Floating Lamp (Yi Peng) Chaing Mai

Yi Peng Festival is a popular tradition of Chiang Mai. in November every year. Are floating in the sky lights. Light the night sky.

Floating Lamp of the popular tradition in the twelfth lunar month. Villagers in the popular task of north and northeast. Release Grasp the left side pain and various other issues outta. The meaning of the lamp (to float) to see the note are two meanings.

Floating Lamp  means the fire of the lamp and then placed on a rack and let it float in the sequence. Looks like a big balloon of tissue paper to let fly the skies with smoke.

Peng Yi means the full moon. It is the language of North which corresponds to the central Loy Kra Tong.


The locals believe that lights up the sky over the release. Leave the bad and the history of suffering and pain for her life. Far from completion. Regarded as ancestral worship and express gratitude.

Loy Krathong

The full moon night of November is "Loy Krathong Day". This is celebrated on the full moon in November. The word loy means to float, and a krathong is a banana leaf cup. People place a candle and incense sticks in their krathongs and then float them on a local river or pond.  The leaf cup is used to hold something. Loy Krathong is, therefore, the floating of lights in a leaf cup. During October and November, all the rivers and canals in the lowlands are flooded and the waters in some places overflow their banks.

Where to Celebrate Loy Kratong
Loy Kratong is celebrated throughout Thailand. In Bangkok, most people flock to the banks of the Chao Phraya river to float their kratongs, although large restaurants with ponds are also popular. Note that these restaurants as well as those on the banks of the river, are often fully booked weeks in advance. You should be sure to make reservations well in advance if you want to celebrate Loy Kratong at these places.

Loy Kratong in Chiang Mai has the added feature of a parallel festival called Yi Peng. Yi Peng is celebrated by launching hot air balloons made of rice paper into the night sky. The night sky is literally filled with thousands of these bright lights shining like a moving river of stars. It's a truly magical sight that can't really be captured in a picture.

This clip vdo is song of Loykrathong Festival , all thai people can sing this song since they was child. In addition, there have thai dance call "Ram Thai". Is very impressive tradition , right?

Full Moon Party , Koh Phangan , Thailand

Ok, What's Full Moon Party?

Full Moon Party is tourists, both men and women together in fifteen nightfull moon. The villagers to sell beer, wine booth sell for tourist. TheSome shops classified as a pub. There are many small tables on the beach where you can sit down with your friends or meet new ones. You can order drinks and food from restaurants and bars next to the beach. A venue for dance , DJ's are making the crowd go wild.. Tourists dancing on the beach , moonlight shines amid the impact on the sea surface reflection. Some visitors reflective paint (UV colors)  to face , body and shirt and color will reflect the moonlight.

Full Moon Party Xmas 2010 Party Date
Friday 25, December 2010:
Christmas Party

Full Moon Party New Year 2011 Party Date
Thursday 31 December 2010:
New Year Party
Saturday 01 January 2011:
New Year's Day After Party 


Schedule Dates Full Moon Party 2011
Wednesday 19, January
Saturday 19, February
Saturday 19, March
Monday 18, April
Tuesday 17, May
Wednesday 15, June
Friday 15, July
Saturday 13, August
Monday 12, September
Tuesday 11, October
Thursday 10, November
Saturday 10, December
Sunday 25, December
Saturday 31, December



How to get Full Moon Party , Koh Phangan

TRAIN There is an efficient train service from Bangkok to the South of Thailand (southern line). The overnight sleeper trains are the best way to go. Check the latest prices and schedules via the service link on the website of The State Railway of Thailand. All trains stop in Suratthani, where you will be provided with a connecting bus to the ferry pier. The total trip by train and boat takes about 11 to 16 hours. A boat ticket to Koh Phangan and transport from the train station to the pier is usually included in the 'joint ticket'. If you do not have a joint ticket you can always buy a ticket for the boat at the pier.
BUS Taking a government bus from Bangkok is a good way to get to Koh Phangan. It offers a lot of leg space because it has less seats than the regular tourist buses (which are offered by travel agencies and TAT-agencies). The government bus will continue on the ferry to Koh Phangan so you can leave your luggage on the bus, saving you time and the hassle of changing transport. The government bus leaves from the Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok, where you must also buy the ticket.

TUK TUK Car at Thailand

Highlight one symbol of Thailand is "TUK TUK Car" , no where in the world. There are feautres a tricycle. Front for driver and behind for customers around 2-4 persons. In the bangkok has been very popular. But in cities across the country.  Is popular as well as Chaingmai , Khonkhen , Phuket , Hadyai.



In Songkran Festival TUK TUK is popular from most people , because there have fun for drive around road of Bangkok. Where TUK TUK stops straight traffice light , they will splash water for other people like left picture.

Another popular activity at the TUK TUK car was public relations. Because was low cost , interesting point from people. Imagine , if you have 10 TUK TUK car queue and similar , beatiful right?


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Songkran Festival

Thailand's most celebrated festival is the Songkran Festival. It starts April 13 and lasts between 3 and 10 days, depending on where you are in Thailand. The word Songkran is from the Sanskrit meaning the beginning of a new Solar Year, but nowadays Thailand celebrates the New Year on 31 December.

The Thai people celebrate this festival with water. Everyone gets soaking wet and since it is the hottest season of the year, the custom is quite refreshing. Songkran is a Public Spring Cleaning Day, supported by the religious belief that anything old and useless must be thrown away or it will bring bad luck to the owner.

In Chiangmai, the Songkran procession is held on this day. This is a parade through Chiangmai comprised of Buddha images and attendants on floats, which are accompanied by minstrels and the town's people. The procession begins at Nawarat Bridge on the Mae Ping River and moves the Thapae Gate before approaching its final destination of Wat Prasingh.

In Bangkok,  Khao San Road is most popular for Thai and foreigners. This place will provide water , flour , water gun and more. Songkran Festival has the period 13-16 april each year. What attracts people to play this festival is fun atmosphere , many people and most important is big smile of people.

Chiang Mai Airport

Chiang Mai provice and Chiang Mai Airport is a major gateway to Northern Thailand that is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination and its international airport welcomes over 2 million visitors per year, receiving 130-250 flights a week from Bangkok, Phuket and Samui as well as Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Myanmar and Laos. The airport is seldom crowded and has a full range of facilities on offer.

Located less than 10 minutes by taxi from the city center, Chiang Mai International Airport consists of a domestic and international terminals in a single building.

Ongoing renovations to the old domestic terminal means that all check in and arrival takes place in the new adjacent international terminal, with departures on the upper level. They are seldom crowded with this arrangement and construction is due for completion by mid 2010.

Chiang Mai Airport has several food outlets, including two coffee shops, a deli and a fast food outlet. There are also a number of shops selling silk, handicrafts, fresh produce and souvenirs.

When departing Chiang Mai, you can easily get to the airport using a taxi or hotel transfer service. Note that you and your bags must pass through a scanner to get into the airport building. Check-in counters for all flights are located at the south end of the ground floor. After checking in for your flight, you can take the escalators up to the second floor to access the departure lounges. Note that if you are flying on an international flight, or a Thai Airways flight connecting directly to an international flight in Bangkok, you will need to go through immigration in Chiang Mai. Immigration and the international departure lounges are accessed through the new international terminal. After checking in on the ground floor, proceed up the escalators to immigration, then on to the departure lounge.

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Getting from Chiang Mai Airport to the city is painless, there are plenty of metered taxis outside (insist on the meter), as well as a more expensive airport limo service offered in the terminal. 100 baht is a the average fare for a journey to most places in central Chiang Mai.  There is adequate, safe parking outside Chiang Mai Airport, costing 10 baht per hour. Hire cars can also be arranged from the airport.

Thai Boxing

Thai Boxing or Muay Thai is the art of Martial Art and a Thai Nation sport. Muay Thai is a martial art that different from the insidious violence fantastic martial arts of other nations. Because boxing is a fight with natural weapons. The various organs. Of the body as a weapon rather than as a variety of punch elbow knee foot entering into a dangerous opponent. Without the use of weapons of any external object.

Muay Thai has now been accepted and spread throughout the world. Muay Thai is the martial arts to protect themselves. Foreigners like thai boxing. Many people come to Thailand for learning here and  was introduced to the public in festivals and various festivals.

Don Muang Airport Bangkok Thailand

Airport Code
Don Muang IATA airport code is DMK and ICAO code is VTBD

Location
Located at longitude 100° 36' 30" and latitude 13° 54' 52", 9 feet above sea level, Bangkok International Airport is 24 kms north from Bangkok.


Capacity
Two runways
Runway 21 R/03L - 3,700 meters long, 60 meters wide (12,139 feet/197 feet)
Runway 21 L/03R - 3,500 meters long, 45 meters wide (11,461 feet/147 feet)
Capacity: 60 flights per hour
Characteristics: asphaltic concrete

Durability:
Runway 21R/03L = PCN.126/F/D/W/T
Runway 21L/03R = PCN.126/F/D/W/T

Taxiway: 23

Aircraft parking stands: 95.

33 parking stands with contact gates divided into 25 parking stands at international passenger terminal, 8 parking stands at domestic passenger terminal and 62 remote parking bays.

Check-in counters: 263
124 check-in counters at international passenger terminal 1, 96 check-in counters at international passenger terminal 2 and 43 check-in counters at domestic passenger terminal.

Don Muang Getting Around
With expressways galore, the best way to get around Don Muang has to be car or taxi. However, the Skytrain (nearest station Mo Chit), and underground (nearest stations Phahalyothin or perhaps Lad Phrao) are both very handy for trips downtown. There is also a train station at the airport, with trains to and from Hualumphong station in the centre of town (near Chinatown). These can be a hassle though: schedules are erratic, trains often delayed.

Thailand Spa

Have you ever tired silk?. Fatigue caused by working in the same sitting for long or even driving a long time. Thailand has a kind of therapy called "SPA".

The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs  resorts) typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are especially widespread in Europe and Japan. Day spas are also quite popular, and offer.

 Massage Spa is a muscle compression. You'll feel the relaxation , warm water will loosen the muscles. You will stay in a comfortable posture.

Whether it is a hotel Resort or spa centers. The spa will provide their customers with officials maintain that through the course spa , Equipped with tools available such as massage oils, soft beds, clean place. If you are the one who want to relax from hard work. I suggest that to come relax with us here Thailand.

If you like spa beach We are many services such as Phuket, Krabi, Pattaya, Koh Samet, Rayong , or may be we have a mountain tourist services such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Pai.


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Similan Island National Park

Similan Island National Park has been rated first by the U. S. publication Skin Diving of the top ten dive sites in the world. The Similan Islands in the heart of the Andaman Sea are indeed unparelled in their exotic beauty. If planning a visit, keep in mind that anytime between December to April is recommended, with the best month being March, because the monsoons are over and the water is clear.

Climate : Summer begins in mid February and ends in May. Rainy season starts from mid May till October with North  In rainy season, the national park will be closed during 16 May - 14 November every year for visitors safety.

How to go Similan Island National Park:

By Car:
From Bangkok untill takurpar on the road number 4. From takurpar to ban Lumkan will can tern rigth go to ablanu peir th distance about 50 kilomate will have similan national park on your left.

By Airplane:
Flights from Bangkok-Phuket .From Phuket, take a bus or van (we have van transfer from airport Phuket to Thap Lamu Pier price is 300 bath for one person for one way , Phang Nga province then take a ferry to Mu Ko Similan National Park.

By Ship:
Thap Lamu Peir to Mu Ko Similan National Park , you can take a private tour boat which controlled by the national park and serves tourists everyday ( 1 sep - 30 may ) . The cost for round trip is 2700 baht per person. This tour boat departs from Thap Lamu Port at 08.30 am and return boat from Mu Ko Similan National Park to Thap Lamu Port departs at 15.00 pm in everyday. From the port to this islands is about 70 kilometers which takes about 1.5 hours of journey(for speed boat). However, this service would be closed at May 16 every year because entering of raining season. Once reached Ko Similan, motorboats are available for tourist to get to different islands per the following fare.

**"Similan" comes from the Sea Gypsies. They speak a language similar to Malay. They named them “The Nine Islands” (Sembilan is “nine” in Malay). They designate the islands by names in Thai-and a number. The islands achieved national park status in 1981 and thus are fully protected under Thai law.

Similan Islands

Is the largest island in the Similan Islands. Characteristics Bay Similan has a curved like a horseshoe. Water depth was about 60 feet below sea rich mound and coral reefs. Both antler coral reef and coral brain coral leaves large mushroom most perfect conditions in Thailand beautiful fine-sand beach.

Skin Diving Magazine rated them among the ten loveliest places on Earth, because of the great natural beauty found on the islands themselves and also because of the extensive surrounding coral gardens beneath the waves.  The islands are undeveloped and unspoiled; numerous species of fish, crustaceans, and other forms of sea-life abound; water clarity and diving are excellent.  Similan is corrupted from the Malay Sembilan and means nine.  From north to south in order the islands are: Koh Bon, Koh Ba Ngu, Koh Similan, Koh Pahyoo, Koh Miang (two islands), Koh Pahyan, Koh Payahng andKoh Hu Yong.

 

How to go Similan Island Transportation : From Tap Lamu Pier in Lamkaen Sub District, Thai Muan District with many boats including speedboats taking one hour at the distance of 70 km from shore. or Visitors can reach the Similans from Phuket (85 km from the Similans) in three to five hours, Thap Lamu (40 km) in three hours, Khao Lak (40 km) in three hours, or Ban Hin Lak (80 km) in five hours.

Divers generally join an excursion from Phuket, while budget travelers take the park sen/ice boat from Thap Lamu or join an organized tour from a guesthouse in Khao Lak. The dive season runs Nov.-May, though, according to dive companies, rainy months June-Oct. can just as rewarding.