Smile Thailand Trip

Ampawa

2011-08-14T20:45:00.000-07:00

Ampawa, Samutsongkram province, 90km away from Bangkok.

Bang Kung Temple

2011-08-14T20:12:00.000-07:00

Bang Kung Temple, Bang Kon Tee, Samutsongkram province.

Chao Samran Beach

2011-07-17T19:39:00.000-07:00

Chao Samran Beach, Phetchaburi province, 15 kms. southeast of the town. Legend says that King Naresuan the Great and King Eka Thotsarot made several royal visits here and highly appreciated its beauty. The villagers thus rendered it a name "Chao Samran Beach", which means "Beach of Royal Leisure".

Puek Tian Beach

2011-07-17T19:16:00.000-07:00

Puek Tian Beach, Phetchaburi province, 7 kilometers south of Chao Samran Beach. Otherwise one can travel via Phetch Kasem Highway; a left turn is made at Amphur Tha Yang to join the road along the Irrigation Canal Route II for a distance of 15 kilometers. Puek Tian Beach has white sandy beach itself is very wide and long.

Cha-Am Beach

2011-07-17T18:11:00.000-07:00

Cha-Am Beach, Phetchaburi province, is located 41 km from the Phetchaburi and turn left on to the beach. Distance of 2 km, is famous for its beautiful beaches in Phetchaburi. It takes only a pleasant three hours (176 kilometers) drive from Bangkok. Cha-Am provides a quiet, relaxing retreat and is surrounded by traditional Thai ambience.

Hua Hin

2011-07-15T12:33:00.000-07:00

Hua Hin, Prajuabkirikhan province is the place to relax on the beach where the atmosphere is refreshing. With the many different services and hotel accommodation in Hua Hin beach. Hua Hin is the place to attract tourists. To experience the atmosphere and Hua Hin Beach impressive and there are white sandy beaches. Ideal for tourists, Hua Hin has many attractions. The entertainment, shopping, villa in Hua Hin Hua Hin Hotels and restaurants to serve tourists. Traveling to London to impress. I have to make the visiting San Francisco to return again.

Hua Hin is the resting place of the oldest resort in Thailand. From which it was originally a fishing village. Has been changed into a place of rest at the top of popularity. Hua Hin Resort Hotel, and currently leading a resort village or resort is a five star hotel in San Francisco most visitors will stay. Full holiday resort area is beautifully designed in the Colonial. Golf Course Royal Hua Hin Golf Course. This is all part of the popular locations. Historically, still the charm of Hua Hin is a unique attraction to tourists all year round, and Hua Hin also has a place of interest around the city, there are several more.
Fellow traveler

Sunny House. My lodging house.

Breakfast

Huaymongkol temple

Hua Hin Beach

Plearnwan

cicada

Breakfast in new day

Hua Hin Railway Station

View Point 5

View Point 6

Suan Son Pradiphat

khao Takiab

Don Hoi Lot

2011-04-10T23:20:00.000-07:00

Don Hoi Lot
Don Hoi Lot, Samutsongkram province is the Mae Klong estuary delta. Caused by sedimentation of the sandy soil (the villagers called sand Kigeped) and area-wide, about 3 kilometers long, 5 kilometers from two of the Don out of the mouth of the Gulf of Mae Klong trip by boat, the Don is. beach village of Chu Chi. Bang Bo Kaeo Village Plaza and the beach can travel by car. The bar has several types of live oysters, clams, cockles and the Pook Haipakeped especially with the most clams clams clams, type 2, the cover is a white shell like a drinking straw. Embedded in the sand to catch the clams to a small wooden incense stick dipped in lime, then placed into the hole to mount mortar shell clams and razor clams appeared to catch the Don. When water is flooded. And during low tide when the water will go. Views on it. Good time to tour the Don Hoi Lot is within a month from March to May every year at the nearby Don Hoi Lot. The village of Chu Chi is the Krom Luang Chumphon Khet Udom Sak and restaurants selling local products such as clams, dried seafood, fish sauce, shrimp paste, canals, root, sugar, palm sugar, fresh, etc. Available in several other parking facilities to visit. Don Hoi Lot.

Razor clam

Koh Lan Vol.3

2011-03-12T17:17:00.000-08:00

I LOVE KOH LAN.

@ Lalita Resort.

On the Beach @ Tawaen Beach

@ View Point.
This vol is higher previous time.

Koh Lan view point panorama.

Khao krajome

2010-12-27T08:29:00.000-08:00

Khao krajome, Ratchaburi province. Altitude of 1045 meters above sea level. Khao krajome became a sea mist tents are very popular because near Bangkok less than two hundred kilograms (approx.): Good looking view is and the everyone remembers is raise difficulties in the entrance.

Khao krajome is located in Suan Phung, Ratchaburi province is a mountain shaped like a tent. A favorite saying of the villagers. The first of these has to do with mine. (from hearsay of the residents) from the foothills, just 10 kilometers. The car has to be comfortable and not worry about anything. We arrived at Suan Phung in the evening. To relax before getting up his tent in the early morning by this time have the opportunity to use the services of Suan Phung resort. To provide a vehicle 4x4. For up to Khao krajome.

Khao krajome panorama.

Prasat Hin Khao Phanom Rung

2010-07-14T07:57:00.000-07:00

Considered to be one of Thailand's most beautiful temple complexes, Prasit Hin Khao was built by the Khmer between the 10th and 13th century when the Angkor Kingdom rulled the north-eastern parts of modern-day Thailand. The temple was built on the top of an extinguished volcano, and offers an excellent view of the surrounding region. A long path of stairs with carvings takes you up the volcano to the temple area itself. The temple comprises many chambers and other interesting structures such as one of the three remaining naga bridges in all of Thailand, and some stone-carved reliefs that rival those those of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Astro-archaeological Phenomenon at Prasat Hin Khao Phanom Rung
Astrologers have also predicted that an extraordinary astro-archaeological phenomenon will occur at sunrise during the April 3-5 period this year. The doors of the temple sanctuary are so perfectly aligned that during this period, at sunrise on a cloudless day with clear blue skies, the sun’s rays will shine through all fifteen doorways of the sanctuary in a single shaft of light. (Plan to arrive between sunrise and no later than 06.00 a.m.)

Getting to Prasat Hin Khao Phanom Rung from Buri Ram:
- Drive along Route 219 from Buri Ram heading southbound towards the Prakonechai intersection.
- Turn right at the Prakonechai intersection where Route 219 intersects with Route 24 and continue for approximately 20 kms before turning left into a secondary road that leads to Prasat Hin Khao Phanom Rung temple complex.
- Following the visit to Prasat Hin Khao Phanom Rung, continue on to Prasat Hin Muang Tam, another Khmer-style sanctuary.

Koh Lan vol. 2

2010-07-05T23:19:00.000-07:00

BURIRAM PEA (THUNDER CASTLE)

2010-06-26T22:06:00.000-07:00

BURIRAM PEA FOOTBALL CLUB, Buriram province in North-East of Thailand, has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and currently competing in the Thai Premier League.

i-mobile Stadium.

Phra Chao Yai Wat Hong

2010-01-14T06:33:00.000-08:00

Buddha is the oldest life size, concentration Hngatak 1.6 and high 1.6 meters building with laterite. Characteristics of local art. Enshrined in Wat Hong Phong. Rhinoceros head or temple. Is the worship of many people also meet printing Jack Fruit Leaves "and life" and Bronze Buddha carved from rhino horn under the base. With God on the big night 14 days or 1 night stay the 3 months of every year to celebrate the event. The people of District Putatsg. And various provinces. Worship to honor a number called "Big God" in the Thai northeast. But it is a large Buddha statue. However, means great. Holiness. Especially by prayer and explain that the false oath was often catastrophic events. Have to swear an exemption Abaimuk quit drinking and worship are asked to pay protection is not lack of treatment.

Getting to the temple. From Phuttaisong market. The junction turn right. The path to the Payak Phoomphisai. Distance of approximately 1 km and has a separate measure to another 2 km.

Loy Krathong festival day @ Khon Kaen University

2009-11-03T05:09:00.000-08:00

Loy Krathong Festival is an important day, the day of the Thai population. Matchday 15 Night 12 months of the Thai lunar calendar. The lunar calendar Lanna "often" fall in about November. The solar calendar. This tradition is to capture and apologized to their river Ganges. Some believe that the evidence itself is the worship of the Great Buddha Painting mouth Gangnam. And some evidence that it provides the equipment or the Mhasawk St. Cut. Thailand has found a tradition of Loy Krathong Festival in all regions. In particular the area along a river or other water sources that are each unique areas of interest vary.

The Loy Krathong festival. People will convene an "explanation" of different materials. The season is like a candle, incense and lotus flower hair, nail or a piece in the popular set individually. Then, floating in the River. (Zone of the Sea Loy Krathong Festival is popular to believe the sea), that the possibility of floating. He also believes that the Loy Krathong festival. His worship is the river Ganges.

History.
Loy Krathong festival tradition that was believed, were created, but Sukhothai. Under the rule Peakun Ramkhamhaeng. With her or Npmas Thao Sri จุฬาลักษณ์. Who invented the first point. The ceremony was originally known as Brahman ritual. Lantern floating candle. And they brought flowers Npmas Co., Bangkok. This is the lotus lantern Wannepey [refer only twelve months to taper], but now there are signs that should not be older as the first Rattanakosin period. Based on the data to create from image to image a different look. In Contemporary Rama 3rd

Loy Krathong Festival is currently on the festival of Thailand. With both Thai and foreign tourists visit Thailand every year, very much. In the period are often early winter and the weather.

The Loy Krathong festival. Also popular beauty contest held as "their Npmas.

Local traditions.
Northern Upper mess people who once is a "floating" or "hot new kite" or "smoke" a thin tissue, then under the smoke into the air balloon. Traditions of the people above is called "Yi Peng" refers to the bottom of Wannepey months Yi (on a Lanna. Wannepey match based twelve months in Thai).

Loy Krathong Festival Tak will be progressively aligned in a small line, called "line".

Sukhothai. Parade Lamp Chandelier draw. Play the production of small sparks of fireworks cup.

ISAN vessel was set up season as a steamboat "flow" of the province of Nakhon Phanom, mainly because it is beautiful and the most coveted in the northeast.

Bangkok. Poekatag work. Shape dimensions of about 7-10 days before the celebration of the Loy Krathong festival. And ended the period after Loy Krathong festival.

South as Hat Yai, Songkhla is a great event in other provinces. Loy Krathong Festival Day will take place.
In addition, local traditions may, also in case of the Loy Krathong festival differently. And are the property together forever.

Assumptions about the Loy Krathong festival day.
A message asks his mother Ganges. This use of water rights reserved. Drink water. Including the garbage disposal is in flux.

Roy is a sacred Buddha. He impressed the Buddha's footprint on the sand, you Gangnam New River. India.

A floating ball. The sad and various diseases. To drift with the tide.

Thai think in the north. The Loy Krathong festival offers support cut. Explain how the legend. He cut his equipment was able to catch a snake.

Loy Krathong Festival in this year in November 2, 2009. I join Loy Krathong Festival at Khon Kaen University.

Loy Krathong festival day at Khon Kaen University

Phrasrirattana Sasadaram Temple (Phra Kaew Temple)

2009-10-10T10:35:00.000-07:00

Phrasrirattana Sasadaram Temple (Phra Kaew Temple), or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, situated within the Grand Palace, near Sanam Luang, is a sacred symbol of the Rattanakosin, or Bangkok, Dyansty and the most important temple in realm. It was built by King Rama I, the founder of the Chakri Dynasty, at the same time as the Grand Palace in 1782, when he established Bangkok as his capital, in order to serve as the palace chapel, in which traditional royal ceremonies would be conducted. It thus has a sanctuary for the performance of Buddhist rites, but no residences for monks.

The temple is richly endowed with fine art and architecture. The Emerald Buddha image is enshrined in the phra ubosot, the exterior walls of which are covered with beautiful designs in gold leaf and glass, while the interior walls bear murals depicting the life of Buddha and other subjects.

The phra mondop, or library, is set on a high base surmounted by a stepped pyramid. Inside is reserved a chest containing the Tripitaka, the Buddhist sacred scripture.

The Royal Pantheon, or Prasat Thepbidon, has a high spire. Inside are enshrined statures of the eight previous kings of the Chakri Dynasty.

Next to phra mondop is a miniature replica of Angor Wat, which King Rama IV had constructed.

The walls of the cloister are decorated with murals showing scenes from the Ramakian, the Thai version of the Ramayana. These were originally painted during the reign of King Rama I and have been restored several times. (From: http://www.geocities.com/watphrakaew/eng/index.htm)

Murals showing scenes.

Phrasrirattana Sasadaram Temple in Lomo.

My Pink Rain Lily

2009-10-03T09:56:00.000-07:00

Pink Rain Lily or Fairy Lily (Pink Bua Din in Thai.)
Several of the zephyr lilies (genus Zephyranthes) are called "rain lily", but this one most deserves that name: Zephyranthes grandiflora blooms numerous times throughout the summer and autumn, always after a rain that follows a dry period. Atamasco lily ( Z. atamasca ), on the other hand, blooms only once each year, in the early spring. Other members of the genus bloom in spring or autumn only.

My Orchids

2009-08-17T05:46:00.000-07:00

Orchids
The orchid family, Orchidaceae, is the most numerous in the plant kingdom. There are about 25,000 to 30,000 known species of orchids around the world. Orchids are found in all continents except Antarctica, from hot tropical jungles to the cold climate in North America. However, some orchids are found only in certain region of the world and nowhere else, for example, the Vanda genus colonizes only South East Asia.

Oncidium sp.

Dendrobium Compactum Poar Gem

Dendrobium Eima Queen

Dendrobium Thongchai Gold

Dendrobium draconis

Dendrobium jenkinsii

Vasco.Roll on Red

Vanda Robert's Delight "Blue Korat"

Dendrobium Bigibbum

Nang Rong Waterfall

2009-08-01T10:30:00.000-07:00

This waterfall is located in Tambon Hin Tang, Muang District,20 kilometers east of the township, and along Suwannason Roadb,branching off on the right-hand side at km 12 for another 7 kilometers where the road ends.
The Nang Rong Waterfall consists of many levels each of which has a small reservoir suitable for swimming.

Duangtawan Beach

2009-07-06T11:47:00.000-07:00

Duangtawan Beach-Baan Phe, Rayong a part of “THE SAMED MARINE NATIONAL PARK”

Koh Lan

2009-05-29T06:53:00.000-07:00

Koh Lan is about 7 kilometers from Pattaya City. IT is about 45 minutes by normal boat and 15 minutes by speed Boat. The Island is about 4km long and about 2km wide and has about a thousand residents most of whom live in the main village called Naban. At Koh Lan (Lan island) you can find clean and clear also very beautiful beach which can not be found at the main land. Such as Sam beach, Thien beach, Ngual beach,ta-wan beach. At the Koh Lan there are many activities of water sport , such as Water- -Ski, Scooter, Sea Walker etc. At Koh Lan there're many beautiful beach such as Tawaen Beach, Nual Beach , Thien Beach, Saem Beach and Thonglang Beach.

Start at Balihy Cape - PATTAYA

We ferry by normal boat

Tawaen landing

Rimtalay resort. We lodging house.

Naban landing

Tawaen Beach

READY! Let's go.....

Sangvan Beach

Thonglang Beach

Nual Beach

View Point

Saem Beach

Thien Beach

Naban village

Breakfast.

Mini Sea food Market in the morning.

SQUIDDING

We Dinner

Khao Yai National Park

2008-05-15T22:05:00.000-07:00

Khao Yai National Park locates on 4 provinces are Nakhon Rachasima (na-korn rard-cha-see-mar), Nakhon Nayok (na-korn nar-yog), Saraburi (sa-ra-bu-ree), and Prachinburi (prar-jeen-bu-ree). This park was declared to be a first national park of Thailand on 18th September 1962 and presents, being a world heritage by United Nation. Khao Yai National Park has 2,168 square kilometers full of mountain ranges, forests, grassland and brackens.

Khao Yai National Park is far about 200 kilometers from Bangkok or far about 115 kilometers from Nakorn Rachasima by turning to Thanaratch (ta-na-rad) Road from Mitraparb (mid-tra-parb) Road and drive for 40 kilometers to National Park Center. Tourist who comes from Bangkok by bus can get off at Pak Chong (parg-chorng) District and hire a car to Khao Yai.

At the entrance have Sanjaopho Khao Yai. We have to worship Jaopho Khao Yai.

We with one accord building tent at Pha Kluai Mai tent zone.

We have a lunch, before to go for a walk in forest.

We are READY!

Action!

Action!

Haew Suwat Waterfall.

Top view of Haew Suwat Waterfall.

3...2...1...Action!

Littleness water at Haew Suwat Waterfall.

Dinner........

Breakfast in the morning of next day.

We pull down our tent, after have a breakfast.

Sendoff with Haew Na Rok Waterfall.

Khao Jan Ngam Temple

2008-04-24T04:39:00.000-07:00

Khao Jan Ngam Temple located in Ban Lirs sa wat, Tumbol Lad Bua Kao, Aumpur See Kiew, Nakhon Rachasima, from Nakhon Rachasima ,go on highway No.2 about 58 to turn left at kilometer 198, and go ahead 3 km.

A relic of Buddha

ROCK PAINTING 4000 years old

Stone carve

The Buddha Footprints - Stone carve

Lam Thakong Dam

2008-04-20T08:11:00.000-07:00

Lies 62 Kms. before reaching the town on Highway No.2 The constructions had started in 1964 and finished 4 years later. The lakelike resevoir can containup to 300 million cu.m. of water and irrigates 95,200 acres of paddy field.

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

2007-08-15T06:41:00.000-07:00

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, covering 2,556 square kilometres, is located in the flat river plain of the Chao Phraya river valley. The presence of the Lop Buri and Pa Sak River make the province a major rice farming area.

Ayutthaya one of the major tourist attraction and was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong. It was the capital of Thailand (then called Siam) for 417 years from 1350 until it was sacked by the Burmese army in 1767. During this era Ayutthaya had 33 kings of different dynasties ruling the kingdom This period of Thai (Siamese)history is now usually referred as the Ayutthaya period or Ayutthaya kingdom. The Bowring Treaty (1855), signed by King Mogkhut between Siam and Britain, was the first of its kind and successfully opened up Siam to Western influence and trade.

The ruins of the old capital in the Ayutthaya historical park are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and have been so since December 1991. The province is also home to the Bang Pa-in summer palace complex.

Originally named Krung Kao , the province was renamed to Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya in 1919.

Old painting of Iudea (Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya in nowadays).

Yai Chai Mongkol temple

Napramain Temple

Narayana on the garuda.

Pra Phuttha Nimit Wichit Mann Molee Srisanpech Borom Trilokanad.

Pra Khan Than Rasd.

Luang Pho Kao.

Old pagoda.

Church of Luang Pho Mongkol Bopit.

Luang Pho Mongkol Bopit.

Pra Srisanpech Temple.

Phanan Choeng Temple.

Mahathat Temple.