Thailand Vacation News

Ancient Siam Night Tours

May 6, 2010

Ancient Siam, a popular tourist attraction on the outskirts of Bangkok will be offering night tours over two weekends in May, commencing on the 7th, 8th and 9th, and again on the following weekend of the 14th, 15th and 16th. Night tours of the Erawan Museum will also take place from May 13th to 16th. [...]

Share and Enjoy:

0 comments Read the full article →

Bangkok airport hotels for stranded passengers

April 20, 2010

List of Bangkok airport hotels to wait out the ash cloud drama. As the unprecedented ash cloud from the erupting Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull continues to disrupt air traffic into and out of many parts of Europe, including France, Germany and Holland, the buildup of stranded passengers around the world grows. As well as playing havoc [...]

Share and Enjoy:

0 comments Read the full article →

Bangkok protest rally map

April 9, 2010

Bangkok protester and battle sites constantly updated on map below. Richard Barrow over at Thai Blogs has an article on the current situation in Bangkok concerning the state of emergency declared in certain areas on April 7th, in response to continuing Red Shirt protest rallies. He has also created an excellent Google map which is [...]

Share and Enjoy:

2 comments Read the full article →

Bangkok tailor scams

April 5, 2010

Bangkok tailors were the focus of an investigation this week in the Spectrum section of the Bangkok Post, which ran an investigative article on a number of tailors and some of the underhanded tactics used to fool inexperienced tourists looking for a bargain on bespoke suites. With hundreds of tailor shops in Bangkok, Hua Hin, [...]

Share and Enjoy:

4 comments Read the full article →

King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament 2010

March 23, 2010

The 2010 King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament is being held at Anantara Golden Triangle Resort, in Chiang Rai from Monday 22nd of March to Monday 29th March. The week long competition is held along the banks of the Ruak River, which forms the border between Thailand and Burma. During the first five years of the [...]

Share and Enjoy:

0 comments Read the full article →

Tourist assistance center opened during rallies

March 13, 2010

A special center has been set up to help tourists handle any problems they may have because of this weekend’s red-shirt rally, Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silpa-archa said on Friday. The center was being manned around the clock until March 23 by staff from the Tourist Police Division, Tourism Council of Thailand, Thai Hotels [...]

Share and Enjoy: