Archive for December, 2008

Dec
20

2008 ThailandTravelOnline.com Essay Contest Winners

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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Last month we invited university students from across Thailand to join our first ThailandTravelOnline.com Essay Contest with the goal to help foreign visitors learn more about Thailand and make an ...

Dec
17

Thailand Underwater Wedding 2009

Beaches & Islands, Festivals & Events, Southern, Thailand Calendar of Events
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Each Valentine’s Day since 1996 the world renowned Trang Underwater Wedding Ceremony has become one of Thailand’s most unusual annual events.  The 2009 event promises to be more popular than ...

Dec
03

Bangkok Airport Reopened

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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December 3, 2008 - Bangkok Airport Reopens The week-long PAD occupation of Suvarnbhumi International Airport was officially over after Thailand’s Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, was removed from his premiership yesterday while ...

Dec
01

Chiang Mai Ratchaphruek Exposition and Floral Show 2008

Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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Visitors to Chiang Mai in early December should mark on their calendars that the site of the Ratchaphruek floral show that astounded visitors for 3 months in 2006 will be ...

Nov
11

1st Pai International Film and Animation Festival 2008 in Mae Hong Son

Festivals & Events, General Interest, Thailand Calendar of Events
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Tourism Authority of Thailand of Mae Hong Son and Pai municipal district gladly welcome you to the “1st Pai International Film and Animation Festival 2008,” an open air cinema, from ...

Nov
06

The 19th Lampang Ceramic Fair 2008

Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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The province of Lampang in the North of Thailand has been long renowned for its craftsmanship in ceramic arts and crafts and its reputed “Tra-Gai” or Rooster-painted ceramic bowls. The 19th ...

Oct
23

H.M. the King’s Birthday 2008

Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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The grand celebration of His Majesty the King’s 81st Birthday Anniversary or Father Day will be celebrated nationally on December 5, 2008. The majestic celebration of Father Day will feature a ...

Sep
12

Phuket Kings Cup Regatta 2008

Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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Asia’s biggest and most popular sailing event, the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, is a week long event of great parties, great sailing and lots of fun. Initiated in 1987 to celebrate ...

Sep
10

Thailand International Balloon Festival 2008

Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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The first Thailand International Balloon Festival in 2007 attracted 150,000 Thai and foreign spectators. This figure is expected to double when the Thailand International Balloon Festival 2008 takes off for ...

Sep
09

Laguna Phuket Triathlon 2008

Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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The famous Laguna Phuket Triathlon is organized annually and attracts triathletes from around the world. The Triathlon consists of three different activities to challenge an individuals stamina - a 1.8km ...