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Jui Tui Shrine
This shrine attracts those wishing to bolster their physical health through prayer. It’s also the major base for serious (read: violently pierced) participants during Phukets Vegetarian Festival , which makes it a great place to stake out and snap photos like the cultural paparazzi
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Loei Museum
This museum sits in the same stately old building as the tourist office, on the 2nd floor. It contains mostly posters and written commentary, but does have some displays on the regions Tai Phuan and Tai Dam people, along with some interesting costumes. All displays are in Thai.
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Good Luck Shrine
A beautiful, golden Bodhisattva statue, adorned with rainbow-coloured ribbons and guarded by carved elephants festooned with flowers, incense and candles. Given the sea backdrop, this is a pleasant spot to connect with the divine or simply make a wish and savour the sound of...traf
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Wat Chiang Yuen
Another unique local temple is 16th-century Wat Chiang Yeun, just northeast of Pratu Chang Pheuak. Besides the large northern-style chedi here, the main attraction is an old Burmese colonial-style gate and pavilion. This area of Chiang Mai was historically settled by Shan people.
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Khao Khitchakut National Park
Khao Khitchakut National Park is 28km northeast of town off Rte 3249. Though it’s one of Thailand’s smallest national parks (59 sq km), it’s bordered by the Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary (itself bordered by another wildlife sanctuary), and is said to harbour herds of wild elephan
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Chaloem Ratanakosin National Park
This relatively small park has two main features: the caves of Tham Than Lot Noi and Tham Than Lot Yai . The former is fairly unremarkable but leads through to a pleasant 2.5km nature trail. At the end of the trail is Tham Than Lot Yai, an enormous cave with jagged stalactites.
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Ao Taloh Waw
The prison camp for civilian prisoners was on Ko Tarutaos isolated eastern coast, 12km southeast of Ao Pante Malacca. A historical trail leads through Ao Taloh Waws old prison site , though the original buildings are long gone. Long-tails from Ao Pante Malacca charge 2500B return.
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Indoor Market
The indoor market sprawls east from Th Sukhumvit to Th Tat Mai and has a little bit of everything, especially all the things that you forgot to pack. Without really noticing the difference you will stumble upon the day market , selling fresh fruit, vegetables and takeaway food.
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Hat Sai Kaew
In the island’s northeastern corner, Hat Sai Kaew is the island’s widest, whitest and wildest stretch of sand. Sunbathers, sarong-sellers, speedboats, jet-skis and restaurants take up almost every inch of space. At night, the scene is rambunctious, with parties and karaoke sessions
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Mae Sariang Museum
Located in the imposing, temple-like structure near the highway junction is this museum dedicated to local culture. There’s no explanation in English, but the life-sized dioramas that depict the customs of Mae Sariang’s northern Thai, Shan, Karen and Lua inhabitants are worth a loo
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Chedi Khao Hua Jook
Atop Khao Hua Jook (Top-Knot Mountain), this stupa commands powerful views of Chaweng Lake, the beach and beyond. You’ll need private transport to reach this area. Take the road that leads to Q Bar and follow the roundabout to the car park; from there follow the stairs to the summi
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Wat Chang Lom
This fine temple, marking the centre of the old city of Si Satchanalai, has elephants surrounding a bell-shaped chedi that is somewhat better preserved than its counterpart in Sukhothai. An inscription states that the temple was built by King Ramkhamhaeng between 1285 and 1291.
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Tree Top Adventure Park
Swing through the jungle like Tarzan, walk the rope bridges, or ride the ziplines, flying skateboards and bicycles at this popular attraction. Close to Bailan Bay, this is a two-hour adventure. Add on 150B for transport there and back. All tour agencies around Ko Chang can book it.
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Wat Tham Pha Plong
If you continue on the road past the Chiang Dao lodges, youll reach the parking lot for this pretty forest wát on the edge of the Chiang Dao massif. A steep naga stairway climbs up through the forest to the rocky crevice where the revered meditation master Luang Pu Sim once practis
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Udon Thani Thai
Features a large garden and the Moral Museum , which has excellent displays about the history of the Chinese community in Udon Thani, Chinese culture and Confucius. The Pu-Ya Chinese Orchestra plays Wednesday and Friday from 5pm, and a smaller group performs Saturday and Sunday at
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Museum
The museum on the Wat Khao Sukim grounds, a local meditation centre, 16km north of Chanthaburi off Rte 3322, contains valuable items donated to the temple, including jade carvings, ceramics and antique furniture, as well as resin figures of some of Thailand’s most revered monks.
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Wat Jong Klang
Wat Jong Klang houses 100-year-old glass jataka paintings and a museum with 150-year-old wooden dolls from Myanmar (Burma) that depict some of the more gruesome aspects of the wheel of life. The temple is lit at night and is reflected in Nong Jong Kham – a popular photo op for visi
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Phra Chiang Saen Si Phaendin
The first sight you’ll inevitably see in Sop Ruak is Phra Chiang Saen Si Phaendin, a giant Buddha statue financed by a Thai-Chinese foundation. The statue straddles a boat-like platform, and visitors here are encouraged to donate by rolling coins from an elevated platform behind th
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Khunsa Museum
Displays on Khun Sa, the Shan narco-warlord known as the Opium King, and on Shan culture and history can be seen at the Khunsa Museum, located in his former headquarters, about 500m north of the market area. Don’t miss the VIP Living Room that boasts a creepy life-sized model of Kh
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Childrens Discovery Museum
Learning is well-disguised as fun at this museum, open again after a lengthy renovation. The interactive exhibits range in topic from construction to culture, although we suspect most will be drawn to the Dino Detective Zone, where kids can dig in sand to find and reassemble dinosa
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