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Hands-on Review: Amazon Kindle
2007-11-26 05:25:00
Hands-on Review : Amazon Kindle Last week Amazon's Kindle made a huge splash, with pundits galore (including myself) making bold pronouncements about the device without having touched it. Well, I've had one for several days now and have refined my opinions on the device. Is it worth $400 of your holiday (or personal) shopping budget? Read on. First, ...
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Old Patong: Knoc and Guitar Noi Paint Our House
2007-05-03 05:25:00
Our little house near the waterfall in Baan Nam Sai Yen needed some sprucing up, so we hired local fisherman Knoc and our good friend Guitar Noi to do some light painting. The crew arrived about 10am the next morning, although an 8am starting time had been arrived upon the previous day over Mekhong, Sprite and ...
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Road Trip to Kanchanaburi
2007-05-03 05:25:00
Kanchanaburi is famous for the ?death railway? and various National Parks. But how do Thai experience it? And how do they get there? By bus of course! Early in the morning about 35 of us packed into the bus and sped off across the Ang Thong and Suphan Buri countryside in the general direction of ...
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The Not So Groovy State Of Thai Buddhism?..
2007-05-03 05:25:00
(The following article/blog was published yesterday in The Nation. Below however, is the original un-edited submission) Monks taking to the streets protesting for Buddhism to be declared The National Religion All very interesting and even rather amusing to see masses of monks demanding that Buddhism be adopted as the national religion. Many must have been surprised to ...
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Songkran in SipSongPanNa - Day 02 Afternoon
2007-05-03 05:25:00
From the official unescap.org website, we are able to find this resource that give an introduction to the Asian Highway. www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pub s/pub_2303/intro%20ah.pdf Asian Highway (AH) 3 will have the following route: Ulan-Ude ? Kyahta ? Altanbulag ? Darkhan ? Ulaanbaatar ? Nalayh ? Choir ? Saynshand ? Zamin-Uud ?Erenhot ? Beijing ? Tanggu Shanghai ? Hangzhou ? Nanchang ...
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Fun at the RTCG
2007-05-03 05:25:00
Royal Thai Consulate General Los Angeles, much fun we had today running back and forth between the Consulate and the full-service Thai legal office across the street! I had the full story over in my own corner which I am not going into here. But since I’ve gone through a mini hell today to get ...

Finally Bangkok
2007-05-03 05:25:00
My first visit to Thailand was in April of 2006. For that visit were missed most of Songkran due to other commitments, and also missed Bang kok . This time we were going to take in both. The Gulf Air flight arrived from Hong Kong early evening. The service was poor and some of the (non-Thai) passengers ...
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Songkran in SipSongPanNa - Day 02 Morning
2007-05-03 05:25:00
The idea of traveling to China by land is an appealing adventure that I normally dreamt of embarking after seeing programs on Discovery, National Geographic or Chinese Phoenix TV channels. Although much has been written or shown or shown on TV, the information is rather limited, even on my Lonely Planet ?SEA on a shoe ...
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Travel Summer Parks in the Western U.S. - California, Nevada, etc..txt
2007-05-02 19:00:00
Travel Summer Parks in the Western U.S. - California , Nevada , etc. By: Jeff Anderson There are many parks in the west that are beautiful, yet less crowded than others. Think about planning a travel experience including these lovely places. In Utah there are over 37,000 acres called the Grand Gulch Primitive Area. Travel ...
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Attractions
2007-04-05 19:40:00
Amphoe Khong Chiam Kaeng Tana National ParkThis park can be reached on two routes. The first route is by taking Highway No. 2222 where visitors will be presented with a beautiful view of Kaeng Tana. On the other hand, visitors can take the route to the National Park Office along Highway No. 217 (Phibun Mangsahan-Chong Mek ...
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Festivals
2007-04-05 19:34:00
The Candle Fest ival The Candle Festival is the largest religious ceremony in Ubon Ratchathani. It is celebrated yearly on Asalha Bucha Day and Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent) Day in July. The ceremony is held at Thung Si Muang and Chaturamuk Pavillion. At night, there is entertainment to celebrate the Lent candles. The reflection of lights on ...
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How to get Ubon Ratchathani
2007-04-05 19:31:00
By Bus Buses depart from Bangkok's Northern Bus Terminal (Mochit 2 Bus Terminal) to Ubon Ratchathani every day. Contact Transport Co. Ltd at Tel: 0 2936 2852-66 for more information.   By Car a)From Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 to Saraburi and Highway No. 2 to Nakhon Ratchasima, then use Highway No.226 and proceed to Ubon Ratchathani via Buri ...
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General Information
2007-04-05 19:28:00
Ubon Ratchathani has been a well established community for hundreds of years. Relatively unknown to the most tourists, the province boasts a number of natural wonders, cultural and historical attractions, national parks, silk producing shops, etc. The province is renowned for its strong Buddhist tradition, particularly the practice of forest-dwelling monks and the ancient Buddhist temples, ...
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Attractions
2007-04-05 08:22:00
Amphoe Krathu Hat Kalim (Kalim Beach) Located north of Patong Beach is a secluded beach dotted with rocks and coral reefs. Accommodations and restaurants are available. Another interesting stopover is Freedom Beach which is located around the head of Laem Ka Sai Rot and is accessible by a chartered long-tailed boat. Hat Kamala (Kamala beach) Located approximately 26 ...
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Festivals
2007-04-05 08:18:00
Chao Le (Sea Gypsy) Boat Floating Fest ival Chao Le (Sea Gypsy) Boat Floating Festival falls during the middle of the sixth and eleventh lunar months yearly. The sea gypsy villages at Rawai and Sapam hold their ceremonies on the 13th; Ko Si-re celebrates on the 14th; and Laem La (east of the bridge on Phuket’s ...
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How to get Phuket
2007-04-05 08:14:00
By air This is perhaps the easiest way to get to Phuket . Domestic airlines operate several flights daily between Bangkok and Phuket. Some flights go to Phuket via Samui Island with a 40-minute stopover. List of operators are as follows: Phuket Air offers daily flights to Phuket and the journey takes only 1.20 hours. Call 02 6798999 ...
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General Information
2007-04-05 08:12:00
General Info rmation Located approximately 862 kilometers south of Bangkok is Phuket, Thailand’s largest island, which is often dubbed as the pearl of the Andaman, or the pearl of the south. Its natural resources- rocky peninsular, limestone cliffs, white powdery beaches, tranquil broad bays and tropical in-land forests contribute to making it the South’s wealthiest, busiest, most ...
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Baan Thai Cherng Lay
2007-04-04 07:45:00
By Marie Moon As part of the Baan Thai Cher ng Lay residential development, this villa for sale offers privacy, modern style and convenience in a prestigious location. Nestled against the steep slopes of Surin Hill this villa offers wonderful views of Surin beach, the Amanpuri headland and the Andaman Sea. Initiated by well-known developer Khun Veerasak, Baan ...
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People
2007-04-04 07:43:00
Phuket has a population of 200,000. The main centers of population are on opposite sides of the island. Phuket Town, with a population of about 63,000, is located on the east side and Patong Beach, whose population varies widely depending on the time of year, is located on the west side. The residents are Thais who ...
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