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Chiva-Som, meaning Haven of Life, is located in the south of Hua Hin, Thailand,  is a three-hour drive from Bangkok. The resort  is surrounded by tropical gardens and next to an idyllic beach on the Gulf of Thailand. Chiva-Som provides a comprehensive range of spa, medical and fitness programs that combine the very best of Thai hospitality and Western-style treatments.

The resort offers privacy and seclusion with only 57 elegant Thai-style pavilions, Ocean View rooms and suites.They offer private balconies or terraces for drinking in the fresh air and relaxing atmosphere, and listening to the softly lapping sea.

There are many fitness activities including t’ai chi, pilates, health and beauty workshops and holistic programmes that incorporate forms of traditional Chinese medicine.

Specialty Activities: Xi Gong, Thai Boxing; yoga, aqua aerobic and water fitness classes; physiotherapy services; naturopathic consultation, iridology-diagnosis through the eyes.

Restaurants at the resort include the Emerald Room- an international spa cuisine restaurant and the Taste of Siam – a restaurant by the beach serving Thai spa cuisine. Spa Cuisine- Detoxifying, fat and salt-free cuisine incorporates local herbs and spices.

Outdoor Options: Outdoor pool, Biking, Tennis, Sea Kayaking, outdoor training, golf, sightseeing and guided tours.

The hotel is located on a headland on the northern tip of Samui Island, approximately six kilometers from the airport. It  is set amongst 20 acres of indigenous plantings and offers a stunning view of the surrounding sea.

Guests will be delighted withe luxurious rooms at Sila Evason Hideaway Samui. Each guestroom and suite comes in genericize with excellent air-ventilation system.

All villas include outdoor showers with private gardens, double vanity bathroom basins, tea and coffee making facilities, TV and DVD players, and outdoor dining tables.

Evason Resorts have always placed quality dining at an affordable price high on the list of guest facilities, and the resort has a number of options that will appeal to all tastes: Dining on the Hill, Dining on the Rocks, Wines on the Hill.

Recreation Facilities include a Water Sports Centre and the Hideaway Spa, with outdoor treatment salas and indoor treatment rooms for couples and singles, plus dry saunas, stream rooms and beauty salon, and a gym.

Adaman Coast is a paradise in Thailand with mangroves tropical islands and emerald coves set in electric-blue waters. The Adaman Coast is one of the world’s best-known beach destination and the vacation options there vary from some of the most luxe accommodations on the planet to pristine natural areas accessible only to those willing to rough them.

Adaman area is also famous for its lush coral reefs, caves and the green-shrouded sugar rocks rising from the sea in Phang Nga Bay.

Despite all these fabulous facts, the softy humid breezes of the Adaman Coast carry an eho of menace. At the end of 2004, the beach Khao Lak was littered with bodies and debris. The tsunami disaster killed a quarter-million people worldwide and more than 8,000 in Thailand – fishermen, villagers and others

But today the spot is a placid seaside with few signs of the disaster. The picture displays a scuba instructor in Khao Lak, which is also a heaven for divers.

A lone bather at a beach at Khao Lak!

Aleenta is natural, an intimate enclave by the sea, a resort in harmony with its surroundings, fresh and pure. Aleenta is soft as morning dew. Aleenta is inviting you to relax, a resort where you can feel at home. Aleenta is free.

Aleenta Resort offers different kind of accommodations from pool suites, ocean view suites, beach houses, penthouse, palm pool suites to frangileela suites, frangivaree suites and chaba villa.

 

If you are guest in Aleenta, you will have the opportunity to indulge in savoring Chef Rose's Kitchen the sustenance of life, healing herbs, exotic spices, refreshing elixirs, wholesome foods expertly prepared.

 

Indulge..., relax and revitalize your spirit. Pamper yourself in an unparalleled natural setting overlooking the sea. Inhale the fresh ocean air, let the sea breeze calm you and the hands of the healer take the stress away. Aleenta Spa experiences are essence of earth, detox, yoga.

 

If you stucked into the boredom choose to do as much as one wants or nothing at all. Aleenta activities are Cooking Class, Thai Boxing, Taichi, Yoga, Meditation, Kite Surfing, cycling possibilities are endless.

 

Aleenta offers a variety of packages to suite your holiday needs. All packages are based on double occupancy and exclude tax and service charge.

 

Aleenta Hua- Hin-Pranburi is a short 3 hours drive from Bangkok.

 

Chiang Mai is a beautiful city situated in northern Thailand. This magical place is sitted between succulent mountains and it is a very modern city as well!Fortunately there’s no cosmopolitan nature as Bangkok. Chiang Mai is an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewelry and woodcarving.

The city itself lies on Ping River and it’s divided into 4 wards: Nakhon Ping, Srivijaya, Mengrai and Kavila. The first three wards are on the west bank, whilst Kavila is situated on the east shore of the river.

A long time ago Chaing Mai was the capital of the Lanna kingdom. So for that reason its temples and other historic sites have a unique look with starker lines and darker woods. It’ll be spiritual to visit Wat Chiang Man, which is the city’s oldest temple built in the late 13 century.

For another wonderful experience stroll along the Ping River, where university students and young professionals gather at a strip of rollicking restaurants that serve modern Thai, Japanese and Western food. Try the geng som, a soup flavored with a sour Thai orange, and the poo phat pong kari, crab stir-fried with yellow curry. Dinner for two people costs about 1,000 baht. If you can get up early it’s worthy to go on a mornin hike on Doi Suthep, which is the 5,498-foot peak that overlooks the city.

Chiang Mai has become a design laboratory, with foreign and Thai designers blending traditional styles with minimalist lines. Thai art students wander the street in packs, occasionally whipping out sketchpads. In recent years, many of Thailand’s best-known artists have moved to Chiang Mai from Bangkok.

As well as with its cooler climate and rugged terrain, Chiang Mai has become the hub for adventure sports, including rafting, trekking and mountain biking.

Bangkok is an urban and cultural place, where all roads meet, an exaggeration of every aspect of life in the kingdom. Although the traffic jam and pollution, the city is the financial center of one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

The city has new construction and growing suburbs, but central Bangkok is all columns of glass and steel, shopping centres and hotels. Honesty Bangkok is not particulary ancient capital, but a cool mix of modern and traditional. The city has highly developed infrastructure, fine public transport systems and perhaps many visitors are disappointed that the city is less mysterious, less ”Asian” than they might have expected.

Bangkok has a concentration of luxury hotels unrivaled in the region and visitors can find anything from the most basic $3 cell to a ritzy high-rise suite. Whatever your budget, lodging is affordable and Bangkok is a good place to splurge for far more comforts than the same prices afford you back home. And food? They’ve got it all in the Thai capital: fine dining on par with any large city as well as great atmospheric local joints.

As well as you can wander in a day from busy, luxury shopping districts to quiet temple compounds, cacophonous markets to tiny alleyways. Get lost and explore. Even in a city choked by traffic, pollution and acres of concrete, you can find moments of serenity and are sure to experience a warm welcome from kind Thai folks.

Lebua Hotel is located at State Tower and looms over Silom Road in Bangkok’s main business shopping and entertainment districts. A calmly 10-minutes walking will take visitors to the SkyTrain system which connects most of Bangkok’s important destinations. Also the popular Central and Robinson shopping centres are just a stone’s throw away. The hotel is a 40-minute drive from the new Suvarnabhumi airport.

In the hotel there are 198 rooms, exceptional location, luxury and comfort, exclusive rooftop bars and restaurants, full leisure facilities. Faturing amazing Bulgari bathroom products, each huge suite is equipped with a charming living room, modern bathroom with separate shower and fully equipped kitchenette.

The hotel’s quest for excellence can be seen in every detail… The Mezzanine floor is the location for an elegant landscaped outdoor swimming pool, privately tucked away in a corner for greater privacy.

It is flanked by a poolside café, that extends to a cheerful all-day Brasserie with a delightful selection of Thai and Western delicacies. This floor also hosts a well-equipped hotel fitness center, sauna and spa for complete well being.

Some time ago,a group of open-minded people found the most beautiful moon was in Koh Phagan. They arranged a party along the well-shaped beach of Haad Rin to celebrate the Full Moon night. From then on,tourists all around the world come to join the celebration.
It’s a no holds barred, no shoes required dance fest on the beach come rain, hail or shine. Check out the vid shot the next morning when the party’s still going strong even if a few players look a little unsteady on their feet.
It is of course known as the Full Moon Party. International and Thai DJ’s are making the crowd go wild. Paint yourself in UV colors and let your body lose control. The DJ’s play all kinds of music; Techno, Trance, Goa, D&B, Dub, Reggae, Commercial hits, House etc. There are many small tables on the beach where you can sit down with your friends or meet new ones. You can order drinks and food from the restaurants and the bars next to the beach.

Seventy kilometers south west of Bangkok, Thailand, the Mae Klong River spreads into a sprawling delta before reaching the Gulf of Thailand. Bangkok, Thailand’s vibrant capital is one of the world’s most exotic and colorful cities – a unique blend of the traditional and ultra-modern. This market is about two hours southwest of Bangkok. You can book a tour through your hotel which will take in both this market and the cultural shows at the Rose Garden. It is also possible to go there by local bus.
This is the best know destination in Rachaburi where timeless lifestyle of native Thai people can be observed along the canals. The Floating Market, approximately 400 meters from the Damonen Saduak District Office, operates every morning till noon. Boats can be hired for observing close-up canal side villages and boat vendors. The most famous of the floating markets is Damnoen Saduak, about 100 kilometers southwest of Bangkok. This buzzing market is at its best in the early morning before the crowds arrive and the heat of the day builds up.
Just keep in mind that even when bargaining, you will typically pay a good price but think of the experience as entertainment. You can also stay on the banks to bargain if you like. Either way, you will be in for a real treat, taking home a cherished memory of Thailand’s culture. But The culture is not common in Thailand, a particularly such shopping singular and singular.They are selling everything. You can have Thai style snack or breakfast on your boat. Fruits, snacks, hats, T-shirts, vegetables, silk dress, toys, you try anything, its there.
Some of the bridges across the canals in this residential area were very basic. A bamboo pole that was the “path” and another bamboo pole suspended higher up so you have something to hold on to for balance. It looked pretty precarious. There are several more similar markets in the same area, and other parts of the country many of which you can access via organized tours.

Life along the sides of the Floating Market is simply intriguing, and the sight is unforgettable. One could only hope to revisit, and that Damnern saduak would always stay as attractive as today. So much to see and do!

Wat Arun is one of the few Bangkok temples predating the Chakri dynasty, the current rulers of Thailand. When general Phya Taksin crowned himself king in 1769, he moved the capital across the Chao Phraya river to Thonburi.

Wat Makok temple fell within the area intended for the king’s new palace along the riverbank. The young king designated it the royal temple and changed its name to Wat Jaeng—the Temple of Dawn, a name thought to commemorate the founding of the new dynasty. King Taksin treated the monks badly, expelling them so that he could worship privately in the temple.

Monks were allowed to return during the rule of Rama I, the first King of the Chakri dynasty, who disestablished Wat Jaeng as the royal temple when he moved the capital across the river to what it today downtown Bangkok. His successor, Rama II, renamed it Wat Arun Rajtharam and renovated the temple. He planned to raise the central spire (called a prang) beyond its original 16 meters, but he died before the project was realized. His successor, Rama III, completed the project in the years 1842-1847. The prang was raised to an astonishing 67 meters, making it the highest one in Thailand even today.

The temple is an architectural reproduction of Mount Meru, the center of the world in Buddhist cosmology. The four corner prang, which house images of the guardian gods of the four directions, reinforce the symbolism.