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06/Mar/2014
Photo (Thailand) > Northern Thailand - Lamphun (All Updated)

Lamphun is one of the oldest cities in Thailand and is well-known as the first royal city of Northern Thailand. It was called "Haripunchai" and flourished for a long time.
The town is very peaceful, situated along Kuang River (tributary of Ping River), about 30 kilometers and about 30 minutes by car from Chiang Mai, the major city in northern part.
(When you go to Lamphun by car from Chiangmai, you'll see a lot of big trees on the both sides of the street which were offered by a prince of Chiang Mai in 1899, blessed with Buddhist orange swathes.)
Now, let's see what kind of place Lamphun is beforehand such as its history.

• History of Lamphun:
  Lamphun was known as Hariphunchai, the first royal city of northern Thailand. Before Haripunchai, this area was called ”Samantra prathet" and after the fall of it, ...

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14/Feb/2014
Photo (Thailand) > Northern Thailand - Nan added

Nan is one of provinces of Thailand, located 670km north of Bangkok and situated to the east of Chiangmai around the border between Thailand and Laos. We visited there by car from Chiangmai while enjoyed having breakfast and lunch and visiting temples on the way. We started Chiangmai around 9:00 a.m. then went through Lamphun, Lampang, and Phrae, then reached Nan around 4:00 p.m. (about 7 hour drive). (Oct. 2013)

This area has a history as follows:
Nan had a kingdom, called Phuka Dynasty, established in 13 century. The capital was moved to current Nan city area in the 14th century and in the 15th century, the kingdom became a part of Lannathai. When the control of Lannathai kingdom was taken by Burmese in the middle of the 16th century, ...

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08/Feb/2014
Photo (Thailand) > Southern Thailand - Krabi added

Krabi is one of the southern provinces in Thailand on the coast of the Andaman Sea, about 820 km south of Bangkok. Phuket and Pang Nga, the popular places for tourists, are neighboring provinces of Krabi. (Phuket is in front of Krabi over the ocean, though.)The capital of the region is the city of Krabi.
(You'll feel that when Thai people say "Krabi", it sounds like "Gabee".)

In my case, almost every time I visit southern places in Thailand, it's not a fine day but cloudy or rains. However, it was really cleared up this time. (How wonderful ! :D) About one hour flight from Bangkok. (Around the end of January, 2014)

As the neighboring province, Pang Nga, Krabi has many islands, more than 130 islands, big and small. A lot of tourists from all over the world visit here to enjoy the beauty of the archipelago which have white sandy beaches, clear sea, and coral. (I recommend islands tours !)

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15/Dec/2013
Photo (Thailand) > Northern Thailand - Mae Hong Son

Mae Hong Son in Northern Thailand that is famous for hill tribes such as Long Neck Tribe, beautiful temples at the edge of a lake and so on. About 300 km to the northwest from Chiang Mai - the center of Northern Thai culture, and it's close to the border between Thailand and Myanmar. It will take about 40 minutes from Chiang Mai by air.

A village of hill tribes, Ban Huai Sua Tao has been added and almost all pages have been updated such as the beautiful temples At the edge of a lake, WatChongKham,WatChongKlang and the temple on the summit, Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu. It took a long time !

You can get the certificate of arrival to Mae Hong Son with your name and date on at Tourism Authority of Thailand - Mae Hong Son Office. That's cool, right ? :D
I really would like to visit there again someday.

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26/Nov/2013
Wallpapers > Kanchanaburi  added

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14/Sept/2013
Photo (Thailand) > Bangkok - CentralWorld  (Japan Festa in BKK) added

The giant shopping center in Bangkok, Central World !
It's the largest shopping complex in Bangkok and the sixth in the world. The area has 550,000 square metres of shopping mall.

It has ZEN department store on the left and Japanese department store, ISETAN, on the right. I guess, when men (who are not good at shopping) visit here, they will lose their way while crying, have no idea of where to go because it's unbelievably wide

When I went there last time, Japan Festa in Bangkok 2013 was being held. This page shows pictures mainly of the event.
Now, here we go !