Holiday gives children a future

A holiday can mean more than personal pleasure when the experience is combined with support for a project that helps improve the quality of life of children, many of them victims of the 2004 tsunami andsocial problems.

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Villagers open their homes to visitors

Matulee villagers, in Nong Mae Na sub-district, Khao Kha, Petchaboon, have joined hands to offer home-stay, a project that promises extra income, while providing alternative accommodation option for travellers.

Accommodation, in typical rural Thai homes costs Bt150 per person, not including meals and activities. There are four houses in the village set aside for visitors that can sleep up to five persons each.

The Home Stay Standards Department of the Office of Tourism Development, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, supervises quality and there are plans to add another three houses and rental tents.

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Ranong tinkers with its springs

Ranong province is upgrading hot springs to lure more tourists to what it considers are its most important tourist asset.

On paper, Ranong is cited as a health and wellness destination, but in reality gaining a foothold in that lucrative market  is still some distance away.

Let’s say Ranong knows where it should be heading. But it still needs to invest heavily to improve its hot springs environment and train people to work effectively in the wellness industry.

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Up-scale travellers go island hopping

Sailing boat cruises, right out of the pages of a yachting magazine, are up for grabs in Phuket starting this month.

Based in Phuket, the hybrid sailing craft, SY Diva Andaman, started its first Andaman Sea cruises this month after leaving the dry dock in Bangkok, last July, for a final fitting in Phuket.

The boat is owned by Diva Group of Companies made up of Diva Marine Company and Diva Diving Company, and established in 2008 by 14 “friends who shared a love for the sea, sailing boats and diving”.

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Learn to cook Thai style

On a bank of the tiny Sanam Chai canal that cuts into the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok, a Thai family house has been converted into the Amita Thai Cooking School.

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Explore Phitsanulok

It’s time for a rafting adventure in Khek Creek.

THE rainy season should not be a time when travellers hibernate. Instead, it is the season to go whitewater rafting at Phitsanulok’s Khek Creek.

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Boat tours around Ayutthaya

Teakwood boat serves as dinner cruise in the old city.

Ayutthaya Boat and Travel has launched a teakwood boat dinner cruise on the Chao Phraya River.

Although the company has operated tours for more than five years, this is the first using its own teakwood boat. Read more

Chinese museum opens in Suphan Buri

Grand opening ceremony of Dragon Descendants Museum in Suphan Buri set for 24 December.

The Grand opening Ceremony of Dragon Descendants Museum in Suphan Buri Province is set for 24 December while celebrations will contintue until 1 January.

The event will take place at Dragon Descendants Museum, near the shrine of Suphan Buri City pillar. Read more

Hua Hin Hills Vineyard update

Hua Hin Hills Vineyard offers new latitude wines.

Hua Hin Hills Vineyard opened to visitors last month, under Siam Winery management, offering wine tasting sessions for its best known brand, Monsoon Valley. Read more

Culture of Thai kitchen

Tourists find more cooking school options, some with cultural programmes to enhance the experience.

Thai cuisine is popular among foreigners. For those who want to learn to create authentic Thai dishes, several schools provide hands-on cooking classes for tourists. Some tour operators even add to these activities to make them more interesting.

Cooking class with a cultural component. Read more

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