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Fantabulous Fun at Phuket FantaSea

Walter — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:31:00 +0000

The beautifully designed Palace of the Elephants Theatre at Phuket FantaSea Claimed to be the “Ultimate Nighttime Cultural Theme Park”, Phuket FantaSea is Thailand’s first cultural theme park located close to Kamala Beach on Phuket island. Focusing on a motley mix of “Myth, Mystery and Magic”, Phuket FantaSea blends Thailand’s exotic heritage with a carnivalesque […]

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Bangkok – Haven of Hedonism, Holiness and Health

Walter — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:14:00 +0000

There is nothing quite like a trip to Bangkok to revive, refresh and rejuvenate one’s jaded senses. From ultra-modern shopping malls, colourful street markets, health giving spas, larger-than-life shows to fabulous culinary delights, one is never spoilt for choice. Indulgence became our middle names as we soaked in the Sun – and rain – splashed […]

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Touring Asia & Australia at the Shanghai World Expo

Walter — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:04:00 +0000

After visiting the various country pavillions in the European and American zones of the Shanghai World Expo, we focused our attention on the regions closer to home. Due to the shortage of time, we could only enter the Singapore pavillion as the queues to most of the Asian pavillions were rather formidable. However, I did […]

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Stunning Sukhothai – Thailand’s Ancient Kingdom

Walter — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:20:00 +0000

As part of an official trip for the Networking of ASEAN Cultural Heritage (NACH), I had the pleasure of visiting Sukhothai, the old historic kingdom of Thailand, sometime in end January this year. Existing from 1238 to 1438, Sukhothai is the first kingdom of Siam, and its old capital is now a historic park which […]

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Bangkok on New Year’s Eve – A First Hand Account

Walter — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:30:00 +0000

Courtesy of AFP/Getty Images My family and I went for a short break recently in Bangkok during the New Year’s Eve and New Year period. Probably one of the few holidays that we will remember for a long time but not for the reasons you imagine. Everybody who has been following the news will know […]

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