Nan

Wat-Phumin Nan

Nan and I would suggest that other province. Some people may not know that it is cold andthe flu, the South is also beautiful. And the identity of the American South as well. Thebeauty and the arts, culture and natural beauty can explore a variety of measures such asforests, Wang and his lifestyle.

phrathatchaehaeng

Is home to the Phra That Chae. Relics of the year. Rabbit people born in the faith of the people over there are the Phumin that is symbolic of the city as soon as they are here. Wallpaintings of the famous wall.
The nature here is not a fun rapids cultivated elsewhere in the Thai jungle to get there. Phu Kha National Park. Phukha with pink flowers. The one in the world will bloom only once a year only. (If you leave, check to see that good old mountain pink flower, or a trade-off).

Please tell me who to go to Nan. Many people I know and love each other across the Southbecause the South has to be built. These people were. I love it. Food is expensive. The cost of living was soon to travel to many. The plane ride was. Or take a bus with air conditioning.The car had been traveling more comfortable.

I do not know if this is where I get to know my Nan. I know that Thailand is good.
I may be struck South. We like it. Here are just some of it. Nan still has a lot.

VAT Refund

• Shop at the store displaying  and ask for the form P.P.10 and original tax invoices when your purchase is at least 2,000 baht (VAT included) per store per day.
• Total purchases have to be 5,000 baht per person (VAT included) or more, to qualify for the VAT refund.

• Before loading your luggage at the International Airport, show your purchases at the Customs Office.

• Submit form P.P.10 and all original tax invoices to collect your refund at the VAT Refund Office after the passport control.
• Luxury goods like jewelry, gold ornaments, watches, glasses and pens with value of 10,000 baht or more per item must be shown once again at the Vat Refund Office.

• Form P.P.10 (with customs stamp), original tax invoices and photocopy of your credit card. 

Eating in Bangkok

Introduction

Where to eat is just as exciting as what to eat.  Bangkokoffers an incredible selection of eating places in all price ranges.  From kerbside food stall selling simple but good food, to smart, expensive restaurants, where is something to please everone.

In addition to Thai food, other cuisines, East and West, are readily available.  Independent restaurants offer between them virtually every culinary style you can think of, while top hotels pride themselves on the high standards of their speciality restaurants where superb menus are matched by impeccable service.

Food Streets

Bang Lamphu (บางลำพู) : Shoestring travellers flock to Bang Lamphu, especially the area around Khaosan Road.  Most eating places in this area cater for budget-conscious diners.  Many guesthouses on Khaosan Road have open-air cafes serving standard Thai and Chinese dishes.  Other decent possibilities include Indian, Jewish, and Muslim restaurants.

Yaowarat (เยาวราช) : Bangkok’s Chinatownhouses some of the best and most expensive Chinese restaurants in the city, along with many of the best and cheapest food stalls, especially at night.  Large restaurants line the bustlingYaowarat Road, but venturing into sois, or lanes, will lead you to less impressive yet equally enjoyable establishments.  The restaurants mostly specialize in southern Chinese cooking, with noodles, seafood and, at lunchtime, dim sum dumplings dominating the menus.

Phahurat (พาหุรัด) : Taking a short walk from Yaowarat’s Chinatown to Phahurat’s little India is like taking a transcendental journey between two different worlds.  Inhabited by Thai people of Indian origin, the confined alleyways around the Phahurat area accommodate a number of authentic Indian restaurants, particularly those offering North Indian cuisine.  Alternatively, other subcontinental foods such as Punjabi and Pakistani are also plentifully available.

Silom Road (ถนนสีลม) : Several food streets are linked to this road in Bangkok’s busiest area.  Seafood stalls sprout along the section near Sala Daeng Intersection after sunset until late at night.  The nearbyConvent Road offers everything from Indonesian to an Irish tavern.  Opposite, a crush of Japanese restaurants makes Soi Thaniya into a lively walkway for Japanese visitors and sushi lovers of all nationalities.

Thai food is available in palace style and street style, side by side.  The best section of the former can be found in Soi Phiphat .  Find the Thai version of fast food at most shopping complexes and Soi Lalai Sap’s Lunch Market. 

Siam Square (สยามสแควร์) : This shopping area is crammed with medium to high-priced eateries as well as American fast-food outlets.  Whether you crave Thai, European, Chinese or Japanese foods, there is a place for you somewhere in this fashionable area.  Traditional Thai restaurants are flanked by gaudy fast-food franchises and Japanese suki parlours.  Soi 1 has conventional Chinese restaurants.

Soi Lang Suan (ซอยหลังสวน) : Like Sukhumvit Road, Soi Lang Suan offers a diverse mix of Thai, Asian, and European influences.  Fashionable restaurants present interesting eating possibilities at medium to high prices.  Also home to some of the most popular jazz pubs in the city, the street’s flashy atmosphere attracts the money crowd in droves after sundown. 

Sukhumvit Road (สุขุมวิท) : There is no shortage of eating places on Sukhumvit.  Some people say that from any spot along the road you are within 100 metres of at least one restaurant.  And the food could not be more cosmopolitan.

At its western end, around Soi Nana, an enclave of Pakistani and Middle Eastern restaurants fills the sois with the aroma of spices, earning this area the name “Little Arabia”.  Further up the road Indian cuisine takes over, with restaurants offering both northern and southern Indian specialities.

European and American cooking  balance the equation, with Italian, French, British, German, and Mexican restaurants lining the road and presenting a variety of options in terms of menus, atmosphere, and prices.  Sukhumvit 55, also known as Soi Thong Lo, and its labyrinthine branches are also full of restaurants of every kind.

Then there is Thai food.  Both authentic and nouvelle dishes can be found at small, sparingly decorated restaurants or lavishly ornate ones, along the pavements, and in the markets.

Marine Wonderland

Thailand – a voyage of discovery

It is not called the Caribbean of Asia for nothing.  Yet, until recently, Thailand’s unparalleled marine playground has been quite difficult to access, enjoyed by but a handful of cruising yachts and an even smaller group of charter holidaymakers.  But no more.  A surge in the development of marina facilities and in the number of yachts available for charter mean that Thailand is set to burst upon the international scene as the world’s newest yachting playground.

Unimaginable coastline, islands & beaches

 Over 1,000 miles of coastline bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, literally thousands of islands, countless beaches with pristine white sand, crystal waters and superb coral reefs, hidden creeks and headlands meeting the sea, mystical sea mountains.  All these combine with a tropical climate to create the world’s most stunning cruising waters.  Welcome to Thailand.  The Thailand that independent cruising yachtsmen tell tales about on their travels.  The Thailand that many have never left.

Safe tropical climate

 Although in the tropics, Thailand has no typhoons.  It is not in a hazardous weather zone.  Even the seasonal monsoons are gentle.  Temperatures range from 25^o – 30^o C for most of the year, and the sea rarely varies from a balmy 28^o.  This means comfortable, exotic cruising all year round.

Stunning culture

 Who has not heard of the friendliness of Thailand’s people, the magnificent cuisine and the stunning culture?  They’re all true.  Each of these elements ensure visitors will have an unforgettable experience.  Whichever part of the kingdom you visit, Thailand adds an extra dimension to a boating holiday.

Thailand’s weather

 Coastal Thailand lies between 5^o and 13^o north of the equator, which places it firmly in the monsoonal weather patterns of the northern hemisphere.  This means that the prevailing winds from November to April are northeasterly and from May to October are southwesterly.  Typhoons are not a risk in Thai waters and temperatures range from a maximum of 35^o to a minimum of 25 ^o.

The Andamn Sea coast in the West experiences regular, fair to strong, breezes between May and October, when the best sailing is in the sheltered waters of Phang-nga Bay.  Rain showers are frequent but not persistent and are interspersed with clear sunny days.  During this season, the Gulf experiences the same prevailing winds, but tends to be dryer in the lee of the southern Thai peninsula.

Betwwn November and April, the winds can be quite strong in the early mornings, but tail off in the afternoons.  Later in the season, the winds become lighter.

Thailand is unique as a sailing holiday destination.  There is no off-season.  Indeed, the May-October ‘Green Season’ offers near-perfect conditions for keen sailors with reliable winds averaging 12 – but rarely exceeding 25 – knots, bright sunshine interspersed with showers, and generally cooler temperatures.

A regional base

Thailand has deservedly become Asia’s premier cruising and boating destination.  Residents of South East Asia already take advantage of this magical world, as do cruising yachts on their way between the two hemispheres.  If you base your own boat inThailand, you can launch many voyages of discovery within the Kingdom’s borders, but should you want to look further, there is no better base from which to explore the whole region.  And Thailandwelcomes you each time you return.

Explore the region from Thailand

Thailand’s coast borders three other countries –Myanmar, Cambodia and Malaysia – each with coastal asserts of its own.

North of the Andaman Sea coast is the border withMyanmar and its magnificent Mergui Archipelago.  An unspoilt region with many uninhabited islands, only a few dive and adventure holiday operators have been given access to date, but the region is earmarked for sustainable development.  The gateway to this little-explored area is Phuket and Ranong.

Southwards, at the entrance to the Malacca Straits, is the Malaysian west coast with a number of island offering marina facilities.  Phuket and Satun are well placed to provide easy access to these cruising grounds, the last stop in Thai waters being Koh Tarutao.  On the Gulf coast of Malaysia, marinas are planned in each major sea port as stepping stones to or from Koh Samui.

Cambodia is the least developed coastline in the region and, along with neighbouring Vietnam, is set to become the next significant area of interest.  The Cambodian border is just a few miles from Koh Chang.

To the east of Phuket lie the Andaman Islands, in Indian waters.  These sleepy islands, steeped in tradition, are just 350 miles off Thailand’s west coast and have only recently begun to welcome visiting yachts.

If you are looking for new frontiers, Thailand provides the perfect hub from which to explore the new cruising grounds of the region.

A thousand places to see

From the world-famous ‘Pearl of the Andaman’ – Phuket – to the mysterious limestone karsts, mangrove swamps, creeks, islets and perfect beaches of Phangnga Bay, Krabi, Koh Phi Phi and Koh Lanta, there’s always something new to see.

The almost unknown and unspoiled islands offThailand’s west coast, heading towards the Myanmarborder, to the extraordinary Similan Islands northwest of Phuket and south to the Malaysian border.

From the favourite holiday islands Koh Samui and Koh Pha-ngan in the Western Gulf of Thailand across to the mountainous and heavily forested Koh Chang and Koh Kut Archipelagos in the Eastern Gulf.

The sheer number of destinations awaiting you within Thailand’s borders is outdone only by the unbelievable variety.  From world-class marina to tiny fishing village, from big city Pattaya to deserted beaches and uninhabited islands, this is the marine wonderland of Thailand.  This is Asia’s boating playground.  This is the ‘Caribbean’ of the East.

Knowingthai

Introduction to Thailand

At the very heart   of South East Asia, Thailand is an independent kingdom which combines 20th-century sophistication with an ancient culture that has evolved over the past 700 years.

Covering just over 500,000 sq km.,Thailand is bordered by Malaysia to the south, Myanmar to the west, Laos to the north and Cambodia to the east. It's unique amongst South East Asian nations, in that it has never been occupied by a foreign colonial power. Largely as a result, it has maintained a cohesive sense of national identity and traditional culture. 

Tourism 

With over five million annual visitors, the kingdom is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia. It has an enormous amount to offer all manner of visitors, from ancient temples to rainforests and remote islands with palm-fringed beaches and, of course, fabulous golf courses meticulously laid out in glorious surroundings, many of them designed by international golfing legends, making Thailand one of the most popular golfing destinations in the World.

Tourism is an important part of the king dom’s service economy. The country’s rapid development in recent years has brought with it all the usual problems, such as infrastructure bottlenecks, environmental degradation and increased social pressures.

Despite a spectacular economic growth, the majority of the population still earns its living from small-scale farming. Rice is the country’s main crop and Thailand is the world’s biggest exporter of rice.

Bangkok and the regions of Thailand

The population of Thailand is around 60 million, with approximately 11 million people living in the capital city, Bangkok. This massive, vibrant, traffic-bound city dominates the country’s central region and functions as the cultural, religious, economic and political centre of the country.

Thailand is divided into four distinct regions: the north, the vast northeast plateau, the central plains, and the narrow Isthmus of Kra to the south, stretching down to the border with Malaysia.

Once covered in teakwood forests, the mountainous northern region appeals to the adventurous traveller, with one of the main attractions being the prospect of trekking through remote – and not so remote – villages inhabited by a diversity of tribal peoples. The main focal point for the region is the growing centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand’s ‘second’ city.