Muy Thai

Muay Thai (Thai boxing) is what Thais call art of self defense. Art of Boxing sports watch hundreds of hits. It is unique to close in other forms of fighting fields in the way in the fight against quarter Fighters are able to effectively use elbows, knees foot and punch than the martial arts other Muay Thai is called "art of eight legs "because hands, shins, elbows and knees all widely used.

This ancient form of Muay Thai boxing which translates to "Ancient Boxing", one can use kicks, elbows and knees to punch in the ring with gloves similar to boxing in the West

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About Thailand

Thailand, the only Southeast Asian country never colonized by European powers is a constitutional monarchy whose current head of state is HM Bhumibol Adulyadej. A unified Thai kingdom has since the mid-14th Century there, and Thailand was known as Siam until 1939, when it officially the Kingdom of Thailand.

Geography
Thailand is the 50th largest country in the world.
Located just 15 degrees north of the equator, Thailand has a tropical climate and temperatures typically range from 19 to 38 degrees C (66-100 F).
Thailand's largest peak, Doi Inthanon, is 2,565 meters (8,415 ft) tall.
Thailand covers 510,890 sq km of land and 2,230 sq km of water.
The coastline of Thailand is 3,219 km long.
Thailand's longest shared border is with Myanmar (Burma), stretching 1,800 km.

Weather
Weather in Thailand generally hot and humid: general location of the tropical season ever, "Thailand can generally be divided into three summer, rainy season, and" seasonal "cold Geography of Thailand, but the viewer will find some suitable weather conditions in the country throughout the year.

Population
The population of Thailand comprises of roughly 65 million citizens, the majority of whom are ethnically Thai, though peoples of Chinese, Indian, Malay, Mon, Khmer, Burmese, and Lao origin are also represented to varying degrees. Approximately 7 million citizens live in the capital city, Bangkok, though this number varies seasonally and is otherwise difficult to accurately count.

People
Most (80%), Thailand's nearly 65 million people are ethnically Thai rest consists of the main Chinese Indian Malay, Mon, Khmer, Burmese and Laotian good of the 7 million inhabitants living in the capital Bangkok is diverse lot. including many of the foreigners who lived around the world and other geographical differences in the majority of the population, including Muslims in the south near the Malaysian border and groups. Tribes such as ethnic Karen and Hmong living in the mountains north

Language
Than 92% of the population speak Thai or one of the local region, while the Thai is the official language of Thailand as a result of the international capital. And build infrastructure here is an English-speaking and understanding. Times around the country.

Religion
94.6% of Thais are Buddhist,
4.6% of Thais are Muslim
0.7% of Thais are Christian

Temperature
Located 15 degrees north of the equator, Thailand's hot weather and normal temperature range 19-38 degrees C (66-100 F).

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Snorkelling

As Thailand has over 1,000 miles of coastline along the Gulf of Thailand and the ALS Thailand has over 1,000 miles of coast along there is the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, Thailand's Beaches ghosts The Primary "destination for many visitors to the kingdom. One is best ways to the beach snorkel "is experience, it is a popular activity in Thailand.

How popular destinations sector speedboat from Phuket, Pattaya, Koh Samui and numerous day trips to make various wilderness prove snorkeling, food and refreshments and snorkeling equipment and instruction. It is not very difficult: simply strap on scuba mask and one of the head and as soon as the water of fish surrounded Mon they are made, hovering over reefs spectacular colors, and amazed by the variety of life in Thai waters.

Snorkeling IS A year in nearly all activities of Thailand beach and islands, although some beaches on Koh Tao die How to snorkel at the beach spiritual ideal, while others, including Pattaya, boats need to achieve to the best diving reefs. In Not Out to require tropical tuna Warm waters Thailand Scuba Wetsuits carrier, although suggested a T-shirt WILL How many people so by all fish among them my sun'm excited YOU End Fire Over all its Rucker mind!

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Spa and Wellness

Thai culture, which has long historical influence of Indian culture has a long tradition of massage and relaxation techniques. In fact, the Thai massage is a centuries-old practice, the sen to stimulate the flow of life force through the body of the SiB, or energy-based lines. Consequently, to visit a number of opportunities in Thailand, a day spa, Thai massage, or look into a world-renowned spa and wellness retreat that treatment packaging design, including meals, fasting, and Ayurvedic treatments and holistic experience especially for you.

In fact, the spectrum of possibilities are endless. Foot massage and Thai massage rooms and offer their services for less than 100 baht per hour on the streets of Bangkok and Chiang found May, and along the beaches in Phuket, Koh Samui and Pattaya.

Each of these objectives will be more inclusive spa, hedge Thai massage with western techniques to provide oil massage filled with natural herbs like lemon grass, in an environment with ornate decor and good service.

Luxury Spa and Wellness Retreat in Phuket, Hua Hin and Koh Phangan was established for both the health and wellness, ranging from expensive and exclusive offers retreats for global prominence in the seaside resorts that yoga lessons, by the sea and local beach dinner designed.

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Nature & Wildlife

Thailand is rich in natural resources, including a variety of flora and fauna, and abundance of nature. There are more than 100 national parks, including more than 20 marine parks, and the animals in Thailand more than 1000 species of mammals, many birds, both native and migratory birds, and a spectacular underwater world.

Every Thai National Park is a unique flora and fauna that inhabited the northern mountains, AOS temperate forests and central Thailand, AOS expansive plains of savannah in the northeast and the south coast, AOS mangrove forest. The diversity of wildlife, including monkeys, Gibbons, elephants, bears and even the whale shark, the largest fish in the world.

Eco-activities in Thailand include trekking, kayaking, snorkeling, nature photography, rafting, bird watching, spotting and other wild animals in Thailand, elephants and Gibbons.

Thai plants and animals are unique and varied, with a range of climatic zones suitable for different plant and animal species.

Natural forests cover almost 25% from Thailand, with forests, mainly consisting of monsoon forest and rainforest. Monsoon forests consist mainly of hard and hardwood trees that shed their leaves in the season, Dray, to save water. The rainforest areas are covered with evergreen trees. In the coastal plains, mainly in addition to the more cover rain forest, mangrove abundance and rattan. Trekking, horse riding, mountain biking, kayaking and more are good ways to get out in nature and Thailand get the most out of your experience in the realm.

Thailand is known for its variety of fruit and flower bearing trees and plants, of which the most iconic is the orchid, Thailand, AOS national flower, which appears in more than 27,000 different varieties.

While the degradation of their habitat, the number of exotic animals in Thailand reduced, there is a number of local species. The most iconic of these is the elephant, of which around 1000, mostly in national parks in Thailand. Among the larger mammals, the tiger, leopard, Malaysian Sun Bear, samba deer, otter and civet. Climbing animals including Gibbon and many species of monkeys. There are also sheep, goats, cattle, tapirs, wild cattle, wild boar and a variety of snakes, including cobra.

There are over 900 native breeding species or migrating to Thailand. Bird watching tours are especially popular in Sam Roi Yot Khao Sok and, where there are six species of Hornbill. Crocodiles, lizards and turtles are numerous. Fish is rich in rivers and coastal waters.

Animal Parks in Bangkok and Chiang Mai are both animals from Thailand and from around the world including Chinese Pandas!

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River Side Cruise

Modern style and the largest cruise ship in the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand dinner.
"River Side Cruise said:" The 800 contemporary Thai decoration and professional service of international cruise guests and treat you waiting for Cruise. Enjoy your food and elegant along the Chao Phraya River on a special trip to the rhythm of our resident musicians along with an international buffet.






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H.M. the Queen

Aug 12, 2010 In celebration of Her Majesty the Queen of Thailand celebrates birthday of both the Queen and their own mothers, as the day also marks National Mother's day. Thai's to celebrate by running charity ceremonies in temples in the morning that follows in Bangkok by a large festival of music and culture at Sanam Luang. Along the nearby Ratchadamnoen Avenue are beautiful decorations and pictures of the Queen of Thailand.

In the celebration of HM the Queen, public buildings are lavishly with lights and flags of the kingdom and the royal family, photographs are arranged by the Queen displayed prominently in the living rooms of people and places of business, and Thais often to participate in acts of charity to merit.

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Hua Hin Regatta 2010

At the end of each year in July to gather for the annual sailing regatta Hua Hin, to test their skills on three days of competition. The coveted trophy, the Royal Trophy Vega Rudder of His Majesty the King, Super Mod National Championship trophy from His Majesty the King, OK Dinghy National Championship trophy from Her Majesty the Queen and Princess Cup for Optimist Championship of the late Princess Galyani Vadhana.

Hua Hin is sailing as the traditional home of the Thai community, as the HM King's great interest in the sport. A South East Asian Games winner in the category Sailing, built the HM King's own racing dinghy and helped establish the Super Mod class, he is also an enthusiastic promoter of sailing, which has resulted in this annual regatta that out in his honor the coast of Hua Hin in sight of the castle.

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About Thai Food

Although Thailand's food has a reputation for being spicy, Thai food is a reality, including spicy, sour, sweet, salty and bitter tastes of balance. This goes beyond the simple combination of food in an individual taste, added in two or three different dishes taste the contrary, this is one reason, Thailand's market share, eating homemade food.

Thai food is one of the unique aspects of fresh herbs and spices, and fermented fish sauce in almost every dish, a potential problem for vegetarians use although the inclusion of "chaos" to indicate you are a vegetarian, a long way to go to go.

However, there are some regional differences in what is generally considered the Thai food, these are due to neighboring countries such as China, Laos, Myanmar, impact and Malaysia. Although some of the Thai restaurants in specific dishes professional, a great Thai and Western cuisine menu and prepare the whole of the Kingdom of Thai food.



Rice

Rice is the staple food of Thai people, most of the meals from breakfast to dessert. In fact, in Thai, if you say you are hungry, or you want to eat you literally "I want to eat." It should not be surprising to learn, then, Thailand is the world's largest rice exporter, Thai rice, including more than one, each with its own characteristics and flavor.

Thai rice is the most respected rice, long grain rice is a native of Hong Thai. Served as bread, rice, jasmine rice is the best to accompany most dishes, including Thai curry.

Although rice is the most coveted, it is also the most expensive. Therefore, most restaurants, test Suoy, "beautiful rice", a common white variety grown in abundance, and main course with all the style of food.

Test pad or "fried rice" is used pork, chicken, fried peppers and fish sauce, often with leftover test Suoy, so as not to waste the rest of the rice is "outdated."

Examination Tom is a popular breakfast dish, cooked salty porridge-like soup or pork and garlic.

Test Niaw, "sticky rice" is a hand to eat, the impact of the Northeast, such as baked chicken (Gai Yang) and the spicy papaya salad (Som Tam), food supply, however, Thai sticky rice is the favorite dessert of key components, sticky rice and mangoes.



Mains

While the pasta dishes are very common in Thailand (caused by the influence of Chinese immigrants) is the most Thai fried or grilled and steamed rice. Fish (nonsense), pork (Wu), beef (anger), chicken (covered) are prepared in different ways, but usually cut into bite-size pieces, stir up all kinds of spices such as garlic, pepper, cut fried / or basil. Often grilled fish and chicken or fried fish cooked, and played a typical whole.



Thai curry and soup

As Thai food is usually family-style service, with all the diners to share the main course, Thai curry or soup is usually ordered with a meal. Each very different Thai curry consistency, it can be said for some curry soup category. However, most Thai curry is a coconut milk-based, some are spicy than others. Qiang Massaman, is a moderate, peanut, potato curry; Qiang Kiaw million (Thai green curry) is a medium thickness and spicy curry, and Qiang Ling (red curry), otherwise Geng pets (spicy curry), known is a thin clear spicy choice. Tang Li, mild coconut soup, soup and curry blur the lines, and Tom Yum Goong, a typical Thai soup, often brilliant heat.

Although Thai curry is a common and easily mean more than rice, soup is the service and to accept communal bowl of small diners to eat out. Although some can not soup curry and vegetarian meat supply, many Thai cooks the fish sauce in all dishes is the Thai salt substitute.



Thai noodles

With the typical Thai food, this is the consumption of public services, the majority of Thai noodle dishes as individual dishes. Although some restaurants will be the Thai noodle dishes, especially the pad Thai noodles, noodle stalls in the streets more often and services specialized in Thai food to eat noodles. Thai noodles come in the shape and size, including the "small" (sen lek) a wide variety of "big" (Xian Ai), angel hair (Sin Mei) and X Large (gway tiow). Most of Thailand is rice noodles, although the egg noodles (BA eyebrow) and mung bean glass noodles are also common.

Pad Thai noodles than the other, anti-radiation NAA and gway tiow is mixing with the beef, chicken, pork, or served on fried noodles, condiments, including chili, fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, can be used to meet the tastes of individual patrons.

Otherwise, usually as a Thai noodle soup, or pork with red chili (Mao Teng), chicken bones (), the occasional pig blood to clot. Unlike most Thai food, which is eaten with a fork and spoon to eat Thai noodles with chopsticks and spoons are usually, a pair of Chinese cuisine reflects.



Thai Desserts

You may not know many Thai people look at thin waste line, but the Thai people like to eat sweets. This includes both the traditional Thai desserts, as well as western fare, including cake and ice cream. The traditional Thai desserts are very sweet varieties made from a variety of different combinations of rice, coconut milk and sugar, some seemingly less common dessert ingredients, such as sweet corn or string beans. According to trace the history of Thai dessert of Portuguese missionaries, some eggs (who also introduced the pepper! While these desserts are not prominent features in the Thai restaurant menus and less frequently at the end of a meal order), they occasionally or on the road as complimentarily side stands, in particular special desserts for sale.

Fruit is also a common Thai dessert, usually served plain, and slice, even though the mango sticky rice, sweet coconut milk is a popular dessert covered mango when in season.



Thai Salad or Yam

Thailand is a salad and spicy Thai food is often one of the most often as a common dish in many a meal order. Usually a Thai salad with chilli, lime and fish sauce mixed raw vegetables, although some, such as shade wrath (Thai beef salad), containing meat.

The most internationally recognized Thai salad, Tan Johnson is technically an old vegetable origin, is the most northeastern part of Thailand, there is a popular way to vent on a reality without the knowledge of visitors not accustomed to spicy Thai food prepared raging stomach. Som Tam papaya include silk, and often with grilled chicken (Gai Yang served).

Yam som o, is a more modest salad is pommels, like fruit, but not acid ratio, a grapefruit. Yam Som - O general delivery shredded chicken.

Other salads include vaginal angry, Thai beef salad, tomato and onion services, and shade Wonsan, glass noodles, shrimp salad.



Thai meals do not include technically own appetizers, all the dishes are arranged in an incoming customers, share them, because they arrive in random order. However, there are some finger food style meals can be classified as an appetizer dishes. Satay (BBQ on a stick) and the spring roll is one of the most common technology in many streets and provided the former Thai dishes as appetizers instead.



Source or paste

Thai chili sauce, or South prik, the foundation of many Thai dishes, but it changes in services for bargain hunting. Thai chili paste is muddling along pepper, garlic, shrimp paste, lime and other spices (depending on region of origin). As a fall, as raw material supply of vegetables, and occasionally pork rind.



Thai fruits

Thailand is undoubtedly the fruit of a nation, fruit vendors selling fruit on street corners throughout the Kingdom of dozens of different cold storage, sale section ponelamai (fruit) as low as 10 baht each. Thailand, including the familiar fruit: banana, pineapple, watermelon, papaya, and the exotic: dragon fruit, chompu, durian and jackfruit.

Pitaya is a large, see more fruit, pink uneven skin, although appearance following is a luxury like a round white meat tender, juicy kiwi fruit. Chompu is a fresh pear-shaped fruit, tastes like apple watery stuff. The pungent smell of durian, jack fruit, its sleek cousin needs of acquired palate, its flavor and some other people abuse, in fact, so strong is the taste of durian, it is not when I see "No Durian" signs in respect texture in many buildings!

Ripe mango has been providing services and immature and extremely juicy tart, taste, Thailand, the general equilibrium mixture of sugar and chili dipping.

Exotic Thai literally dozens of other fruits, can be seasonal, always at reasonable prices. Purchase and share with friends, they make the economic and health snacks.



Thai beer and beverages

The tap water is generally not recommended for human consumption, the ice is generally safe in Thailand and bottled water is ubiquitous and cheap. If you worry, you can always beer in Thailand, and Thailand, its nearly as cheap high-alcohol content of beer a guarantee that any bacteria are not likely to survive, lion (pronounced "star") and Zhang (the elephants) Two the most popular.

Fruit smoothies and juices are very popular: fruit juice and fresh fruit and sugar and syrup made of ice is safe for consumption generally mixed. Coconut milk is another safe option is from the top of the coconut cracked open and served the whole straw.

Thai iced tea is served on condensed milk, which makes it a sweet taste of orange and pink. Thai iced coffee (oliang) is a powerful black to pick me up, much better than Nestle is often used as "coffee at the many restaurants" services. Otherwise, throughout the UK, many Starbucks in particular, in Bangkok, if you really need a quick coffee fix.

Finally, the invention of Red Bull energy drink in Thailand, can be 7-11 and mom and pop minimarts the purchase of 10 baht. There are other local brands, but the taste and performance are very different.



Thai Food Specialties

Although the "Thai food" gained international recognition, Thai cuisine, is breaking from its origins in the region. The development of different regions of Thailand have their own style, as dishes are different from other parts of different responsibilities. Thai food from Issarn in northeastern Thailand, Laos from neighboring countries share many similarities with the food, although dishes such as Som Tam, Thailand's version of chili is a big weight. South on the other hand curry is not spicy, with greater impact in Malaysia, more features, and coconut and turmeric. Despite the Thai people like to fish either from rivers or the ocean, beaches, Thailand is the main destination for the best sample Thai seafood dishes.

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Dok Krachiao Blooming Festival

Jun 1, 2010 - Aug 31, 2010


See the full bloom of white and green, pink the Krachiao National Park, parade, music, games and rock climbing to go in the "Pa Korea rebound - Luo." Walking in the 10000 - Stone Park in the forces of nature to change. Enjoy the natural beauty of nearby tourist attractions, such as WorldCom and PHA ham Hede Xi Waterfall National Park, through the views, including the famous local products exhibition and sales.




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Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2010

Jun 15, 2010 - Aug 15, 2010


Thailand's annual "Amazing Thailand Big Sale" beginning in June each year and for visitors to buy 2 months of business. Has been the world's largest shopping cities, Bangkok is a more attractive shopping destination, more value and greater discounts, especially in the search for tourists and locals shopping in recent years.

Amazing Thailand in a large transactions, many large stores and shopping centers to provide between 10-70% discount, about ready to bargain shoppers browsing.

Amazing Thailand big sales are usually in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai Pattya, Phuket and Nakhon Ratchasima, the rule of the ad, "Amazing Thailand big sale" sign to participate in space.

In these in urban shopping street, you can check the unique and exotic products of all types. All income is used for home decoration, fashion accessories of all elements in between, including hotels and travel concessions. Even gifts, coupons and lucky draw prizes.

Amazing Thailand big bazaar will be held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, where the main transport characteristics of their best products and services. Fortunately, most of the urban light rail trains and subway station subway station to the nearby shops and major shopping malls in Bangkok is very easy to hop from one store to the next.

This is the main shopping street, along the road in Bangkok, Ploenchit and Sukhumvit Road, Siam Square around. Many of the shops, to light rail train station, including a model of Siam, Siam Discovery Centre, Siam Centre, CentralWorld Plaza, Erawan Bangkok, Amarin Plaza, Gaysorn, Central Chidlom, The Home Pro Furthermore, Robinson Department Store companies, shopping malls and a direct bridge between them to the mall department store.

The magic of the sale of a large reduction is the imperial duty-free shops in Thailand, both in the Bangkok airport and city center location. There were even some in the luxury spa cheap to process transactions, round on the golf course, the choice of travel packages and even health checks, to world-class hospital.

Amazing Thailand two-month also includes a large bazaar outside Bangkok, destination, such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hua Hin, Cha, variety Pattaya, Nakhon Ratchasima, Udorn Thani, Phuket hat, a m, Hat Yai and Samui.

Amazing Thailand big selling price will be sponsoring activities, VISA card to work, including Phuket and Samui as low-cost travel premier destination resort.

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International Wax Sculpture 2010

Jul 1, 2010 - Jul 31, 2010

Green Season Travel in the Northeast was a trip to Ubon Candle for its famous festival.

The green season months of July to September are great months to this little visited region of Isan, Northeast Thailand, or explore. The dry plateau Isan quickly transforms into a lush carpet of Snooker-green rice fields, lush forests and orchards as daily rain sweeping the area.

Normally, rain clouds roll from the southwest at the same time each day offers a spectacular tropical downpour, which moves in less than an hour, so to enjoy the scenery and the fresh one mite cooler for travelers.

Probably the most popular area is lower Isan, where travelers a Heritage Trail through Buriram, Surin, Si Sa Ket provinces all the way to the East follow to Ubon, only 100 km to the west marked the border with Laos south of a meandering river Mekong.

Ubon is the commercial hub of the lower Isan, a flourishing city with a large university population, a busy commercial center and even shops on the size seen in Bangkok.

saturated on the banks of the Mun River, the city's religious heritage and that is no more evident than in July, when the city folk to gather for the annual procession of candle.

Temple villages in the city to spend months creating elaborate traditional candles made from beeswax. Her art is through the city center on the Asamha Bucha Day, 26 Khao Phansa July and the beginning of the parade marks the three-month Buddhist Lent, 27 July.

Rightly, communities are very proud of their needs at candle designs and the painstaking work before they can be displayed for all to see. They compete for the recognition of their peers, the temple is one of the judges to win the Candle Sculpture highest award.

There are literally hundreds of sculptures, many of the so great, they need an eight-wheel motorized float they carry through the streets. Musicians march, while classical dance groups, the masses of people who are talking to turn in their thousands for the two-day parade.

But if the track will not be tweaked to ensure that it will be for the actual parade, you can still admire the works of art at the International wax sculpture in 2010, 01-31 July 2010 in Thung Si Muang District, Ubon Ratchathani. Now in its fifth year, the exhibition is part of the celebrations Asamha Bucha and Khao Phansa, but it is enough presents for the whole month with candle wax sculptures by artists from around the world.

The list of international artists, the sculpture in wax and point in a year in Ubon is very impressive, especially the modern works by artists carved royal world but for many visitors to His Majesty the King candle is the signature exhibit.

Artists involved in the exhibition in Ubon stay and visit the exhibition until 11 July to discuss with visitors the finer points of art and religious interpretation.

Ubon is situated 629 km from Bangkok and is part of a fascinating self-drive holiday begins in Bangkok with stops in Buriram and Nakhon Ratchshima provinces to explore historic sites, the Elephant Village Surin and the orchards of the province of Si Sa Ket on the way to Ubon.

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