It’s August and there are a lot of things you can do in Thailand during this great month. Here is another good activity you and your friends or family can join while visiting Thailand this month.

The event is called “Artistic Work Event Program on the theme of “Visit Lanna”". The activity starts on August 14 to August 24, only 10 days so you better be hurry if you want to go see the beautiful culture of the North of Thailand with your own eyes.

The Venue is at Royal Chiang Mai Agricultural Research Center (World Horicultural Plants) in Mae Hia, Muang ChiangMai District and of course in the most famous province from the North, Chiang Mai.

The opening event is on the first day, August 14 at 18.00-19.00. The activities on Rajapreuk Square start at 16.00. Now let’s see what are the activities and shows in this event.

Kaad Mua Khrua Hom is a presentation of the market of Lanna people, by the way, Lanna people are the people from the Lanna Culture which is the Culture of the North of Thailand. Anyway the market presented here is local and traditional.

Stage for Major Shows: The shows are featuring local traditions and culture of Lanna. The shows are 4-region cultural shows and contemporary plays, such as, Jumping Bird Show, King-ka-ra Bird Dance and Khru Ka-Wai Sword Dance.

The Works of Art Road or also known as Chiang Mai Pedestrian Road is another great place to visit on which the activities assemble all works of art for presenting and selling and displaying to anyone to see like Lanna music performance, real-life paintings, works of art by students, artistic inventions from really skillful artists and craftsmen.

There are a lot more you can see in this event. So don’t forget if you are already planning to go to Chiang Mai this month. And if you still don’t have any clue where to go, THIS might be another good choice of yours. And you will find lots of local handicrafts for your friends and family back home.

If you need more information, please go to www.tourismthailand.org

Got time for a day trip in Thailand? Welcome to our website, everyone! As you know that today’s topic is all about Thailand and its cool place to visit. In Thailand you can choose any type of traveling you are addicted to. Me, I love the natural and a little bit of cultural kinda tour.

Today is a bit more to another unique culture on a single island really CLOSE to Bangkok. On this island as you know by now called Koh Kret, there is a not alike culture of its community living there for hundreds of years. This said community is famous for its hand-made earthenware.

One fact of this island is it’s not natural. It was actually made up by digging a canal through Chao Praya River creating this wonderful island that has later become one of the most famous tourist spot in the central of Thailand.

What else you can do on Koh Kret? There are many interesting places to visit such as temples, earthenware factory, Thai dessert shops, restaurant, etc. And you can go to all these places on foot if you like because the island is not that big to tell you the truth. However, you can also rent a bike for like a buck or two for the whole day to ride to any places you wish to go on the island and save your energy for photo taking.

The highlight temples are Wat Poramaiyikawat and Wat Pailom. You don’t wanna miss those. You can then visit KwanArman, a Mon (people who live there) cultural center, where you can see all the nice displayed ancient stuff.

In the afternoon might be a bit too hot. You can stop for ice-cream or cold drink that comes in earthenware. That you can’t find in any places of Thailand. So don’t forget to try.

At the end of the day, you can cross the river back to land, or you can stay over in a hostel on the island and leave the next day.

So what do you think? Any more interesting this place is to you? See you next time with the next Thailand’s destination right here!

Hello! Are you ready to pack your stuff and fly all the way to Thailand to enjoy to crystal white sandy beaches and the warm sea water? This is a good time to do so. And you all might have heard of Phuket, one of our cool provinces that have more numbers of foreigners than the local Thai’s.

This month in Phuket, during July 18-20,2008, is a perfect time for another surfing contest. On Kalim beach, Phuket, the 4th Annual Kalim Surfing Contest 2008 will be held (subject to suitable and weather conditions).

And if you a surfer, don’t miss to join the competition. Here’s the details.
- Open Division: Maximum of 64 competitors in 16 first-round heats. Competitors must use a shortboard shape (no longer than 7 feet long). The Open Division heats will span all 3 days of the contest.
- Grom (youth) Division: Maximum of 16 competitors win 14 first-round heats. Competitors must be 14 years of age or younger and may use any kind of surfboard (short or long). The Grom Division heats will be held for only last 2 days, on Saturday and Sunday.
- Longboard Division: Maximum of 24 competitors in 6 first-round heats. Competitors must use surfboard long 8 feet or longer than 8 feet with a longboard shape. The Longboard Division will span all 3 days of the contest.

Poster from www.phuketboardriders.com

Note: the contest and heat times set are subject to change by the organizers in order to take advantage of prevailing weather, surf, and tide conditions.

For more info about the contest, please go to www.phuketboardriders.com

Phuket is a really nice place to visit and there are many Muay Thai camps there you can check out. And this surfing is another cool activity you can join or stop by to view. If you never watch surfing before, add a little something new and excitement to your life. I hope you enjoy it.

Welcome back all of you to MuayThaiArt.com/weblog, the only Muay Thai blog that also provides you information about traveling Thailand and others more. Today we wanna show you another great spot, where you can spend your vacation peacefully in Muay Thai’s original country, Thailand.

From June to August is a perfect time to go see the Siam Tulips bloom. If you have never seen Siam Tulips before, we have a picture to show you hereunder. Blooming Krachiao Flower Festival or The Siam Tulip Festival of Chaiyaphum will be set in Pa Hin Ngam National Park, in Chaiyaphum Provice.

The distinctive geographical landscape of Chaiyaphum Province in the Northeast of Thailand gives rise to a variety of natural attractions of extraordinary beauty. Of these, the fields of reddish pink-purple Siam Tulip, or “Dok Krachiao”, come in to full bloom in the early part of the rainy season from June to August every year.

The Siam Tulip also has many other name, such as, “patumma” or “bua sawan” which mean ‘lotus from heaven’, or “bua bok” that literally mean “lotus on land”. Dok Krachiao or Siam Tulip is a member of ginger genera family (Science Name: Curcuma or Zingiberaceae).

For any further information, in case you’re interested, contact Pa Hin Ngam National Park at (66) 44-890-105 or TAT Northeastern Office: Region 1 : (66) 44-213-666 or call center at 1672.

Dok Krachiao picture from TAT website

That was a little something to do when you visit Thailand. Come back next time for another great place that you can’t miss to visit. Next time we’ll tell you a bit story of ISAAN or the Northeast Thailand. If you want to know any information of travelling Thailand, you can leave your questions right here and we’ll try to answer asap or we’d find the info you need for you.

Where is the best place to go in summer? Thailand article at MuayThaiArt.com/weblog has that answer for you. The place I’ll be talking about today soon is the 2nd largest Thai island (after Phuket)from the East called Koh Chang (literally means Elephant Island) from its profile of an elephant.

Koh Chang Photo from ekohchang.com

The transportation to the island is quite good even for foreigners. There are regular flights available from Bangkok to Trat. Koh Chang is considered a great place with friendly locals and of course, can’t miss to mention, with the BEST seafood. These make it one of the most popular tourist spot for anyone, especially Thais.

The island consists of 70% rainforest, peaks and cliffs surrounding by white sandy beaches, beautiful coral reefs and clear sea water. The inner hinterland still remains as nature. Although, recently the number of tourist has increased, it is blessed with its waterfalls and a wide and varied population of animals, like parrots, wide boar and the most beautiful butterflies. However, today there are several modern resorts and hotels around the island alongside the beaches.

What else can you do on Koh Chang? Well not only Koh Chang is another best answer for those who have pretty tight budget, Koh Chang also gives you so many choices of activities you can do there, for example, diving, kayaking, trekking, fishing, hiking, Thai cooking course, Thai massage and Spa Therapy.

You can visit Koh Chang all year round. But the recommended is from November to April. I can guarantee your satisfaction on Koh Chang. Find out more about Koh Chang at www.ekohchang.com/index.html where you will find all the choices of resorts and hotels to compare, the exact location, how to get there and lots more.

Come back again next week to see where else I would recommend you! Enjoy!