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Lumpini Park, Bangkok; a Travel Guide - A Greensleeves Page.76

Lumpini Park, Bangkok; a Travel Guide - A Greensleeves Page.

If you need a brief respite from the hustle and bustle of Bangkok life, Lumpini Park is the place to find it; an oasis of peace right in the heart of the city's business and commercial centre.

4 comments    travel vacation nature
Cha Am in Petchaburi Province Thailand--Travel Thailand Series72

Cha Am in Petchaburi Province Thailand--Travel Thailand Series

Cha Am Thailand is a district in the southern part of the Petchaburi province in central Thailand. While its beaches might not be as well recognized as Krabi, Phucket, or other island beaches in Thailand, it is a great beach on the mainland. Cha Am...

2 comments    travel beach retirement
Wat Si Chum (Temple Of The Bodhi Tree), Sukhothai, Thailand76

Wat Si Chum (Temple Of The Bodhi Tree), Sukhothai, Thailand

Wat Si Chum The Temple Of The Bodhi Tree (Wat Si Chum) is said to be at least 700 years old. The temple was discovered by the archaeologist Louis Fournereau in 1891. The temple is a square shaped building (Mandapa) with a large seated Buddha inside...

0 comments    travel thailand buddhism
Old Siam76

Old Siam

Kingdom of Siam Coat of Arms Siam conjures up romantic visions of a bygone time in Asia - Anna and the King, royal ceremonies, fantastic temples, longtail boats and floating markets on the rivers, Buddhist monks, jungles, and traditional arts and...

1 comment    thailand amulets siam
Harry Nicolaides and Censorship81

Harry Nicolaides and Censorship

HARRY NICOLAIDES, THAILAND AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH  The case of the aspiring writer, Harry Nicolaides, jailed for insulting the Thai Royal Family, has once again brought into question the censorship and human rights abuses going on in that...

20 comments    democracy thailand censorship
Dusit Zoo in Bangkok Thailand70

Dusit Zoo in Bangkok Thailand

The Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand is known locally to the Thais as Khao Din. This attractive Zoological Garden was first set up by King Rama V in 1938 on 47 acres of what was the Royal Dusit Gardens attached to the Chitrilada Palace on King Rama V...

2 comments    thailand species zoo
Prambanan Temple,  A Masterpiece of the Past72

Prambanan Temple, A Masterpiece of the Past

PRAMBANAN TEMPLE, A MASTERPIECE OF THE PAST Where is Prambanan temple ? You might asks. It is in Central Java, Indonesia. The closest city is Yogyakarta or Jogjakarta, about fifteen miles away to the west. That is why many...

8 comments    travel god literature
The Museum of Wayang in Jakarta,  Indonesia67

The Museum of Wayang in Jakarta, Indonesia

THE MUSEUM OF WAYANG IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA What is wayang ? You might ask. Wayang is traditional theater from Indonesia. There are many kinds of wayang : wayang kulit, wayang wong and...

0 comments    travel music arts
Ancient Books from Java and Bali66

Ancient Books from Java and Bali

ANCIENT BOOKS FROM JAVA AND BALI   In the past people used to write on paper,  bronze,  walls  or stone.  Do you know how Indonesian people people wrote in the past ?  In the islands of Java and...

0 comments    travel arts writers
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