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Fort Carnot
The very dilapidated shell of French-built Fort Carnot sits on the hilltop behind the Bokeo Governors Office. Two towers are still standing, one straddling the gateway, but the tiles are falling off the old barrack room roofs and the whole sparse site is hardly a highlight of Huay
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Wat Dhammachak Senaram
Also known as Wat Phra Norn (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), this temple is significant for housing a 1300-year-old reclining Buddha, carved from sandstone blocks, that dates to the Dvaravati period. Its the oldest reclining Buddha in Thailand. The face is worn considerably and th
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Tsunami Memorial Park
The moving, wave-shaped Tsunami Memorial Park in Ban Nam Khem, a squid-fishing village 26km north of Hat Khao Lak that was nearly wiped off the map, was built to memorialise both tourists and locals who lost their lives. The more ceremonial memorial augments what, for years, was an
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Ko Lan
Day trippers head for this small island, 7km offshore from central Pattaya. On weekends, its five beaches entertain 5000 visitors and the aquamarine sea is busy with banana boats and other marine merriment. Ferries leave Pattaya’s Bali Hai pier (30B, 45 minutes, five daily) at the
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Wat Hua Khuang
This temple features a distinctive Lanna/Lan Xang–style chedi with four Buddha niches, an attractive wooden hŏr đrai and a noteworthy bòht with a Luang Prabang–style carved wooden verandah. Inside is a carved wooden ceiling and a huge naga altar. The temple’s founding date is unkno
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Wat Si Mongkhon Tai
According to one of the many legends associated with it, this temples 2m-tall Phra Chao Ong Luang Buddha image is older than the city itself and was unearthed during Mukdahans construction. It sits in a simple but lovely bóht . The ceramic-encrusted northern gate was built as a ges
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Pha Daeng National Park
North of Doi Chiang Dao and reached by following Rte 1178, Pha Daeng National Park offers lush, jungle scenery and stunning bird life. Flanking the Myanmar border, the park is pockmarked by deep cave systems and has the usual full hand of scenic viewpoints, summit hikes and spurtin
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Siam Ocean World
More than 400 species of fish, crustaceans and even penguins populate this vast underground facility. Diving with sharks (for a fee) is also an option if you have your diving licence, and there are shark and penguin feedings, although note that animal-welfare groups suggest interac
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Plearn Wan
As much an art installation as a commercial enterprise, Plearn Wan is a recreation of the old-fashioned shophouses that once occupied the Thai-Chinese neighbourhoods of Bangkok and Hua Hin. There’s a pharmacy selling (well actually displaying) roots, powders and other concoctions t
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Wat Phra Borommathat
Across Mae Nam Ping are the ruins of Wat Phra Borommathat, located in an area that was settled long before Kamphaeng Phet’s heyday although visible remains are post-classical Sukhothai. The compound has a few small chedi and one larger chedi of the late Sukhothai period which is no
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Wat Ayuthaya
East of the island and just beyond the train station is a collection of ruins in a pastoral setting. Tourist groups are rare out here and most of the grounds are kept trimmed by local farmers livestock. Continue past the graveyard of spirit houses to Wat Ayuthaya, which has a bell-
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Phra Ratchaniwet Marukhathayawan
Midway between Cha-am and Hua Hin is Phra Ratchaniwet Marukhathayawan , a summer palace built during the reign of Rama VI. The one- and two-storey buildings are constructed of teak and interlinked by covered boardwalks, all high above the ground on stilts. Incorporating high tiled
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Shrine of the Serene Light
A handful of Chinese temples pump colour into Phuket Town, but this restored shrine, tucked away up a 50m alley, is particularly atmospheric, with its Taoist etchings on the walls and the vaulted ceiling stained from incense plumes. The altar is always fresh with flowers and burnin
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Sa Nang Manora Forest Park
The fairyland setting at this beautiful and little-visited park is nothing short of fantastic. Moss-encrusted roots and rocks, dense rainforest and rattan vines provide a delicious backdrop for swimming in pools beneath multilevel waterfalls. The park’s name comes from a local folk
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Satun National Museum
Housed in a restored bright white, mint-green-windowed 1902 Sino-Portuguese mansion, Satuns excellent museum was originally constructed as a home for King Rama V during a royal visit, but the governor snagged the pad when the king failed to show up. The building exhibits feature di
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Phuket Aquarium
Get a glimpse of Thailands wondrous underwater world at Phukets popular aquarium, by the harbour on the tip of Laem Phanwa. Theres a varied collection of tropical fish, sharks and other marine life, with helpful English-language displays. Check out the blacktip reef shark, the tige
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Ko Pha
Near Wat Pho, Ko Pha-Ngans tallest Yang Na Yai (dipterocarpus alatus; ยางนา) is an astonishing sight as you veer round the bend for the diminutive Wat Nok temple, a small shrine tucked away in the greenery. These colossal giants grow to over 50m in height and, for tree lovers, are
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Wat Pha Khao Pan
Inside the grounds of this living wát near the river stands a magnificent Lanna-period chedi . The large square base contains Lanna-style walking Buddhas in niches on all four sides. The Buddha facing east is sculpted in the mudra (‘calling for rain’) pose, with both hands held poi
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Ko Nang Yuan
Just off the islands northwest coast, the rugged Ko Nang Yuan is a lonely island featuring three dramatic cone-shaped peaks connected by a remarkable sandbar. This idyllic beige strip is a stunning natural phenomenon that finds its way onto virtually every local postcard. Ferries f
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Emerald Sea
The Emerald Sea (also called the Inner Sea) on Ko Mae Ko is a popular destination. This large lake in the middle of the island spans an impressive 250m by 350m and has an ethereal minty tint. You can look but you can’t touch; the lagoon is strictly off limits to the unclean human b
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