden Fair 2 will be held in honour of His Majesty the King from 4-12 December 2011 at the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Mae Rim, Chiang Mai. Besides the opportunity for botanists and those interested in plants to meet and network, the event has a wide variety of other activities for people from all walks of life. Some of these activities include: sales of trees, plants and flowers, concerts in the park, singing contests, activities...
Floodwaters in much of Chiang Mai dropped quickly yesterday and many vendors at the Night Bazaar were able to re-open their stalls and shops. This photograph, taken by the American Consulate staff, is from Chang Klan Road on Friday afternoon. They reported on their Facebook page that “vendors out to clean the area, a number of them back to business near Centara Duangtawan Hotel”. The Nation newspaper this morning reported that apart from the Night Bazaar, key markets like...
Flight of the Gibbon – Treetop Adventure, a canopy zip line tour and rain forest restoration initiative in Chiang Mai, Thailand, announced that it has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, which honors top-rated lodging businesses as reviewed by travelers on TripAdvisor.com, a popular review forum for travelers. To qualify, the business had to maintain a high volume of four- and five-star (out of five) ratings. Boasting review titles like “Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it!” and “The highlight...
Centara Hotels & Resorts has introduced special low rates for two of its hotels in Chiang Mai, a part of Thailand favored by local residents and foreign visitors alike during the summer and autumn, known as the green season, when the landscape is especially verdant. At Centara Duangtawan Hotel Chiang Mai, located in the downtown part of the city on the edge of the Night Bazaar, guests staying for three nights pay for only two, with rates beginning at...
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a “Best Deal” campaign to attract short-break visitors from regional source markets to Chiang Mai and the northern Thai provinces. “This project is being organised by the TAT in cooperation with the Chiang Mai Tourism Business Association and over 180 local tourism partners; such as, hotels, golf courses, spas, department stores, and food shops. Visitors can book online through various websites and gain access to special benefits and offers with discounts...
The European Union Film Festival 2011 showcases the cultural diversity of Europe as portrayed in 22 films from 16 different EU Member States. Many different genres are represented in the festival, including children’s films, thrillers, romance and political drama. All films have English subtitles. The 20th EU Film Festival in Thailand will be held at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) from 7 to 17 July and at Chiangmai’s Vista Kadsuankaew cinema from 22 to 31 July. Admission to...
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai was this week featured in an episode of the hit primetime TV reality show The Bachelorette Season 7. Viewers of the ABC romance reality series’ seventh edition got to watch the latest installment in bachelorette Ashley Hebert’s search for love unfold within the resort’s luxurious setting. This series of The Bachelorette, which started off in Los Angeles, focuses on exotic locations in Asia. Chiang Mai and Phuket featured as the only destinations in...
Ashley and 11 suitors visit Chiang Mai, Thailand, where three are eliminated. But first, one accompanies her to an ancient temple and eight others engage in Muay Thai boxing (and must fight each other). There’s also a two-on-one river-rafting expedition, in which the elephants are playful and the guys nervous. The Bachelorette cast and crew were filming in Thailand during April 2011. Episode four covered three dates in Phuket (aired on ABC on 13 June), and episode five is...
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